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Springer Industrially Important Fungi For Sustainable Development Volume 1 Biodiversity And Ecological Perspectives 2021 Edition by Abdel-Azeem A.M.
Fungi are an understudied, biotechnologically valuable group of organisms. Due to their immense range of habitats, and the consequent need to compete against a diverse array of other fungi, bacteria, and animals, fungi have developed numerous survival mechanisms. However, besides their major basic positive role in the cycling of minerals, organic matter and mobilizing insoluble nutrients, fungi have other beneficial impacts: they are considered good sources of food and active agents for a number of industrial processes involving fermentation mechanisms as in the bread, wine and beer industry. A number of fungi also produce biologically important metabolites such as enzymes, vitamins, antibiotics and several products of important pharmaceutical use; still others are involved in the production of single cell proteins. The economic value of these marked positive activities has been estimated as approximating to trillions of US dollars. The unique attributes of fungi thus herald great promise for their application in biotechnology and industry. Since ancient Egyptians mentioned in their medical prescriptions how they can use green molds in curing wounds as the obvious historical uses of penicillin, fungi can be grown with relative ease, making production at scale viable. The search for fungal biodiversity, and the construction of a living fungi collection, both have incredible economic potential in locating organisms with novel industrial uses that will lead to novel products. Fungi have provided the world with penicillin, lovastatin, and other globally significant medicines, and they remain an untapped resource with enormous industrial potential._x000D_Volume 1 of Industrially Important Fungi for Sustainable Development provides an overview to understanding fungal diversity from diverse habitats and their industrial application for future sustainability. It encompasses current advanced knowledge of fungal communities and their potential biotechnological applications in industry and allied sectors. The book will be useful to scientists, researchers, and students of microbiology, biotechnology, agriculture, molecular biology, and environmental biology._x000D_ Table of contents :- 1. Biodiversity and Ecological Perspective of Industrially Important Fungi: An IntroductionAhmed M. Abdel-Azeem, Hebatallah H. Abo Nahas, Mohamed A. Abdel-Azeem, Faiza Javaid Tariq, Ajar Nath Yadav2. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Biodiversity, Interaction with Plants and Potential ApplicationsUma Singh, Ovaid Akhtar,Rani Mishra, Ifra Zoomi, Harbans Kaur Kehri, Dheeraj Pandey3. Aspergillus from Different Habitats and Their Industrial ApplicationsAkram H. Mohamed, Bassem A. Balbool, Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem4. Truffles: Biodiversity, Ecological Significances and Biotechnological applicationsMarco Leonardi, Mirco Iotti, Giovanni Pacioni, Ian Hall, Alessandra Zambonelli5. Biodiversity and Industrial Applications of Genus ChaetomiumAhmed M. Abdel-Azeem, Abdelghafar M. Abu-Elsaoud, Hebatallah H. Abo Nahas, Mohamed A. Abdel-Azeem, Bassem A. Balbool, Mariam K. Mousa, Nehal H. Ali and Amira M.G. Darwish6. Diversity of Cordyceps from Different Environmental Agroecosystems and Potential ApplicationsFatma A. Abo Nouh, Sara A. Gezaf, Hebatallah H. Abo Nahas, Yousef H. Abo Nahas, Celia Vargas-De-La-Cruz, Richard Andi Solorzano Acosta and Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem7. Exploring Fungal Biodiversity of Genus Epicoccum and their Biotechnological Potential Rabab Majead Abed8. Molecular Taxonomy, Diversity and Potential Applications of Genus FusariumSamiksha, Sanjeev Kumar9. Ganoderma: Diversity, Ecological Significances and Potential Applications in Industry and Allied SectorsMarieka Gryzenhout, Soumya Ghosh, James Michel Tchotet Tchoumi, Marcele Vermeulen, Tonjock Rosemary Kinge10. Diversity, Phylogenetic Profiling of Genus Penicillium and Their Potential ApplicationsGuillermo Fernandez-Bunster11. Piriformospora indica: Biodiversity, Ecological Significances and Biotechnological Applications for Agriculture and Allied SectorsYachana Jha and Ajar Nath Yadav12. Saccharomyces and their Potential Applications in Food and Food Processing IndustriesVincent Vineeth Leo, Vinod Viswanath, Purbajyoti Deka, Zothanpuia, Dwivedi Rohini Ramji, Lallawmsangi Pachuau, William Carrie, Yogesh Malvi, Garima Singh, and Bhim Pratap Singh13. Biodiversity of Genus Trichoderma and their Potential ApplicationsAdel Kamel Madbouly14.Role of Fungi in Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Persistent Organic CompoundsZeba Usmani, Minaxi Sharma, Tiit Lukk, Vijai Kumar Gupta15. Fungal Biopesticides for Agro-Environmental SustainabilityRajesh Ramdas Waghunde, Chandrashekhar U. Shinde, Puja Pandey and Chandrakant Singh16. Role of Fungi in Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Heavy MetalsMaha M. Refaey, Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem, Hebatallah H. Abo Nahas, Mohamed A. Abdel-Azeem, Abeer A. El-Saharty17. Biodiversity and Biotechnological Applications of Industrially Important Fungi: Current Research and Future ProspectsAjar Nath Yadav, Tanvir Kaur, Rubee Devi, Divjot Kour, Ashok Yadav, Murat Dikilitas, Zeba Usmani, Neelam Yadav, Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem, Amrik Singh Ahluwalia