Fungi : Diversity and Biotechnology

Contents Foreword. Preface. 1. Fungal biotechnology opportunities in pulp and paper manufacturing/Santosh Vyas Absar Ahmad and Anil Lachke. 2. Indian Keratinophilic fungal flora a review/Neetu Tripathi and R.K.S. Kushwaha. 3. Marine fungi from Maharashtra diversity and taxonomy/B.D. Borse K.N. Borse and N.S. Pawar. 4. Fungal diversity in paper materials and its role in biodeterioration/Shashi Dhawan and Neeta Nigam. 5. Role of ectomycorrhizal fungi as biofertilizers in tree nurseries/V. Mohan. 6. Fungi in bioremediation of toxic metals from waste water/S.R. Dave. 7. Recycling of agro wastes for protein production through mushroom cultivation/R.D. Rai and O.P. Ahlawat. 8. Role of fungi in bioremediation/Manoj Kumar S.C. Agrawal and G. Prakash. 9. Curvularia lunata a versatile organism for biotransformation of organic compounds/R.Z. Sayyed A.H. Johanputra and S.B. Chincholkar. 10. Distribution of AM fungi in nursery and plantation in TFRI Jabalpur/Pratiksha Chaturvedi and Jamaluddin. 11. Starch hydrolysing enzymes of thermophilic moulds/Sanjeev Kumar and T. Satyanarayana. 12. Production and application of fungal Xylanases/Naveen Kango and P.C. Jain. 13. Vaccination against fungal infections emerging strategies/Sudhir Jain P.C. Jain S.C. Agrawal and S.K. Deshmukh. 14. Biology of edible mushrooms/M.P. Thakur. 15. Phansomba a folk medicinal mushroom from the Western Ghats of Maharashtra future perspectives/Jitendra Vaidya Prasad Lamrood and Shekhar Bhosle. 16. Effect of storage fungi associated with Lobia seeds/Y.Y. Barve and R.P. Thakare. 17. Mycopesticides their potential and challenges/Deshpande Mukund V. 18. Entomopathogenic fungi for the management of mosquito/P. Vikrant and S. Sandhu. 19. Role of plant products in eco friendly management of plant diseases/T.S. Thind H.S. Daliwal J.K. Arora and Chander Mohan. 20. Fungal infections in AIDS patients/H.C. Gugnani. 21. Keratinophilic fungi diversity and sensitivity to some medicinal plants/S. Qureshi S.C. Agrawal and M.K. Rai. 22. Current trends in aeromycological research/S.T. Tilak and B.N. Pande. The present book provides a broad overview of mycology. It explores the diversity of keratinophilic marine and those involved in bio deterioration causing losses in paper industry and discusses role of fungal biotechnology in pulp and paper industry. Considering the sustainability of environment Ectomycorrhiza and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AMF) Fungi can be applied as biofertilizers in nurseries and plantations. Moreover answers for questions of bioremediation with special regards to handling toxic metals in wastewater recycling of agro wastes etc. has been incorporated. This book would be very useful for readers of diverse disciplines including mycologist plant pathologists mycotechnologist botanists zoologists pharmacologists biotechnologists environmentalists and medical mycologists. Salient features Includes current developments in mycodiversity and biotechnology. Targets the most important issues of biotechnology. Provides new trends and innovative ideas in mycotechnology. Deals with diverse topics fungi from soil to sea from disease to drug potential. Focuses on eco friendly biotechnology viz. biofertilizers biocontrol agents and bioremediators. Contains suitable materials for students teachers and researchers. 510 pp. …