AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION, Volume 1 (Applied Mycology and Biotechnology)

Presenting a stimulating synthesis of rapidly growing research interests and publications by scholars in the field of applied mycology and biotechnology. The surge of research and development activity in applied mycology and fungal biotechnology relates to the need and utility of fungi in many contexts. These contexts are wide in scope, and include agriculture, animal and plant health, biotransformation of organic or inorganic matter, food safety, composition of nutrients and micronutrients, and human and animal infectious disease. Containing a balanced treatment of principles, biotechnological manipulations and applications of major groups of fungi in agriculture and food, this book will serve as a practical resource for mycologists, microbiologists, biotechnologists, bioengineers, scientists from agri-food industry, biochemists, botanists and agriculturists. Content: Preface Page v George G. Khachatourians, Dilip K. Arora Editorial board for volume 1 Pages vii-viii Applied mycology and biotechnology for agriculture and foods Original Research Article Pages 1-11 George G. Khachatourians, Dilip K. Arora Filamentous fungi — growth and physiology Original Research Article Pages 13-54 R.W.S. Weber, D. Pitt Metabolic Regulation in Fungi Original Research Article Pages 55-72 G.A. Marzluf Protein secretion by fungi Original Research Article Pages 73-114 John F Peberdy, Gregg LF Wallis, David B Archer Significance of fungal peptide secondary metabolites in the agri-food industry Original Research Article Pages 115-143 Daniel G. Panaccione, Seanna L. Annis Plant antifungal peptides and their use in transgenic food crops Original Research Article Pages 145-164 Adrienne E. Woytowich, George G. Khachatourians Clustered metabolic pathway genes in filamentous fungi Original Research Article Pages 165-198 J.W. Cary, P.-K. Chang, D. Bhatnagar Molecular transformation, gene cloning, and gene expression systems for filamentous fungi Original Research Article Pages 199-238 Scott E. Gold, John W. Duick, Regina S. Redman, Rusty J. Rodriguez Aspergillus nidulans as a model organism for the study of the expression of genes encoding enzymes of relevance in the food industry Original Research Article Pages 239-265 A.P. MacCabe, M. Orejas, D. Ramón Detection of food-borne toxigenic molds using molecular probes Original Research Article Pages 267-287 Marianne E. Boysen, Anders R.B. Eriksson, Johan Schnürer Strain improvement in filamentous fungi-an overview Original Research Article Pages 289-304 K.M.H. Nevalainen Fungal solid state fermentation — an overview Original Research Article Pages 305-352 M.K. Gowthaman, Chundakkadu Krishna, M. Moo-Young Role of fungal enzymes in food processing Original Research Article Pages 353-386 R.K. Saxena, Rani Gupta, Shashi Saxena, Ruchi Gulati Production of organic acids and metabolites of fungi for food industry Original Research Article Pages 387-425 Nirmala A. Sahasrabudhe, Narendra V. Sankpal Index of Authors Page 427 Keyword Index Pages 429-435 Fungal genomics belongs to the most vigorously developing disciplines of contemporary biological sciences. Evaluation of structural and functional genomics may provide an important insight into the molecular function of gene products; which in turn, may help in understanding the cell function. Volume 5 (Genes and Genomics) in the series Applied Mycology and Biotechnology bridges the information gap created by the latest developments in the field of fungal genomics and bioinformatics. It addresses the contemporary issues relating to recombination in filamentous fungi, EST data mining, fungal intervening sequences, gene silencing, DNA damage response in filamentous fungi, cfp genes of Neurospora, developmental gene sequences, site-specific recombination, heterologous gene expression, hybridization and microarray technology to enumerate biomass. Written by world renowned scientists from both industry and academia, this volume also analyses the current knowledge in the area of hydrophobins and genetic regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis. Chapters covering different aspects of genomics of some human dimorphic fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, and genetics and morphogenesis of basidiomycetes, are also included. This book will be a useful reference for students, teachers and researchers working in the field of fungal genomics and bioinformatics of fungi. This volume presents a synthesis of rapidly growing research interests and publications by scholars in the field of applied mycology and biotechnology. The surge of research and development activity in applied mycology and fungal biotechnology relates to the need and utility of fungi in many contexts. These contexts are wide in scope, and include agriculture, animal and plant health, biotransformation of organic or inorganic matter, food safety, composition of nutrients and micronutrients, and human and animal infectious disease. Containing a balanced treatment of principles, biotechnological manipulations and applications of major groups of fungi in agriculture and food, this book should serve as a practical resource for mycologists, microbiologists, biotechnologists, bioengineers, scientists from agri-food industry, biochemists, botanists and agriculturists v. 1. Agriculture and food production v. 2. Agriculture and food production v. 3. Fungal genomics