Aspergillus in the genomic era / / edited by Janos Varga, Robert A. Samson.

• TeilnehmendeR: Varga, Janos.; Samson, Robert A.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (338 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Table of Contents

Preface; Table of contents; I. Phylogenetics and taxonomy of Aspergilli; A review of molecular phylogenetics in Aspergillus, and prospects for a robust genus-wide phylogeny; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Early molecular phylogenetics; 3. Multilocus approaches; 4. Successes and shortcomings; 5. Genomics, and a 'many locus' approach; References; Phylogeny and subgeneric taxonomy of Aspergillus; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Taxonomic outline of the genus Aspergillus based on phylogenetic analysis of multilocus sequence data; 3. Subgenus Nidulantes; 4. Subgenus Circumdati; 5. Subgenus Fumigati

6. Subgenus Terrei7. Subgenus Aspergillus; 8. Subgenus Candidi; 9. Species excluded from the Aspergillus genus; 10. Subgeneric arrangements; 11. Conclusions; Acknowledgements ; References; Ochratoxin A in profiling and speciation; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Ochratoxin A producing fungi; 3. Methods for detecting OTA producing fungi; 4. Ochratoxin A in profiling and speciation; 5. Some problems in determining OTA production; Acknowledgements; References; II. Aspergillus genomics and genetics; Aspergillus genomics and DHN-melanin conidial pigmentation; Abstract; 1. Introduction

2. Biochemistry and genetics of DHN-melanin production3. Conidial DHN-melanin pigments and genomics; 4. Conclusions and future directions; Acknowledgements; References ; A genomic look at physiology and extracellular enzymes of Aspergillus in relation to utilization of plant matter; Abstract ; 1. Introduction; 2. Plant polysaccharides; 3. Plant polysaccharide degradation by Aspergillus; 4. Presence of plant polysaccharide degrading functions in Aspergillus genomes; 5. Fungal carbon catabolic pathways related to plant matter; 6. Regulatory aspects of carbon source utilisation in Aspergillus

7. Suitability of genes encoding plant polysaccharide degrading enzymes for phylogeny8. Concluding remarks; References; Sexual genes in the asexual filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger and related Aspergilli; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Results; 3. Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Mycoviruses in the Aspergilli; Abstract ; 1. An introduction to mycoviruses; 2. Mycoviruses identified in different Aspergillus species; 3. Mycovirus dynamics in the black Aspergilli; 4. Mycovirus dynamics in the Aspergillus nidulans; 5. Conclusions, perspectives and future research; References

III. Aspergilli in the biotechnology and agricultureAspergillus in grapes: ecology, biodiversity and genomics; Abstract; 1. Introduction ; 2. Aspergillus black rot of grapes; 3. Ecology, toxigenicity and biodiversity of black Aspergilli; 4. Structure and biosynthesis of ochratoxins; 5. Biosynthetic genes in OTA producing fungi; 6. Molecular tools for identification of black Aspergilli; 7. Managing the ochratoxin A risk in the grape-food chain; 8. Conclusions; References; Aspergilli and ochratoxin A in coffee; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Coffee varieties and processing

3. Ochratoxin A contamination in coffee