In the Company of Mushrooms

A Biologist's Tale

Elio Schaechter

    Acknowledgments

    Prologue: The Hunt

    Mushroom and Other Fungi

    Mushrooms in Our Midst

    The Life History of the Mushroom

    Umbrellas and Other Variations

    Collecting, in Solitude and in Groups

    A Foray in the Woods

    A Walk on the Lawn

    Mushroomers United

    Culinary Tales

    A Matter of Taste

    White Buttons, Shiitake, and Other Tames Species

    Truffles, Stinkhorns, and Corn Smut

    Kingdom of Versatile Parts

    Mushrooms, the Mind, and the Body

    Murder and More Mushroom Mayhem

    The Train Wrecker and Other Sturdy Mushrooms

    Insects as Fungus Gardeners

    Epilogue: The Biologist as Mushroom Hunter

    Resources

    Credits

    Index

  • Cover: In the Company of Mushrooms
  • A photo of the author

Elio Schaechter is Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Emeritus, Tufts University School of Medicine. He is the coauthor of Mechanisms of Microbial Disease and Physiology of the Bacterial Cell.