Biology of Macrofungi (eBook)

Bhim Pratap Singh Dr. Bhim Pratap Singh working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Aizawl, Mizoram University, India, has more than 10 years of research experience in the field of molecular microbiology, biocontrol of plant diseases, mushroom diversity, biosynthetic potential of actinobacteria and fungi associated with medicinal plants. He has worked for last 10 years on microbial diversity and explored the microbial population associated with medicinal plants and rhizospheric soils. His group has documented the wild mushroom of from Mizoram, Northeast India. He has completed seven externally funded research projects on screening and characterization of endophytic actibacteria and fungi associated with medicinal plants and the rhizospheric soils funded by several funding agencies. Dr. Singh has organized several international and national conferences and seminars including India-UK scientific seminar jointly funded by the British Council and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi. Dr. Singh has been awarded with several honors like young scientist award in 2014 from Scientific and education Research Society, India and Best achievement award for the contribution to the Asian PGPR society, USA. Dr. Singh is serving ad editors of several reputed peer reviewed scientific journals like Frontiers in Microbiology, Plos ONE etc., and he is an active member of several national and international professional bodies like Asian PGPR Society, Association of Microbiologists of India, MSI, ISCA etc.. His group has published more than 45 research papers in SCI journals and 16 book chapters in the books published by national and international publishers. Dr. Singh has also edited two books published from Springer and Elsevier publications. Dr. Singh has guided 4 Ph.D students and 3 M.Phil students till date.   Lallawmsanga Chhakchhuak Mr. Lallawmsanga is pursuing Ph.D. at the Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University. With his research experience at the Centre for advanced studies in Botany, University of Madras, India. He has been working in the field of plant science and environmental microbiology during the last eight years. He has attended several national and international conferences. Mr. Lallawmsanga has published one paper in PLOSONE international journal to explain about diversity and antimicrobial potential of wild edible mushroom from Mizoram, Northeast India. He has been actively taking part in the university outreach programmes to educate the tribal community in Mizoram, India.   Ajit Kumar Passari Dr. Ajit Kumar Passari working as Research Associate in Department of Biotechnology, Aizawl, Mizoram University, India, has more than six years of research experience on various fields of molecular marker study and their phylogenetic analysis, Molecular biology, secondary metabolites production and plant growth promoting potential of actinobacteria associated with medicinal plant. He has especially worked on DNA fingerprinting of endophytic actinobacteria, fungi and mushroom and screening for their antimicrobial biosynthetic potential. His research team has explored number of actinobacteria, fungi and mushroom from different sources of Mizoram, India and their functional approach. Dr. Passari has been received various awards like Young Scientist Award in International Conference on “Innovative Approaches in Applied Sciences and Technologies” at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and selected for 2nd BRICS Young Scientist Forum in 2017 at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. He is an active member of various national and international societies like Asian PGPR Society of Sustainable Agriculture, Association of Microbiologists of India and Indian Science Congress etc. Dr. Passari has published more than 25 research papers in peer reviewed national and international journals with high impact factor. He has published 08 book chapters in national and international publishers as well as also edited one book in actinobacteria: diversity and biotechnology applications published from Elsevier publications.

Preface1.    Exploration of macrofungi in sub-tropical semi-evergreen Indian forest ecosystems       Lallawmsanga, Ajit Kumar Passari and Bhim Pratap Singh2.    A Global Overview of Edible Mushrooms       Malarvizhi Kaliyaperumal, Kezhocuyi Kezo and Sugantha Gunaseelan3.    Molecular characterization of wild mushrooms: a paradigm shift from morphotyping       Madhusmita Borthakur and S.R. Joshi4.    Antimicrobial and hepatoprotective activities of edible mushrooms       Jasmina Glamočlija, Marina Kostić and Marina Soković5.    Mushroom-mediated Protection from Oxidative Damage to DNA           John A Buswell6.    Chemical and bioactive profiling of wild edible mushrooms        Katarzyna Sułkowska-Ziaja, Katarzyna Kała, Jan Lazur and Bożena Muszyńska7.    Biotechnological requirements for the commercial cultivation of macrofungi: substrate and casing layer         Maria L. Tello, Margarita, Gail Preston, Jaime Carrasco and Perez 8.    Role of mushroom fungi in decolourization of industrial dyes and degradation of agrochemicals         Sachin Gupta, Sudheer K. Annepu, Baby Summuna, Moni Gupta and Sunil A Nair9.    Mushrooms: Isolation and purification of exopolysaccharides         Yuxiao Wang, Xiaojun Huang and  Shaoping Nie 10.    Novel prospective of wild mushroom polysaccharides as potential prebiotics         Yuxiao Wang, Xiaojun Huang and Shaoping Nie 11.    Pharmaceutic prodigy of ergosterol and protein profile of Ganoderma lucidum         Anna Goyal and Anu Kalia12.    Application of Wild Macrofungi as Anticancer Therapeutics         Cheong, Peter Chiew Hing, Tan, Chon Seng, Fung and  Shin Yee13.    Recent advances in cultivation of edible mushrooms         Meena Kapahi14.    Medicinal mushrooms: Cultivation and pharmaceutical impact         Cheong, Peter Chiew Hing & Fung, Shin Yee, Tan, Chon Seng, Fung and  Shin Yee  15.    Biological control of microbial pathogens in edible mushrooms         Gail M. Preston, Jaime Carrasco, Francisco J. Gea and  María J. Navarro16.    Cordycepin: A biotherapeutic molecule from medicinal mushroom         Mohammad Soltani, Roslinda Abd Malek, Nagib A. Elmarzugi, Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally, Davin Uy, Ong Mei Leng and  Hesham A. El-Enshasy 17.    Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles using Mushrooms         Anu Kalia and Gagandeep Kaur  18.    Bioconversion and Biotransformation Efficiencies of Wild Macrofungi          Aparecido Almeida Conceição, Joice Raisa Barbosa Cunha, Vandinelma Oliveira Vieira, Rubén Darío Romero Pelaéz, Simone Mendonça, João Ricardo Moreira Almeida,     Eustáquio Souza Dias, Euziclei Gonzaga de Almeida and  Félix Gonçalves de Siqueira19.    Wild macro-fungi from Northwest Himalayas:  Future prospects and challenges         Monika Thakur  Index