Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Fungi and Their Associated Enzymes
(Pankaj Kumar Chaurasia and Shashi Lata Bharati, P. G. Department of Chemistry, LS College, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India, and others)
Chapter 2. Species Diversity and Distribution of Indigenous Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Isolated from Different Wheat Cultivars of Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh) India
(O. P. Dwivedi, Lab of Mycology and Plant Pathology, P.G. Department of Botany, S. V. M. Science and Technology P. G. College, Lalganj, Pratapgarh, India)
Chapter 3. Isolation, Identification and Study of the Potential Applications of Tropical Fungi in Lignocellulolysis
(S. K. Jayasekara, M. Kathirgamanathan and R. R. Ratnayake, Bioenergy and Soil Ecosystems Research Project, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka)
Chapter 4. Wild Edible Mushrooms of Rudraprayag District, Uttarakhand Himalaya: Diversity, Distribution and Ethnomycology
(Upendra Singh and R. P. Bhatt, Department of Botany and Microbiology, H. N. B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India)
Chapter 5. Rhizospheric Fungi: Diversity and Therapeutic Potential
(Mahendra Kumar Sahu and Harit Jha, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Ghasidas Viswavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India)
Chapter 6. A Review on Lichen Diversity and Its Associated Fungi: Present and Future Prospects
(Dipanjali Devi and Kumanand Tayung, Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India)
Chapter 7. Secondary Metabolites by Endophytic Fungi: Potential for Bio-Based Products Developments
(Ana Paula Sant’Anna da Silva, Rebeca Xavier da Cunha, Jadson Diogo Pereira Bezerra, Thaíse Gabriele da Silva Brito, Caíque Silveira Martins da Fonseca, Irailton Prazeres dos Santos and Vera Lúcia de Menezes Lima, Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, Brazil, and others)
Chapter 8. A Biological Active Mushroom, Agaricus bisporus: An Update of Its Phytopharmacology and Medicinal Properties with Respect to Various Diseases
(Mayank Kulshreshtha and Shristy Srivastava, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow, UP, India)
Chapter 9. Mushrooms in Nigeria and Their Nutraceutical Potentials
(Victor Olusegun Oyetayo and Folake Lucy Oyetayo, Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, and others)
Chapter 10. Ancient and Recent Methods of Characterization of Fungi and Breakthroughs in Their Identification
(Rajalakshmi Sridharan and Veenagayathri Krishnaswamy, Department of Biotechnology, Stella Maris College [Autonomous], India)
Chapter 11. The Role of Edible Mushrooms in Cancer Treatment
(Md. Moyen Uddin Pk, Rumana Pervin and Md. Matiar Rahman, Institute of Biological Science, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, and others)
Chapter 12. Bio-Conversion of Agro-Wastes Using Mushroom Technology
Abiodun Olusola Salami and Faith Ayobami Bankole, Department of Crop Production and Protection, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria)
Chapter 13. Trichophyton rubrum: A Leading Pathogen of Skin and Nail Infection
(K. Anita, Assistant Professor, Deptartment of Botany, M. G. P. G. College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Chapter 14. Mycotoxins and Their Impacts on Human Health
(K. Anita, Department of Botany, M. G. P. G. College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Chapter 15. Purification, Characterization and Clinical Applications of Therapeutic Fungal Enzymes
(Mafalda R. Almeida, Ana M. Ferreira, João C. F. Nunes and Ana P. M. Tavares, Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal)
Chapter 16. Fungal Lignocellulolytic Enzymes: Physiological Roles and Biotechnological Applications
(Chandana Paul, Madhumita Maitra and Nirmalendu Das, Post Graduate Department of Botany, Barasat Govt. College, Barasat, Kolkata, India, and others)
Chapter 17. Introductory Approach to the Kinetic Properties of Fungal Laccases
(Pankaj Kumar Chaurasia and Shashi Lata Bharati, P. G. Department of Chemistry, L. S. College, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India, and others)
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