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Molds, Mushrooms, and Mycotoxins (Paperback, Minnesota Archive Editions Ed.)
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Molds, Mushrooms, and Mycotoxins (Paperback, Minnesota Archive Editions Ed.)
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Molds, Mushrooms, and Mycotoxins was first published in 1975.
Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make
long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published
unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.
As Professor Christensen has made evident in his earlier books,
including The Molds and Man,fungi are significantly interesting in
their life-styles and in the many ways in which they affect man.
Here he continues his exploration of the lives of the fungi and
their relation to man, focusing on the harmful or dangerous effects
which certain molds, mushrooms, and other fungi can have on human
beings. The first several chapters deal with fungi that are toxic
in one way or another: either the fungi themselves are toxic when
consumed, as with poisonous mushrooms and ergot, or the fungi
secrete toxic compounds that diffuse into the substance on which
they grow, making that substance toxic when eaten. He discusses
hallucinogenic as well as poisonous mushrooms and provides
extensive information about mycotoxins in human and animal foods,
which are recently discovered health hazards. Other chapters deal
with fungus spores, which are a major cause of respiratory
allergies, and with fungi which are predators or parasites of
insects and nematodes. A chapter is devoted to fungus infections of
man and animals, which at times constitute a serious public health
problem. Another chapter discusses the nature, cause, and
prevention of wood decay in trees and buildings. In a final chapter
the author discusses some aspects of organic evolution in general
as a background for presenting theories and facts on the evolution
of fungi. He summarizes some of the ways in which fungi enter into
our lives and economy, and looks to the role of fungi in the
future. The illustrations, in both black and white and color, show
some of the fungi and processes that are discussed.
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