Developments in Fungal Biology and Applied Mycology

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Av Tulasi Satyanarayana, Sunil K. Deshmukh, B.N. Johri, B. N. Johri

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This book explores the developments in important aspects of fungi related to the environment, industrial mycology, microbiology, biotechnology, and agriculture.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-12-13
Mått155 x 235 x 32 mm
Vikt1 045 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor605
FörlagSpringer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN9789811352256

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Prof. T. Satyanarayana became a faculty fellow at the Division of Biological Sciences & Engineering, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (affiliated to the University of Delhi), New Delhi after retiring from Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi in 2016. He has over 270 scientific papers and reviews, 6 edited books and 3 patents to his credit. He is a fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI), the Biotech Research Society (I) and the Mycological Society of India (MSI). He has 40 years of research and teaching experience and was president of the AMI and MSI. His research has focused on understanding the diversity and applications of yeasts, thermophilic fungi and bacteria and their enzymes as well as carbon sequestration using extremophilic bacterial carbonic anhydrases.Dr. Bhavdish N Johri is a professor and NASI senior scientist at the Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Centre, Barkatullah University, India. He has been the recipient of many academic awards, including the Indian National Science Academy’s Young Scientist Medal, Rafi Kidwai Memorial award and Acharya PC Ray Fellowship (MPCST). He is a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (I), National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and National Institute of Ecology. He has extensive teaching and research experience, and has 148 research publications and 3 edited books to his credit.Dr. Sunil Kumar Deshmukh is a fellow and area convenor at the Nano-Biotechnology Research Centre, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi. He was assistant director (Natural Products) at Piramal Enterprises Ltd., Mumbai. He has broad industrial experience in the field of applied microbiology. He is now president of the Mycological Society of India. He has 100 publications and eight patent to his credit. He has also edited seven books.

Chapter 1: Significant contributions of Prof. Shyam Bahadur Saksena to Indian mycology.- Chapter 2: Biology and significance of Saksenea vasiformis.- Chapter 3: History of Mycology in India: Some Glimpses.- Chapter 4: Various aspects of ammonia fungi.- Chapter 5: Marine Filamentous Fungi: Diversity, Distribution and Bioprospecting.- Chapter 6: Keratinophilic Fungi and Their Biotechnological Potentials.- Chapter 7: Fungal World of Cave Ecosystem.- Chapter 8: Anaerobic Gut Fungi.- Chapter 9: Fungal endophytes representing the diverse habitat and their role in plant protection.- Chapter 10: Fusarium oxysporum: Genomics, diversity and plant host interaction.- Chapter 11: Yeast genome sequencing: basic biology to biotechnology.- Chapter 12: Fungal differentiation: A model phenomenon to screen antifungal drugs.- Chapter 13: Candida albicans Biofilm as a Clinical Challenge.- Chapter 14: Characteristics and multifarious potential applications of HAP phytase of the unconventionalyeast Pichia anomala.- Chapter 15: Fungal Inulinolytic Enzymes: A current appraisal.- Chapter 16: Fungal Tannases: Recent Advances and Industrial Applications.- Chapter 17: Mycoremediation: An alternative treatment option for heavy metal bearing waste water.- Chapter 18: Treatment of landfill leachate using fungi: An efficient and cost-effective strategy.- Chapter 19: Studies on Mycorrhizae in Pinus gerardiana, a threatened pine of the NW Himalayas.- Chapter 20: Role of phosphate solubilising fungi in sustainable agriculture.- Chapter 21: Biotechnological Advancements in Industrial Production of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Achievements, Challenges and Future Prospects.- Chapter 22: Role of Fungicides in Crop Health Management: Prospects and Challenges.- Chapter 23: Bioherbicides: Strategies, Challenges and Prospects.- Chapter 24: Characterization of lamellate mushrooms - An appraisal.- Chapter 25: Occurrence and distribution of mushrooms in semi–ever green Sal (Shorearobusta) forest Chhattisgarh, Central-India.- Chapter 26: Fungal Pigments: An Overview.- Chapter 27: Ex-situ Conservation of Fungi: A Review.- Chapter 28: Camouflaged mycotoxins in some field crops and forages: A review.