Fungal comparative genomics started in 2000 by the genome sequencing of several yeast species. Since then, over 30 fungal genome sequences have become available. This set represents a huge evolutionary divergence, but also contains closely related genomes. This volume describes how to use this set of genomes to trace events in genome evolution, to extract information about highly conserved and less conserved sequence elements, and to develop novel methods in genomics.

Comparative Genomics and Gene Finding in Fungi

Taxonomy and Phylogenetic Diversity Among the Yeasts
Structural Features of Fungal Genomes
Duplication of Genes and Genomes in Yeasts
Telomeres in Fungi
Employing Protein Size in the Functional Analysis of Orthologous Proteins, as Illustrated With the Yeast HOG Pathway
Lager Brewing Yeast
Genome Evolution: Lessons from Genolevures
The Genome of the Filamentous Fungus Ashbya gossypii: Annotation and Evolutionary Implications
Schizosaccharomyces pombe Comparative genomics; from Sequence to Systems.