Fungi: Biology and Applications , Second Edition  provides a comprehensive treatment of   fungi, covering biochemistry, genetics and the medical and economic significance of these organisms at introductory level.  With no prior knowledge of the subject  assumed, the  opening chapters offer a broad  overview of the basics of fungal biology,  in particular the physiology and genetics of fungi and  also a new chapter on  the application of genomics to fungi.   Later chapters move on to  include more detailed coverage of topics such as  antibiotic and chemical commodities from fungi,  new chapters on biotechnological use of fungal enzymes and fungal proteomics, and  fungal diseases of humans , antifungal agents for use in human therapy and fungal pathogens of plants.