Fungal Applications in Sustainable Environmental Biotechnology - Purchase, Diane; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016)
Introduction -- Part I. Fungal Biotechnology in Agriculture and Their Potential Contributions Towards Food Security -- Fungi in Composting -- The Genetic Basis of Abiotic Stress Resistance in Extremophilic Fungi: The Genes Cloning and Application -- Fungi as an Alternative to Agrochemicals to Control Plant Diseases -- Part II. Providing Sustainable and Environmentally-Friendly Solutions to Treat Wastewater -- Application of Biological Adsorption and Biodegradation Function of Fungi in Wastewater and Sludge Treatment -- Potential of White-Rot Fungi to Treat Xenobiotic-Containing Wastewater -- Fungal Bioremediation of Emerging Micropollutants in Municipal Wastewaters -- Application of Microalgae and Fungal - Microalgal Associations for Wastewater Treatment -- Part III. Mycoremediation: Fungi as Prolific Degraders to Control Waste and Reduce Pollution -- Mycoremediation of Organic Pollutants: Principles, Opportunities and Pitfalls -- White and Brown Rot Fungi as Decomposers of Lignocellulosic Materials and Their Role in Waste and Pollution Control -- Mycoremediation of Heavy Metal/Metalloid-Contaminated Soil: Current Understanding and Future Prospects -- Part IV. Biotechnology to Reduce Reliance on Fossil Fuels: From Biomass to Biofuel -- Fungi in Consolidated Bioprocessing of Lignocellulosic Materials -- Fungal Enzyme and Their Role in Bioenergy -- Part V. Fungi as Biofactories and Other Biotechnological Applications -- Fungal Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles, a Cleaner Alternative -- Unravelling the Chemical Interactions of Fungal Endophytes for Exploitation as Microbial Factories -- Geomycology.
Keywords: Mycology; Plant breeding; Biology-Technique.; Systems biology; Renewable energy resources; Mycology; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Biological Techniques; Systems Biology; Renewable and Green Energy