Thermophilic fungi : basic concepts and biotechnological applications

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Contents
 Preface
 Author
 Acknowledgments
 Section I: Basic Concepts
 Chapter 1: Introduction
 1.1 Overview of Thermophilic Fungi
 1.2 Defining Thermophily
 1.3 Historical Background
 1.4 Habitat Relationships
 1.5 Isolation and Culture of Thermophilic Fungi
 1.5.1 Isolation Techniques
 1.5.1.1 Dilution Plate Technique (Apinis, 1963b)
 1.5.1.2 Warcup's Soil Plate Method (Warcup, 1950)
 1.5.1.3 Humidified Chamber Technique (Buxton and Mellanby, 1964)
 1.5.1.4 Paired Petri Plate Technique (Cooney and Emerson, 1964). 1.5.1.5 Waksman's Direct Inoculation Method (Waksman et al., 1939)1.5.1.6 Isolation from Air
 1.5.2 Culture Media for Isolation of Thermophilic Fungi
 1.6 Biotechnological Significance
 References
 Chapter 2: Origin of Thermophily in Fungi
 2.1 Introduction
 2.2 Origin and Ecological Relationships
 2.3 Fungal Adaptations to Thermophily
 2.4 Hypothesis to Explain Thermophilism in Fungi
 2.4.1 Protein Thermostability and Stabilization
 2.4.1.1 Structure-Based
 2.4.1.2 Sequence-Based
 2.4.2 Heat Shock Proteins
 2.4.3 Proteome and Genome as Determinants of Thermophilic Adaptation. 2.4.4 Reduction in Genome Size2.4.5 Thermotolerance Genes
 2.4.6 Rapid Turnover of Essential Metabolites
 2.4.7 Macromolecular Thermostability
 2.4.8 Ultrastructural Thermostability and Pigmentation
 2.4.9 Lipid Solubilization
 2.5 Acquired Thermotolerance
 2.6 Homeoviscous Versus Homeophasic Adaptations
 References
 Chapter 3: Physiology of Thermophilic Fungi
 3.1 Introduction
 3.2 Nutritional Requirements of Thermophilic Fungi
 3.3 Growth and Metabolism of Thermophilic Fungi
 3.4 Effects of Environmental Factors on Growth
 3.4.1 Effect of Temperature
 3.4.2 Effect of pH. 3.4.3 Effect of Oxygen3.4.4 Effect of Solutes and Water Activity
 3.4.5 Hydrostatic Pressure
 3.4.6 Effect of Light
 3.4.7 Relative Humidity
 3.5 Complex Carbon Sources and Adaptations for Mixed Substrate Utilization
 3.6 Nutrient Transport
 3.7 Protein Breakdown and Turnover
 3.8 Virulence
 References
 Chapter 4: Habitat Diversity
 4.1 Introduction
 4.2 Natural Habitats
 4.2.1 Soil
 4.2.1.1 Desert Soils
 4.2.1.2 Coal Mine Soils
 4.2.1.3 Geothermal Soils
 4.2.1.4 Dead Sea Valley Soil
 4.2.2 Beach Sand
 4.2.3 Nesting Material of Birds and Animals
 4.2.3.1 Bird Nests and Feathers. 4.2.3.2 Alligator Nesting Material4.2.4 Coal Spoil Tips
 4.2.5 Hot Springs
 4.3 Man-Made Habitats
 4.3.1 Hay
 4.3.2 Wood Chip Piles
 4.3.3 Nuclear Reactor Effluents
 4.3.4 Manure
 4.3.5 Stored Peat
 4.3.6 Retting Guayule
 4.3.7 Stored Grains
 4.3.8 Municipal Waste
 4.3.9 Composts
 References
 Section II: Taxonomy, Biodiversity, and Classification
 Chapter 5: Bioprospecting of Thermophilic Fungi
 5.1 Introduction
 5.2 Biodiversity Perspective
 5.3 Culturable Microbial Diversity
 5.4 Bioprospecting the Uncultivable
 5.5 Bioprospecting and Conservation of Fungal Diversity.