Contents: Preface. 1. Developing weed control technologies with fungi/K.L. Bailey, S.M. Boyetchko, G. Peng, R.K. Hynes, W.G. Taylor and W.M. Pitt. 2. Management of plant pathogenic fungi by mycoviruses/Laszlo Radocz. 3. Biotechnoloty: a new tack on fungal resistant crops/Neetu Dahiya. 4. Properties and commerical applications of xylanases from fungi/Maria de Lourdes T.M. Polizeli. 5. Laccases of fungi in nature and biotechnology/Petr Baldrian. 6. Enzymes from Mushrooms and their industrial applications/Deepak K. Rahi, Sonu Rahi, A.K. Pandey and R.C. Rajak. 7. Pigments from fungi: industrial perspective/Nelson Duran, Roseli De Conti and Maria Francisca S. Teixira. 8. Microbial transformation by beauveria bassiana/Jixun Zhan and A.A. Leslie Gunatilaka. 9. Biotransformation of terpenes by fungi/Carla C.C.R. de Carvalho. 10. Molecular and physiological aspects of relevance in the design of industrial strains of lactose/Galactose-metabolising yeasts for biotechnological applications/Marta M. Rubio-Texeira. 11. Current advances in citric acid production by fungi/Maria Papagianni. 12. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi used as biofertilizers in revegetation programmes/Waldemar Zangaro, Marco A. Nogueira and Galdino Andrade. 13. Ectomycorrhizal fungi and its application in forest nursery/Miguel Marin. 14. Bioproduction and significance of fungal Vitamins/Hanna Dahm and Agnieszka Ciesielska. 15. Fungi from Indoor environments in USA: an overview/Tara Dubey. 16. Recent methods for molecular study of fungal community strutcture with special referecne to DGGE and TGGE/A. Arif Khan, Preeti Bhatnagar, Sudhir K. Jain S.K. Deshmukh and M.K. Rai. 17. Tinea capitis: Causal organisms, prognosis and therapy/Sonali Wankheded and Mahendra Raj. 18. The health implications of antifungal drugs and mycotoxin interactions in chronic toxigenic mold exposures/Ebere C. Anyanwu and ljeoma Kanu. 19. The impact of the internet on mycology/Thomas J. Volk. Index.
"In the past two decades, fungal biotechnology has progressed with fast pace. Advances in Fungal Biotechnology is an important publication representing these advances and multiple roles played by fungi. This includes mostly industrial applications of fungi for the production of pigments, citric acid and vitamins, beneficial effects of mycorrhizal fungi, mycoviruses, biotransformation, and also various health implications.
Special features:
Focuses on biocontrol strategies by fungi.
Deals with the role of fungal enzymes--xylanases and laccases.
Discusses mycoviruses as an emerging tool for controlling pathogenic fungi.
Incorporates industrial applications like production of pigments, citric acid and vitamins.
Addresses biotransformation by fungi.
Illustrates the role of mycorrhizal fungi in revegetation programmes.
Contains health implications (allergy, mycotoxins, tinea infections).
Includes role of internet in mycology.
The book is essential reading for students, teachers and researchers of Botany, Mycology, Biotechnology, Microbiology and researchers working on sustainable technologies."
