Endophytic Fungi

Dr. Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem is Professor of Mycology at the University of Suez Canal Department of Botany and Microbiology. Dr. Abdel-Azeem’s research focuses on fungal ecology, taxonomy, biology, secondary metabolites, bioremediation and biosorption by fungi, endophytes, climate change, and fungal biodiversity and conservation. He is the founder and president of the Arab Society for Fungal Conservation and an executive committee member of the International Mycological Association (IMA). He was a founding member of the International Society for Fungal Conservation and is a member of both the European Mycological Association and Mycological Society of America, as well as the IUCN SSC Specialist Group for Cup Fungi, Truffles, and Their Allies. He has published several titles, including Elsevier’s Endophytic Fungi and Forest Fungi. Dr. Ajar Nath Yadav is an Assistant Professor (Sr. Scale) and Assistant Controller of Examinations at Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, in India. He has eight years of teaching and 12 years of research experience in the field of microbial biotechnology, microbial diversity, and plant-microbe interactions. Dr. Yadav has published three books with Elsevier, five books with Taylor & Francis, one book with Wiley, and 21 books with Springer-Nature. Dr. Yadav has published 123 research communications in different international and national conferences, and obtained 12 Best Paper Presentation Awards, and a Young Scientist Award (NASI-Swarna Jyanti Purskar). He has been serving as an editorial board member and reviewer for 35 different national and international peer-reviewed journals. He has lifetime membership in the Association of Microbiologist in India, and Indian Science Congress Council. Ms. Neelam Yadav PhD is currently working microbial diversity from diverse sources and its applications in agriculture, industry, medicine and related sectors. She obtained her Post graduation degree in Food and Nutrition in 2015 from Gopi Nath P.G. College, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Deoli–Salamatpur, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India. She has research interest in the area of Probiotics microbes, Human microbiota, and beneficial microbiomes for human health. In her credit 10 Publications in different reputed international, national journals and publishers. She has published 19 abstracts in different conferences/symposiums/workshops. She has presented 9 papers presentation in national and international conferences/symposiums and got 02 best paper presentations Award, and 01 certificates of excellence in reviewing Award. In her credit >1700 microbes (Archaea, bacteria and fungi) isolated from diverse sources and >115 potential and efficient microbes deposited at culture collection. She has deposited 295 nucleotide sequences to NCBI GenBank databases: in public domain. She is Editor/associate editor/reviewer of different international and national journals including. She has the lifetime membership of Association of microbiologist in India, Indian Science Congress Council, India and National Academy of Sciences, India.

• 1. Fungi as Hidden Partners of Plants: An Introduction2. Diversity, Phylogeny, and Taxonomic of Endophytic Fungal Communities3. Endophytic Fungal Diversity: Review of Traditional and Molecular Techniques4. "Omics" Tools for Better Understanding the Plant–Endophyte Interactions5. Plant Growth-Promoting Potentials of Endophytic Fungi6. Molecular Approaches to Screen Bioactive Compounds from Endophytic Fungi7. In Silico Prediction and Characterization of Secondary Metabolite from Endophytic Fungi8. The Insecticidal Activity of Endophytic Fungi for Sustainable Agriculture9. Bioactive Compounds of Endophytic Fungi for Diverse Biotechnological Applications10. Industrially Important Enzymes of Endophytic Fungi11. The Alpha-Amylase Inhibition Potential of Endophytic Fungi12. Antimycobacterial Compounds Produced by Endophytic Fungi: An Overview13. Secondary Metabolites Production by Endophytic Fungi14. Endophytic Fungi—Alternative Sources of Cytotoxic Compounds15. Volatile Organic Compounds from Endophytic Fungi16. Anticancer and Antimicrobial Potential of Fungal Endophytes from Medicinal Plants17. Fungal Endophytes as Novel Sources of Antirheumatoid Compounds18. Fungal Endophytes as Novel Sources of Antioxidant Compounds19. Alkaloids of Fungal Endophytes, Diversity and Therapeutic Applications20. Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential of Endophytic Fungi21. Fungal Secondary Metabolism: Regulation, Function and Drug Discovery22. Endophytic Fungi from the Lab to the Factory: Biostimulants Recent Developments23. Fungi as an Unseen Heritage and Wealth: Conclusion and Future Challenges