Advancing Frontiers in Mycology & Mycotechnology: Basic and Applied Aspects of Fungi

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvi
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 The Mystical World of Mushrooms  (V. K. Bhalerao, A. P. Gaikwad, C. D. Deokar, K. S. Raghuwanshi)....Pages 3-48
 The Developmental History of Ustilago maydis: A Saprophytic Yeast, a Mycelial Fungus, Mushroom-Like, and a Smut  (José Ruiz-Herrera, José L. Cabrera-Ponce, Claudia León-Ramírez, Fernando Pérez-Rodríguez, Mayela Salazar-Chávez, Alejandro Sánchez-Arreguín et al.)....Pages 49-68
 Biochemical and Molecular Aspects of Dimorphism in Fungi  (Ejaj K. Pathan, Vandana Ghormade, Redeemson Panmei, Mukund V. Deshpande)....Pages 69-94
 Diversity, Ecology and Utilization of Soil Fungi: Indian Scenario  (C. Manoharachary, D. Nagaraju)....Pages 95-116
 Diversity and Bioprospecting of Yeasts from Extreme Environments  (Shiv Mohan Singh, Nitin Adhapure, Rohit Sharma)....Pages 117-142
 Marine Fungal Ecology in the Molecular Era  (V. Venkateswara Sarma, Rajesh Jeewon)....Pages 143-180
 Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Oscillatory Orchestration of Growth  (David Lloyd)....Pages 181-214
 Neurospora Genetic Backgrounds Differ in Meiotic Silencing by Unpaired DNA (MSUD) Strength: Implications for Dp-Mediated Suppression of Repeat-Induced Point Mutation (RIP)  (Durgadas P. Kasbekar)....Pages 215-226
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 Fungal Bioremediation: A Step Towards Cleaner Environment  (Darshan M. Rudakiya, Archana Tripathi, Shilpa Gupte, Akshaya Gupte)....Pages 229-249
 Exploring Fungi-Associated Lignocellulose Degradation: Secretomic and Proteomic Approaches  (Akshay Shankar, Shruti Ahlawat, Krishna Kant Sharma)....Pages 251-277
 Fungi the Crucial Contributors for Nanotechnology: A Green Chemistry Perspective  (Aliesha Moudgil, Bhushan P. Chaudhari)....Pages 279-298
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 Recent Developments in Ectomycorrhizal Research  (Tanveer Kaur, M. Sudhakara Reddy)....Pages 301-323
 Rumen Microbiome and Plant Secondary Metabolites (PSM): Inhibition of Methanogenesis and Improving Nutrient Utilization  (D. N. Kamra, B. Singh)....Pages 325-345
 Class B-Trichothecene Profiles of Fusarium Species as Causal Agents of Head Blight  (Emre Yörük, Tapani Yli-Mattila)....Pages 347-376
 Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin A Detection: Traditional and Current Methods  (Shraddha Rahi, Priyanka Choudhari, Vandana Ghormade)....Pages 377-404
 The Explosion of Brazilian Endophytic Fungal Diversity: Taxonomy and Biotechnological Potentials  (Jadson Diogo Pereira Bezerra, Leticia Francisca da Silva, Cristina Maria de Souza-Motta)....Pages 405-433
 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Alleviation of Cold Stress in Plants  (Thokchom Sarda Devi, Samta Gupta, Rupam Kapoor)....Pages 435-455
 Challenges in Invasive Fungal Disease  (Arunaloke Chakrabarti, Shreya Singh)....Pages 457-478
 Diversity of Endophytic Fungi and Their Role in Artificial Agarwood Production in Aquilaria Tree  (Hemraj Chhipa, Sunil K. Deshmukh)....Pages 479-494
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 Bioprospecting of Fungal Entomo- and Myco-Pathogens  (E. K. Pathan, A. V. Patil, M. V. Deshpande)....Pages 497-513
 Fungal Enzymes: Sources and Biotechnological Applications  (Naveen Kango, Uttam Kumar Jana, Ritumbhara Choukade)....Pages 515-538
 Fungi in Hypogean Environment: Bioprospection Perspective  (S. R. Joshi, Upashna Chettri)....Pages 539-561
 Secondary Metabolites of Mushrooms: A Potential Source for Anticancer Therapeutics with Translational Opportunities  (Sudeshna Nandi, Rimpa Sikder, Krishnendu Acharya)....Pages 563-598
 Modulation of Fungal Metabolome by Biotic Stress  (Geane Pereira de Oliveira, Bruna de Almeida Martins, Matheus Thomaz Nogueira Silva Lima, Jacqueline Aparecida Takahashi)....Pages 599-626
 Marine Fungi as a Potential Source of Future Cosmeceuticals  (Shivankar Agrawal, Sunil K. Deshmukh, Colin J. Barrow)....Pages 627-669
Back Matter ....Pages 671-675