Genome sequencing has helped us understand how fungi recycle organic material in the soil, engage in positive and negative interactions with plant roots, and attack plants as pathogens. Contributing to this field, Genomics of Soil- and Plant-Associated Fungi highlights the relevance of fungal genetic research and biotechnological applications in plant pathogenesis, biomass degradation, litter decomposition, nitrogen assimilation, antibiotic production, mycoparasitism, energy, ecology, and also soil fungi turning into human pathogens.

This comprehensive book addresses the similarities and differences in the genomes of soil saprophytes, symbionts, and plant pathogens by using examples of model fungal species—Neurospora and Aspergillus—to provide an important view of pathogens and mutualists such as Trichoderma spp., Fusarium oxysporum, Cochliobolus heterostrophus, Penicillium chrysogenum, Rhizopus oryzae, Podospora anserina, and other species belonging to Agaricomycetes, Archaeorhizomycetes, and Magnaporthaceae. The title also offers an analysis of how specific interactions with hosts and the influence of the environment may have shaped genome evolution.

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