Preface: Exploitation of Fungi

Geoffrey D. Robson; Pieter van West; Geoffrey M. Gadd

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511902451.001

Preface: Exploitation of Fungi

Geoffrey D. Robson, Pieter van West, Geoffrey M. Gadd

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The fungi are a highly diverse kingdom of eukaryotic microbes that have been exploited commercially for decades due to their ability to secrete large quantities of proteins of commercial value, and because they possess complex secondary metabolic pathways producing a diverse range of bioactive compounds that have had a major impact in the pharmaceutical market.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Exploitation of Fungi
Subtitle of host publication	Symposium of the British Mycological Society Held at the University of Manchester September 2005
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	xv-xvi
ISBN (Electronic)	9780511902451
ISBN (Print)	9780521859356
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511902451.001
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2008

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