真菌的隐秘王国：探索我们森林、家园和身体中的微观世界 The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi: Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes, and Bodies

基本信息

Format:Paperback / softback

Publisher:Greystone Books,Canada

Imprint:Greystone Books,Canada

ISBN:9781778402111

Published:19 Sep 2024

Weight:302g

Dimensions:130 x 196 x 18 (mm)

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书籍简介

“Merlin Sheldrake 的《纠缠的生命》和 Suzanne Simard 的《寻找母树》的粉丝们会喜欢 Seifert 的新作品……一本改变视角的微真菌基质指南。”——《Kirkus》

尽管我们不能总是看到它们，但真菌存在于我们周围。从森林和农场到食物和药物——甚至我们的家和身体——真菌的联系塑造了我们的生活方式。

在这本发人深省的书中，读者将“发现这些自然奇迹如何丰富（有时也威胁）我们的生活。”（彼得·沃勒本，纽约时报畅销书《树的秘密生活》的作者。

受人尊敬的职业真菌学家基思·塞弗特揭示了微观真菌（包括酵母、霉菌和粘液）在我们生活中发挥的重要作用，而这些真菌肉眼却看不见。《真菌的秘密王国》分为几个部分，每个部分探索真菌生长的不同环境，向读者介绍了真菌学的迷人世界，并提供以下信息：

·真菌如何成为改变生活的医学突破的核心，包括青霉素等抗生素和器官移植药物的开发。

·真菌在我们家中的哪个地方生活，以及它们如何影响我们的健康，从肠道到头皮。

·真菌如何为我们的饮食添加重要的维生素，并使我们喜欢的食物和饮料成为可能，包括葡萄酒、奶酪、巧克力和啤酒。

·真菌的重要作用真菌在创新技术中发挥着重要作用，例如创造替代能源、减少塑料污染、清除石油泄漏产生的毒素，甚至为火星殖民地建造建筑。

·尽管真菌有很多好处，但我们与真菌的关系却很不稳定：真菌疾病每年导致 100 多万人死亡，它们在从爱尔兰马铃薯饥荒到恐龙灭绝等各种灾难中都发挥了破坏性作用。

《真菌的隐秘王国》敦促我们更好地了解我们与真菌的关系，并在规划未来时考虑它们，同时揭示它们的世界的美丽复杂性。

“Fans of Merlin Sheldrake’s Entangled Life and Suzanne Simard’s Finding the Mother Tree will enjoy Seifert’s latest... A perspective-shifting guide to our microfungal matrix.”—Kirkus

Even though we can’t always see them, fungi exist all around us. From forests and farms to food and medicine—and even our homes and bodies—fungal connections shape how we live.

In this illuminating book, readers will “discover how these marvels of nature enrich (and sometimes threaten) our lives.”(Peter Wohlleben, New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees.

Esteemed career mycologist Keith Seifert reveals the important role that microscopic fungi, including yeasts, molds, and slimes, play in our lives, all while remaining invisible to the naked eye. Divided into sections, each one exploring a different environment where fungi thrive, The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi introduces readers to the fascinating world of mycology, with information on:

·How fungi are at the heart of life-changing medical breakthroughs, including the development of antibiotics such as penicillin and organ transplant.

·Where fungi live in our homes and how they influence our health, from our gut to our scalps.

·How fungi add important vitamins to our diet and make our favorite foods and drinks possible, including wine, cheese, chocolate, and beer.

·The essential role fungi are playing in innovative technologies, such as creating alternative energy sources, reducing plastic pollution, cleaning up toxins from oil spills, and even building architecture for a Mars colony.

·Despite their many benefits, we hold a precarious relationship with fungi: fungal diseases lead to over 1 million deaths each year, and they have played a destructive role in disasters ranging from the Irish Potato Famine to possibly even the extinction of the dinosaurs. 

The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi urges us to better understand our relationship with fungi—and to plan our future with them in mind—while revealing their world in all its beautiful complexity.

作者简介

基思·塞弗特 (Keith Seifert) 花了 40 多年时间研究五大洲的真菌。在加拿大农业和农业食品部，他研究了农场、森林、食品和建筑环境中的微观真菌，以减少影响动植物的毒素和疾病。他曾担任国际真菌学协会主席、《Mycologia》的执行编辑以及其他几本科学杂志的副主编。他住在加拿大渥太华附近。

罗布·邓尼斯博士是北卡罗来纳州立大学应用生态学教授，著有七本书，包括《美味》、《永不孤单》和《未来的自然史》。他为《科学美国人》、《史密森尼杂志》和《国家地理》撰稿，并经常倡导科学。他住在北卡罗来纳州罗利。

Keith Seifert spent more than 40 years studying fungi on five continents. At Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, he did research on microscopic fungi from farms, forests, food, and the built environment, to reduce toxins and diseases affecting plants and animals. He was president of the International Mycological Association, an executive editor of Mycologia, and associate editor of several other scientific journals. He lives near Ottawa, Canada.

Dr. Rob Dunnis Professor of Applied Ecology at North Carolina State University and the author of seven books, including Delicious, Never Home Alone, and A Natural History of the Future. He’s written for Scientific American, Smithsonian Magazine, and National

Geographic and regularly advocates for citizen science. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.