Handbook of Applied Mycology

Handbook Introduction -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1. Aflatoxin: Genetic Mobilization Agent /Eivind B. LHlehoj -- 2. Aflatoxin in Developing Maize: Interactions Among Involved Biota and Pertinent Econiche Factors /Neil W. Widstrom -- 3. Aflatoxins: Their Biological Effects and Ecological Significance /Krishna S. Bilgrami and Kaushal K. Sinha -- 4. Development and U se of Immunoassays in the Detection of Ecologically Important Mycotoxins /Fun S. Chu -- 5. Insect Interactions with Mycotoxin-Producing Fungi and Their Hosts /Patrick F. Dowd -- 6. Species- and Diet-Related Differences in Aflatoxin Biotransformation /David L. Eaton and Howard S. Ramsdell -- 7. Formation of Aflatoxin-DNA Adducts in Trout and Their Use as Molecular Dosimeters for Tumor Prediction /Roderick H. Dashwood, Koenraad Marien, Patricia M. Loveland, David E. Williams, J. D. Hendricks, and George S. Bailey -- 8. Human Exposure to Aflatoxins-Biological Monitoring Herman Autrup and Judith L. Autrup -- 9. Genotoxicity of Naturally Occurring Metabolites: Structural Analogs of Aflatoxin and Related Chemicals /Hideki Mori -- 10. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions in Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites /Deepak Bhatnagar, Kenneth C. Ehrlich, and Thomas E. Cleveland -- 11. A Molecular Approach Towards Understanding Aflatoxin Production /Nancy P. Keller, Thomas E. Cleveland, and Deepak Bhatnagar -- 12. Strain Instability in Filamentous Fungi /Shubha Kale and J. W. Bennett -- 13. Genetic Approaches to the Chemical Ecology of Phytopathogenic Fusarium Species /Anne E. Desjardins -- 14. Biosynthesis and Regulation of Trichothecene Production by Fusarium Species /Marian N. Beremand and Susan P. McCormick -- 15. Cyclopiazonic Acid: Speculation on its Function in Fungi /Ronald T. Riley and Douglas E. Goeger -- 16. Ochratoxin A-A Mycotoxin of Concern /Fredrik Carl Stermer -- Index.