The volume is divided into four sections, the first of which, Genome Sequences and Beyond , illustrates the impact of genome-based information and techniques on research ranging from model organisms like yeast to less-studied basal fungal lineages. Furthermore, it highlights novel types of analysis made possible by multi-genome comparisons as well as the impact of genomics on culture collections and vice versa. The second section, Cell and Developmental Biology , addresses questions that are important for fungal biology, e.g. the development of fungal fruiting bodies, and biology in general, e.g. chromatin organization and circadian rhythms. The third section, Genomics for Biotechnology , covers the search for plant biomass-converting enzymes in fungal genomes and work with industrially important fungi. The fourth section, focusing on Pathogenicity, offers chapters on the genomic analysis of plant and animal/human pathogens. It illustrates how genomics at all levels, from genome to metabolome, is used to study mechanisms of the interactions of fungi with other organisms.

<p>Yeast as a model for systems biology studies on complex diseases

Genomics to study basal lineage fungal biology: phylogenomics suggest a common origin
Phylogenomics to study fungal biology
Genome data drives change at culture collections
Fungal chromatin and its role in regulation of gene expression
Photobiology and circadian clocks in Neurospora
Genomics and transcriptomics to analyze fruiting body development
Degradation and modification of plant biomass by fungi
Transcriptomics of industrial filamentous fungi: a new view on regulation, physiology and application
Genomics analysis of biocontrol species and industrial enzyme producers from the genus Trichoderma
Application of genomics to the study of pathogenicity and development in Fusarium
Metabolomics and proteomics to dissect fungal phytopathogenicity
Functional genomics to characterize opportunistic pathogens
Integration of metabolism with virulence in Candida albicans.</p>