Fungi in extreme environments. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sonia M. Tiquia-Arashiro, Martin Grube, editors.
• Other Names: Tiquia-Arashiro, Sonia M; Grube, Martin
• Contents: I. Biodiversity, Ecology, Genetics and Physiology of Extremophilic Fungi Chapter 1. Biodiversity and ecology of extremophilic fungi in natural CO2 springs Irena Maček Chapter 2. Eukaryotic life in extreme environments: acidophilic fungi Angeles Aguilera and Elena González-Toril Chapter 3. Ecology of thermophilic fungi Tássio Brito de Oliveira1 and Andre Rodrigues Chapter 4. New perspectives on the distribution and roles of thermophilic fungi Miriam I. Hutchinson, Amy J. Powell, José Herrera and Donald O. Natvig Chapter 5. Ecology and biotechnology of thermophilic/thermotolerant fungi on crops under global warming Robert Russell M. Paterson and Nelson Lima Chapter 6. Soil microfungi of Israeli deserts: adaptations to environmental stress Isabella Grishkan Chapter 7. Extremotolerant fungi from lichens and rocks Claudio Gennaro Ametrano, Lucia Muggia and Martin Grube Chapter 8. Antarctic basidiomycetous yeast Masaharu Tsuji, Sakae Kudoh, and Tamotsu Hoshino Chapter 9. Adaptation mechanisms and applications of psychrophilic fungi Muhammad Rafiq, Noor Hassan, Maliha Rehman, and Fariha Hasan Chapter 10. Melanin and resistance to ionizing radiation in fungi Mackenzie E. Malo and Ekaterina Dadachova Chapter 11. Fungi in biofilms of highly acidic soils Martina Hujslová and Milan Gryndler Chapter 12. Global Proteomics of Extremophile Fungi: Mission Accomplished? Donatella Tesei, Katja Sterflinger and Gorji Marzban II. Biotechnological Applications of Extremophilic Fungi Chapter 13. Yeast thriving in cold terrestrial habitats: Biodiversity and industrial/biotechnological applications Marcelo Baeza, Oriana Flores, Jennifer Alcaíno, and Víctor Cifuentes Chapter 14. Pharmaceutical and biotechnological application of thermophilic fungi Shyam Prasad Gurram Chapter 15. Biotechnological applications of halophilic fungi; past, present and future Imran Ali, Samira Khaliq, Sumbal Sajid, and Ali Akbar Chapter 16. Biotechnological applications of xylanases from thermophilic fungi Sporotrichum thermophile Ayesha Sadaf, Syeda Warisul Fatima and Sunil K. Khare III. Biosynthesis of Novel Biomolecules and Extremozymes Chapter 17. Diversity and biotechnological applications of deep-sea fungi Muhammad Zain Ul Arifeen, Ya-Rong Xue, and Chang-Hong Liu Chapter 18 Bioactive compounds from marine extremophilic fungi Lesley-Ann Giddings and David Newman Chapter 19 Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles by Halotolerant Fungi Sonia Tiquia-Arashiro Chapter 20 Cellulases from thermophilic fungi: Recent Insights and Biotechnological Potential Duo-Chuan Li and Anastassios C. Papageorgiou Chapter 21. β-Galactosidases from an acidophilic fungus, Teratosphaeria acidotherma AIU BGA-1 Kimiyasu Isobe and Miwa Yamada Chapter 22. Fungi from extreme environments: A potential source of laccases group of extremozymes Om Prakash, Kapil Mahabare, Krishna Kumar Yadav, and Rohit Sharma IV. Bioenergy and Biofuel synthesis Chapter 23. Lignocellulose Degrading Thermophilic Fungi and Their Prospects in Natural Rubber Extraction from Plants Shomaila Sikandar, Imran Afzal, Naeem Ali, and Katrina Cornish Chapter 24. Thermophilic fungi and their enzymes for biorefineries Abha Sharma, Anamika Sharma, Surender Singh, Ramesh Chander Kuhad and Lata Nain V. Bioremediation and Biosolids Treatment Chapter 25. Acidomyces acidophilus: Ecology, biochemical properties, and application to bioremediation Wai Kit Chan, Dirk Wildeboer, Hemda Garelick and Diane Purchase Chapter 26. Bioremediation abilities of Antarctic fungi María Martha Martorell, Lucas Adolfo Mauro Ruberto, Lucía Inés Figueroa de Castellanos, and Walter Patricio Mac Cormack Chapter 27 Haloalkaliphilic fungi and their roles in the treatment of saline-alkali soil Yi Wei and Shi-Hong Zhang Chapter 28 Potential role of extremophilic fungus for extra-heavy crude oil bioconversion and the sustainable development of the petroleum industry Leopoldo Naranjo-Briceño, Beatriz Pernia, Trigal Perdomo, Meralys González, Ysvic Inojosa, Ángela De Sisto, Hector Urbina, Vladimir León Chapter 29 Thermophilic Fungi: Their Role in Composting and Industrial Processes Sonia Tiquia-Arashiro.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (625 pages)
• Subjects: 571.2/9; Thermophilic fungi; Extreme environments -- Microbiology; Extreme environments -- Microbiology; Thermophilic fungi; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030190309; 3030190307
• Related ISBNs: 9783030190293
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