Extremophilic Fungi

Ecology, Physiology and Applications

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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This contributory volume is a comprehensive account of recent research on extremophilic fungi. The book fills the gap in literature and will be useful to the postgraduate students and researchers in the field of mycology, agriculture, biotechnology and Microbiology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-04-23
Mått155 x 235 x 38 mm
Vikt1 248 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor730
FörlagSpringer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN9789811649097

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Dr Sanjay Sahay, Professor of Botany, is currently serving Sarojini Naidu Government Girl’s Postgraduate College, Bhopal (India). He obtained his PhD in fungal genetics (Patna University, Patna, India), and post-doctoral research experience in yeast molecular biology (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India). He has teaching experience of 27 years, guided 18 PhD students, published more than 30 research papers, contributed 3 book chapters and filed two patent applications in lignocellulosic ethanol one of which has been awarded. His areas of research include psychrophilic fungi, cold-active enzymes and lignocellulosic ethanol. He has been awarded Biotechnology National Associateship by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and Research Award by University Grants Commission, India.

A. Basic information. Chapter 1. Isolation, culture and maintenance of extremophilic fungi.- Chapter 2. Modern tools for the identification of fungi including yeasts.- B. Eco-physiology.- Chapter 3. Major habitats and diversity of thermophilic fungi.- Chapter 4. Thermophilic Fungi: Habitats and morpho-molecular adaptation.- Chapter 5. Modulation of physiological and molecular switches in thermophilic fungi-a brief outlook.- Chapter 6. Psychrotrophic microfungi: Major habitats, diversity and living strategies.- Chapter 7. Physiology and molecular biology of psychrotrophic fungi: an insight.- Chapter 8. Ecology, physiology and diversity of peizophilic fungi.- Chapter 9. Halophilic, acidophilic, alkaliphilic, metallophilic and radioresistant: Habitats and their living strategies.- Chapter 10. Ecology and diversity of microaerophilic fungi including endophytes.- Chapter 11. Soil fungi and hypoxic soils and aquatic sediments.- Chapter 12. Chaotolerant fungi: An unexplored group of extremophile.- Chapter 13. Xerophilic fungi: Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology.- C. Applications.- Chapter 14. Extremophilic enzymes: catalytic features and industrial applications.- Chapter 15. Biotechnological application of extremophilic fungi.- Chapter 16. Extremophylic cellulases: Screening, purification, catalysis and applications.- Chapter 17. Extremophilic fungal xylanases: Screening, purification, assay and applications.- Chapter 18. Extremophilic fungal lipases: Screening, purification, assay and applications.- Chapter 19. Extremophilic fungal proteases: Screening, purification, assay and applications.- Chapter 20. Extremophilic fungal amylases: Screening, purification, assay and applications*.- Chapter 21. Extremophilic fungi as source of bioactive molecules.- Chapter 22. Piezophilic Fungi: Source of novel natural products with preclinical and clinical significance.- Chapter 23. Biotechnological applications of microaerophilic including endophytic fungi.- Chapter 24. Wholecell application potential of extremophilic fungi in bioremediation.- Chapter 25. Extremophilic fungi: Potential applications in sustainable agriculture.- Chapter 26. Nanomolecules: Synthesis by extremophilic fungi, related techniques and applications.- Chapter 27. Fungal extremozymes: A potential bioresource for green chemistry.- Chapter 28. Fungal extremozymes in green chemistry.- Chapter 29. Phylogenomics, Microbiome, and Morphological insights of extremophilic Truffles:the tale of a sensory stimulating ectomycorrhizal filamentous fungus.