Mycoremediation and Environmental Sustainability (eBook)

Ram Prasad is Assistant Professor at the Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr. Prasad completed his Ph.D. at the Department of Microbiology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, UP, India, in collaboration with School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. He received his M.Sc. in Life Sciences at JNU and also qualified CSIR-NET, ASRB-NET, and GATE. His research interest includes plant microbe-interactions, sustainable agriculture and microbial nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has ninety five publications to his credit, including research papers & book chapters and five patents issued or pending, and edited or authored several books. Dr. Prasad has eleven years of teaching experience and he has been awarded the Young Scientist Award (2007) and Prof. J.S. Datta Munshi Gold Medal (2009) by the International Society for Ecological Communications; FSAB fellowship (2010) by the Society for Applied Biotechnology; Outstanding Scientist Award (2015) in the field of Microbiology by Venus International Foundation; and the American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators (USA, 2014). In 2014-2015, Dr. Prasad served as Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, USA.

Preface1 Bioremediation Applications with Fungi​​ ​Necdet Saglam1*, Ozfer Yesilada2, Semran Saglam3, Elif Apohan2, Mesut Sam4, Sedef Ilk5, Ezgi Emul1, Ekrem Gurel6 1Division of Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey 2Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey 3Department of Atomic Molecular Physics, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey 4Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey 5Central Research Laboratory, Omer Halisdemir University, Nigde, Turkey 6 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey 2 Role of Phytochelatines (PCs), Metallothionines (MTs) and Heavy metal ATPase (HMA) Genes in Heavy Metal Tolerance Khushboo Chaudhary, Swati Agarwal and Suphiya Khan Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali University (Tonk) Rajasthan India 304022   3 Production of Biooils from Microbial Biomasses Laura Bardi CREA - Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economy Analysis Area di Ricerca del CNR di Torino Strada delle Cacce 73 - 10135 Turin, Italy   4 Mycoremediation of Agricultural soil: Bioprospection for sustainable development Jyotika Purohit1, A. Chattopadhyay1, N.K. Singh2 1Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, C.P. College of Agriculture, S.D. Agricultural University, Gujarat, India 2Dept. of Microbiology, C.P. College of Agriculture, S.D. Agricultural University, SK Nagar, Gujarat, India   5 Bioremediation and Decolorization of Textile Dyes by White Rot Fungi and Laccase Enzymes Ozfer Yesilada1, Emre Birhanli2, Hikmet Geckil3 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey  2Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey 3Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey   6 Mycoremediation of Common Agricultural Pesticides Chitra Pandey1, Deepti Prabha2, Yogesh Kumar Negi1 1Department of Basic Sciences, College of Forestry (VCSG UUHF), Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India 2Deptt. of Seed Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Allied Sciences, Chauras Campus, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India   7 Bioremediation of Insecticides by White Rot Fungi and its Environmental Relevance Debashish Mohapatra, Sakti Kanta Rath and Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack -753003   8 An Overview of Fungal Applications in the Valorization of Lignocelullosic Agricultural By-products: The case of Two-phase Olive Mill Wastes Rocío Reinaa, Mercedes García-Sánchezb, Christiane Liersc Inmaculada Garcíaa, Elisabet Arandad 1Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Estación Experimental del Zaidín (EEZ), Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Prof. Albareda 1, E-18008 Granada, Spain 2Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, Kamýcká, 129 00, Prague 6-Suchdol, Czech Republic. 3Dresden University of Technology, International Institute Zittau, Department of Bio and Environmental Sciences, Markt 23, 02763 Zittau, Germany 4University of Granada, Water Research Institute, Department of Microbiology, Edificio Fray Luis, Ramón y Cajal 4, 18071, Granada, Spain Rocío Reina, Mercedes García-Sánchez, Inmaculada García-Romera, Elisabet Aranda   9 Fungal Conversion and Valorization of Winery Wastes Albino A. Dias, Ana Sampaio, Carla Amaral, Rose M.O.F. Sousa, Paula A. Pinto, Joana M.C. Fernandes, Rui M.F. Bezerra CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, UTAD – Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal   10 Biosorption of Dye and Heavy Metal Pollutants by Fungal Biomass: A Sustainable Approach Busi Siddhardha, Himani Meena Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry - 605014, India   11 Application of Myconanotechnology in the Sustainable Management of Crop Production System Deepanwita Deka, Jintu Rabha and Dhruva Kumar Jha* Microbial Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, Assam, India   12 Obligate Marine Fungi and Bioremediation V. Venkateswara Sarma Department of Biotechnology, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Pondicherry-605 014, India   13 Mycoremediation Mechanisms for Heavy Metal Resistance/Tolerance in Plants Poonam C. Singh, Sonal Srivastava, Deeplai Shukla, Vidisha Bist, Pratibha Tripathi, Vandana Anand, Salil Akravanshi, Jasvinder Kaur, Suchi Srivastava Division of Plant Microbe Interactions, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow - 226 001, India 14 Fungal Derived Chitosan Based Nanocomposites: A Sustainable Approach for Heavy Metal Biosorption and Environmental Management Siddhardha Busi, Subhaswaraj Pattnaik Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry - 605014, IndiaIndex