Since publication of the first edition of Volume II in 1995, several developments in fungal molecular biology - such as fungal genome projects - have progressed tremendously. This in turn has affected fundamental genetics as well as biotechnology. To accommodate these developments, the second edition has been completely updated and all chapters have been revised. In addition, the volume contains five new chapters dealing with different aspects of fungal molecular genetics.

Topics include: Nuclear and extranuclear genetics; functional genomics; biotechnical genetics; yeasts and filamentous fungi.

Nuclear and Extranuclear Genetics 1 Genetics of NeurosporaR.H. Davis 2 Genetics of AspergillusK. Swart and A.J.M. Debets 3 Genetics of CoprinusL.A. Casselton and M. Riquelme 4 Electrophoretic KaryotypingM. Walz 5 The Mitochondrial Genetics of the Budding Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiaeK. Wolf and B. Schäfer 6 Mitochondrial Genetics of NeurosporaJ.C. Kennell, R.A. Collins, A.J.F. Griffiths, and F.E. Nargang Molecular Genetics 7 Functional Genomics in FungiM. Nowrousian, J.C. Dunlap, and M.A. Nelson 8 Gene Regulation in YeastB. Prinz and C. Lang 9 Gene Regulation in Mycelial FungiV. Meyer and U. Stahl 10 Mobile Genetic Elements in Mycelial FungiS. Pöggeler and F. Kempken 11 Linear DNA Plasmids and Killer System of Kluyveromyces lactisN. Gunge and M. Tokunaga 12 RNA Viruses and Killer Genetics of SaccharomycesR.B. Wickner, N.A. Gardner, H. Bussey, T. Fujimura, and R. Esteban 13 Molecular Biology of Fungal Amino Acid Biosynthesis RegulationG. H. Braus, R. Pries, K. Düvel, and O. Valerius Biotechnology 14 A Platform for Heterologous Gene Expression Based on the Methylotrophic Yeast Hansenula polymorphaL. Guengerich, H.A. Kang, B. Behle, G. Gellissen, and M. Suckow 15 Filamentous Fungi as Expression Systems for Heterologous ProteinsD.A. MacKenzie, D.J. Jeenes, and D.B. Archer 16 Biotechnical Genetics of Antibiotic BiosynthesisA.A. Brakhage and M.L. Caruso 17 Wood Degradation by Brown Rot and White Rot FungiT. Mester, E. Varela, and M. Tien 18 Molecular Biology of Cellulolytic FungiK.M.H. Nevalainen and M.E. Penttilä 19 Lipids in Fungal BiotechnologyM. Sancholle, D.M. Lösel, and F. Laruelle