Providing comprehensive coverage, this book explores the expansive scope of food mycology and the broad role of fungi in daily food. It discusses post-harvest problems including fungal infection of living crops and novel techniques currently used to detect a fungal invasion. It addresses the fungal spore as an important vehicle for fungi distribution and presents extensive coverage of mycotoxins, fungi as hyperproducers of enzymes, and fungal spoilage. It also discusses food ecology, edible fungi, treatment of fungi in the workplace, and the most modern detection techniques such as PCR. This...

Many species of penicillium and aspergillus are important in biotechnology, food, medicine, biodeterioration and other applied fields, so a practical and stable taxonomy is of vital importance. Recent developments in science and technology mean that taxonomic classification is no longer confined to classical morphological concepts, and the integration of molecular, physiological and biochemical methods now plays an important role in understanding the classification of these fungi. Integration of Modern Taxonomic Methods for Penicillium and Aspergillus Classification brings together a...