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Myxomycetes : biology, systematics, biogeography and ecology /
Myxomycetes: Biology, Systematics, Biogeography and Ecology, Second Edition provides a complete collection of general and technical information on myxomycetes microorganisms. Its broad scope takes an integrated approach, considering a number of important aspects surrounding their genetics and molecu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Academic Press,
2021.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover
- Myxomycetes
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 1 The myxomycetes: introduction, basic biology, life cycles, genetics, and reproduction
- Introduction
- Morphology of fruiting bodies
- Fruiting body types
- Myxomycete terminology
- Myxomycete life cycle stages
- The spore
- The myxamoeba
- The swarm cell
- The microcyst
- The plasmodium
- The sclerotium
- Sporulation
- Life cycle of two-member cultures (monoxenic)
- Genetics and reproduction
- Mating-type alleles
- Genetics of the plasmodium
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Further reading
- Take-home messages
- 2 The history of the study of myxomycetes
- The early period
- The first scientific studies
- Arthur and Gulielma Lister
- More recent studies in Europe
- Studies in the United States
- Studies throughout the world
- Funding for research
- Future studies of myxomycetes
- References
- Further reading
- Take-home messages
- 3 The phylogeny and phylogenetically based classification of myxomycetes
- Introduction
- Phylogenetic revolution in taxonomy
- Marker genes for myxomycetes
- Obtaining sequences of myxomycete DNA
- How to build a tree?
- Where are myxomycetes in the tree of life?
- Major branches of the myxomycete tree
- Morphology versus phylogeny
- References
- Take-home messages
- 4 The metagenomic approach in myxomycete research
- Introduction
- Methodology
- Shotgun metagenomics
- Amplicon metagenomics
- Metatranscriptomics
- The picture emerging from metagenomic data
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Take-home messages
- 5 Genomics and gene expression in myxomycetes
- Introduction
- Nucleolar DNA: minichromosomes with rDNA genes
- Chromosomes and chromosomal DNA
- Chromosome number and telomeres
- Gene content and chromosomal DNA.
- Myxomycetes as model organisms: promises, disappointments, and discoveries
- The cell cycle
- Somatic incompatibility systems
- Plasmodial structure, motility, behavior, and learning
- Group I introns in the myxomycetes
- Molecular approaches to studying development in myxomycetes
- Transfection of Physarum polycephalum and RNAi
- The first complete myxomycete genome
- References
- Take-home messages
- 7 Physiology and biochemistry of myxomycetes
- Introduction
- Spore germination
- Amoeboflagellate cells
- Plasmodium
- Sporulation
- Metabolites of myxomycetes
- Metabolites from members of the Ceratiomyxales
- Metabolites from members of the Liceales
- Metabolites from members of the Trichiales
- Metabolites from members of the Physarales
- Metabolites from members of the Stemonitales
- Research methods used in the study of metabolites
- Antibacterial activity
- Antitumor activity
- Cytotoxic activity
- Antioxidant activity
- Research methods in the study of bioactivity
- Chemical characteristics
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Take-home messages
- 8 Taxonomy and systematics: current knowledge and approaches on the taxonomic treatment of Myxomycetes: updated version
- Introduction
- Definition of taxonomy, systematics, and nomenclature
- Brief history of the taxonomy of the myxomycetes
- Gross systematics within myxomycetes
- Exosporous myxomycetes
- Order Ceratiomyxales
- Endosporous myxomycetes
- Order Cribrariales (=Liceales)
- Licea versus Perichaena
- Order Echinosteliales
- Order Trichiales
- Order Physarales
- Order Stemonitidales
- Taxonomic literature on myxomycetes
- Classification of the myxomycetes (from class to genera, with references to the protologue and a brief diagnosis of the mos...
- The new era of taxonomy: how new technologies can help to resolve classical taxonomic problems.
- Virtual libraries and herbaria or fungaria
- Repositories of biodiversity information
- Projects
- Banks of data
- Virtual encyclopedias
- Web pages
- Software
- Challenges in taxonomy
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Further reading
- Take-home messages
- 9 Ecology and distribution of myxomycetes
- Introduction
- Methods of study
- Field surveys
- Moist chamber cultures
- Agar cultures
- Molecular detection
- Data evaluation for diversity studies in myxomycetes
- Microhabitat descriptions
- Environmental factors and ecological niche
- Acidity of substrate (pH)
- Microhabitats and ecological assemblages of myxomycetes
- Ground litter
- Coarse woody debris
- Bark of living woody plants
- Aerial microhabitats
- Tropical lianas
- Weathered dung of herbivorous animals
- Soil
- Aquatic habitats
- Effect of disturbance events on assemblages of myxomycetes
- Phenology of sporulation (seasonality of myxomycetes)
- Relationships with other organisms
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Take-home messages
- 10 Biogeographical patterns in myxomycetes
- Introduction
- Spore dispersal as a key feature for myxomycetes
- Myxomycete biogeography-what can we see?
- Biogeographic hypotheses about myxomycete distribution
- Two hundred years of fruiting body-based diversity research in myxomycetes
- Diversity and species composition of myxomycete communities from major ecosystems of the world
- Tundra, forest-tundra, and subantarctic habitats
- Boreal forests (taiga) and subalpine/montane coniferous forests
- Temperate forests
- Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
- Tropical and subtropical forests
- Steppes and prairie
- Subalpine and alpine grasslands
- Deserts and other arid areas
- Coastal habitats and mangroves
- Agricultural and urban habitats
- Heathlands
- Savannahs and semiarid grasslands.