Biodiversity and Evolution of Fungal Parasites and Pathogens

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-323-88532-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 234 mm

Biodiversity and Evolution of Fungal Parasites and Pathogens presents an overview of the biodiversity and complexity of fungal communities that form associations as parasites or pathogens. With only 138,000 described species of fungi and an estimated number of up to 6.1 million, the Kingdom of Fungi is severely understudied. Among the least studied groups are those associated with organisms as parasites and pathogens. Written by an international team of more than 30 research experts, this book introduces devastating diseases such as Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Pseudogymnoascus destructans, which both have resulted in dramatic population declines of animal populations, specifically amphibians and bats. In addition, the book discusses economically important parasites of plant crops and pathogens that cause lung infections in mammals. Finally, some of the least studied groups of fungal parasites and pathogens are treated, such as the enigmatic Laboulbeniomycetes fungi. This book is an important resource for researchers and practitioners in mycology, evolutionary biology and biodiversity. It will help readers explore the concept of symbioses by definition and introduce state-of-the-art tools, techniques and next-generation data.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Haelewaters, Danny

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tierhaltung
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1 Theoretical contributions 1. Definitions of fungal parasites and pathogens through time 2. Parasites and pathogens in the fungal tree of life 3. Evolutionary and ecological models in fungal parasitism shifting to mutualism 4. Mechanisms of fungal parasitism and pathogenicity 5. Fungal hyperparasites 6. Co-speciation studies: Is there a common trend? 7. The use of phylogenetics and phylogenomics in understanding fungal diversity - problems, state of the field, future perspectives 8. Fungal disease dynamics in ecosystems PART 2 Biodiversity 9. Chytrid fungi 10. Understanding obligate biotrophy in Laboulbeniomycetes 11. Entomophthora muscae and Musca domestica: A candidate model system to study host immune responses against fungal pathogens 12. Entomopathogenic fungi and their use in biological control 13. Massospora, obligate pathogens of cicadas 14. Phytopathogenic fungi 15. Ophiocordyceps zombie ant fungi 16. Economically important plant parasites: Rusts and smuts 17. Mycoparasitism in Basidiomycota 18. Medical fungi and human diseases 19. Pneumocystis mammal pathogens

Über Autor(innen)

Haelewaters, Danny
Dr. Danny Haelewaters holds a B Veterinary Sciences, a Master of Science in biology, and a PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. During his Master program he developed a new technology to analyze forensic relevant fungi in casework at the Netherlands Forensic Institute. Between 2012 and 2018, he worked at the Farlow Herbarium of the Harvard University Herbaria (Cambridge, MA) as a PhD student. In 2018, he fulfilled a short postdoc at the University of South Bohemia in the Czech Republic, and since November 2018 he is a USDA-funded postdoctoral research assistant at Purdue University, where he characterizes the fungal microbiota of Romaine lettuce. Dr. Haelewaters has published numerous journal articles and also writes popular science articles for different sources, including Scientias.nl, Eos-magazine, and FUNGI Magazine.