Fungi and Biotechnology (Recent advances)/edited by H.C. Dube. 1991, 178 p., tables, figs., $26.
Contents: Preface. 1. Fungi and biotechnology (Inaugural address)/S. Ramachandran. 2. Molecular approaches to yeast taxonomy/Tapan Chakrabarti. 3. Bioinsecticides and biotechnology/H.N. Gour and Arvind Kumar. 4. Thermophilic fungi at cross roads of biotechnological development/B.N. Johri and Shafique Ahmad. 5. Activation and stabilization of enzymes by reserved micelles/Datta Madamwar, Nikki Jain and Seema Patel. 6. B-Carotene synthesis in Blakeslea trispora/V.V. Modi and Sujata Chiplunkar. 7. Control of cellulolytic fungi in industrial cooling towers/Mayur J. Kapadia, H.H. Patel, D.H. Desai and M.U. Patel. 8. Some studies on Metarhizium Anisopliae application against Holotrichia Consanguinea (Blanchard)/K.C. Patel, H.C. Dube and D.N. Yadav. 9. Strain selection and improvement in relation to biotechnology of fungal enzymes/M.C. Srinivasan. 10. Mycorrhizal biotechnology for improvement of crop plants/S.B. Sullia. 11. Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae in cultivated legumes/S.B. Sullia and R.K. Chandranath. 12. Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by filamentous fungi/T.S. Suryanarayanan, V. Muruganandam, J. Rajamurugan and G. Prakash. 13. Aeromycology - aspects and prospects/S.T. Tilak. 14. The role of foreign compounds in target organ malfunctioning/impairment/Vandana Tiwari. 15. Studies on lipid profile of different yeasts for the production of single cell oil/Ujjval Trivedi, Hemant Patel and Ramesh Ray. 16. Use of various types of co-agulums and flavours for making soypaneer/Meenal Jain, Sheila Jain and A.K. Sarbhoy.
"The present volume contains some selected papers presented at a symposium on fungi and biotechnology in October, 1989 at Bhavnagar, India. The inaugural address by Dr. S. Ramachandran (Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, New Delhi) constitutes the first and most valued summary of the various ways in which fungi can be harnessed in biotechnology. The other chapters too are written by leading scientists who have brought international recognistion to their work. The chapters cover such relevant areas as the molecular approaches in yeast taxonomy fungi as bioinsecticids, their role in petroleum degradation, B-carotene synthesis, mycorrhizal biotechnology, and fungi in industrial cooling towers. All the articles are indispensable for all those interested in biotechnology." (jacket)