Praise for the First Edition The style of The Fungi shows that the authors are all experienced teachers, with skills of how to present material in a readable and attractive way...In summary, start using this in your courses if you are not already doing so - it is one of the best two tools around at this time --David L. Hawksworth for Mycological Research (March 2003) ...fills a gap between many textbooks of microbiology, biochemistry, genetics and ecology through covering topics specific to mycology that they often omit. --Meriel Jones for MICROBIOLOGY TODAY (MAY 2002)