Contents 



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 Chapter 1 Cultivation and Growth 1 



1. Methods of Cultivation 4 



2. Preservation 4 



3. The Dynamics of Growth 5 



4. Dimorphism 10 



5. The Measurement of Growth 11 



6. Temperature and Growth 13 



7. pH and Growth 19 



8. Oxygen and Growth 23 



9. Carbon Dioxide and Growth 24 



10. Water and Growth 24 



11. Bioluminescence 26 

 Bibliography 27 



2 The Composition of Fungus Cells 35 



1. The Major Constituents of the Cell 36 



2. Mineral Constituents of the Cell 37 



3. The Cell Wall 39 



4. Cellular Carbohydrates 42 



5. Nitrogenous Constituents 43 



6. Cell Lipids 45 

 Bibliography 49 



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