1st Edition

Fungi from Different Environments

Edited By J K Misra, S.K. Deshmukh Copyright 2009
405 Pages
by CRC Press

405 Pages
by CRC Press

Mycologists now look at the genes of fungi to decipher many features that they have been studying in the past beyond just looking at the morphology and other such traits of these organisms. Fungi are also attracting the attention of scientists in various other disciplines. These include the search for useful fungi in various extreme environments that may be useful in other ways such as for their... Read more

Preface
Fungi from Palaeoenvironments: Their Role in Environmental Interpretations S.K.M. Tripathi
Fungi in the Air—Aeromycology: An Overview S.T. Tilak
Fungi in Saline Water Bodies with Special Attention to the Hypersaline Dead Sea Mycobiota A.S. Buchalo, S.P. Wasser and E. Nevo
Filamentous Fungi in the Marine Environment:Chemical Ecology M. Namikoshi and Jin-Zhong Xu
The Genus Achlya from Alkaline and Sewage Polluted Aquatic Environment J.K. Misra and Anshul Pant
Keratinolytic and Keratinophilic Fungi in Sewage Sludge:Factors Influencing their Occurrence K. Ulfig
Fungi in Snow Environments: Psychrophilic Molds—A Group of Pathogens Affecting Plants under Snow N. Matsumoto and T. Hoshino
Fungi from High Nitrogen Environments—Ammonia Fungi: Eco-Physiological Aspects A. Suzuki
Prospecting for Novel Enzyme Activities and Their Genes in Filamentous Fungi from Extreme Environments H. Nevalainen, J. Te’o and R. Bradner
The Cuckoo Fungus ‘Termite ball’ Mimicking Termite Eggs: A Novel Insect-fungal Association K. Matsuura and T. Yashiro
The Hallucinogenic Mushrooms: Diversity, Traditions,Use and Abuse with Special Reference to the
Genus
Psilocybe G. Guzmán
Environmental Impacts on Fatty Acid Composition of Fungal Membranes C. Gostincar, M. Turk and N. Gunde-Cimerman
Microsporum canis
—A Pathogen of Cats and Its Control Through Environmental Management: A Review R. Papini
Thermophilic Molds in Environmental Management B. Singh and T. Satyanarayana
Subject Index
Genus & Species Index
Color Plate Section

Biography

J. K. Misra, S. K. Deshmukh