Laboratory Protocols in Fungal Biology (2^nd Ed., 2nd ed. 2022) Current Methods in Fungal Biology Fungal Biology Series

Mycology has an integral role to play in the development of the biotechnology and biomedical sectors. It has become a subject of increasing importance as new fungi and their associated biomolecules are identified. As this discipline comes to the forefront of research in these sectors, the requirement for a consolidation of available research approaches is required. The First Edition of this book has a few basic and applied protocols. With the Second Edition, this book provides consolidated information on recent developments and the most widely used mycological methods available in the fields of biochemistry, biotechnology and microbiology. The methods outlined offer clear and concise directions to the reader and covers both standard protocols and more applied mycological methods. This book provides useful information for undergraduates, post-graduates, and specialists and researchers studying fungal biology.

Preface.

1. Long Term Preservation of Fungal Cultures in All-Russian Collection of Microorganisms (VKM): Protocols and Results
   

 Dr. Svetlana M. Ozerskaya

All-Russian Collection of Microorganisms (VKM IBPM RAS, Pushchino, Russia), G.K.Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Science,  prospekt Nauki, 5, Pushchino-142290, Moscow Region, Russia.

Phone: +7-499-783-25-02, Fax: +7-499-783-25-02

Email: smo@dol.ru

 2. Confocal Laser and Epifluorescence microscopy

 Prof. Marcelo de Carvalho Alves

Department of Soil and Rural Engineering,  Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

3. Diagnose of chytid parasites of algae in the plankton

Prof. Télesphore Sime-Ngando

Phone : +33473407836, Fax: +33473407670

 4. Sabouraud Agar for Fungal Growth

Dr. Janelle Hare

Phone: +606-783-2951, Fax: +606-783-5002

Email: jm.hare@moreheadstate.edu

 5. FISH, fluorescence in situ hybridization of uncultured zoosporic fungi

 Prof. Télesphore Sime-Ngando

Phone : +33473407836, Fax: +33473407670

Email: telesphore.sime-ngando@univ-bpclermont.fr, latestuggine@gmail.com

6. Quantitative PCR Analysis of Double-Stranded RNA-Mediated Gene Silencing in Fungi

 Dr.  José M. Díaz-Mínguez

Prof. Titular de Universidad, Director Centro Hispano Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias,CIALE, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Río Duero, 12, Campus de Villamayor, 37185 Salamanca, Spain.

Phone: 34 923 294500 ext. 5101, Fax 34 923 294399

E-mail: josediaz@usal.es

7. Real-time quantitative PCR assay for counting uncultured zoosporic fungi

 Prof. Télesphore Sime-Ngando

 LMGE, Laboratoire Microorganismes,  Génome et Environnement, UMR CNRS 6023, Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont Université, BP 80026, 63171 Aubière Cedex, France.

Phone : +33473407836, Fax: +33473407670

8. Rapid Identification and Detection of Pathogenic Fungi by Padlock Probes

Dr.  C.K.M. Tsui

Department of Forest Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.

Phone: +1 604 822 3108,Fax: +1 604 822 9102

Email: clementsui@gmail.com

9. Extraction and Characterization of Taxol: An Anticancer Drug from an Endophytic And Pathogenic Fungi

 Dr. M. Pandi

¹Department of Molecular Microbiology, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-625 021, Tamilnadu, India.

Phone: +91-9840652927, Fax: +91-0452-2459105

Email: an_pandi@rediffmail.com

10. Recent advances in applications of Machine Learning in Fungal Biology

 Dr. V. K. Jayaraman

Scientific and Engineering computing Group (SECG), Centre for Development of  Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Ganeshkhind, Pune-411007, Maharashtra, India.

Phone: +91-20-2570-4100, Fax: +91-20-2569 4004

11. TBD (on Fungal Conservation)

 Prof. Télesphore Sime-Ngando

 LMGE, Laboratoire Microorganismes,  Génome et Environnement, UMR CNRS 6023, Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont Université, BP 80026, 63171 Aubière Cedex, France.

Phone : +33473407836, Fax: +33473407670

12. TBD

Professor Hauke Smidt, Wageningen University & Research, Laboratory of Microbiology, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, Netherlands,

Email: hauke.smidt@wur.nl

13  Loop-mediated isothermal amplification of the entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana

Dr Stefan T. Jaronski
Research Entomologist

USDA ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory
1500 N. Central Ave.

Sidney MT 59270 USA

Tel. 406-433-9486

Email: Stefan.Jaronski@ars.usda.gov

14. Molecular taxonomy and multi-gene phylogeny of fungi

 Dr. Abhishek Baghela

Scientist - D, 

National Fungal Culture Collection of India (NFCCI)

Biodiversity & Palaeobiology Group 

MACS - Agharkar Research Institute

G. G. Agarkar Road, Pune 411004, India

(Lab)+91 20 25325105

(M) +91 7057180433

Email: abhishekbaghela@aripune.org

15. Yeast isolation methods from specialized habitats

Dr. Abhishek Baghela

Scientist - D, 

National Fungal Culture Collection of India (NFCCI)

Biodiversity & Palaeobiology Group 

MACS - Agharkar Research Institute

G. G. Agarkar Road, Pune 411004, India

(Lab)+91 20 25325105

(M) +91 7057180433

Email: abhishekbaghela@aripune.org

16. Assays for the quantification of antioxidant enzymes in fungi

Professor Konstantinos Grintzalis,

Laboratory of Cellular, Nutritional and Toxicological Biochemistry, Institute of Life Sciences, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Vijai Kumar Gupta is currently working as Senior Fellow at Center for Safe and Improved Foods & Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Edinburgh, UK. Dr Gupta received his doctoral degree in Microbiology in 2009 from Dr RML Avadh University India, and the leading expert in the area of Biomass Valorisation, Microbial Bioprocess Biotechnologies, Bioactive Natural Products, and Environmental Sustainability.

He is the Secretary of the European Mycological Association and also the International Professor at IFST-China, Visiting Professor at SCBG-China; SZIU-Hungary; SHUATS-India. Dr Gupta is the Fellow of few international scientific societies including- Linnaean Society-UK; Mycological Society of India; Indian Mycological Association; Academy of Microbiological Sciences India; National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India and Member of Royal Society Biology, UK. He has 175 peer-reviewed publications, 33 book chapters and 39 books in his hands with author h-index 50, i10-index 173 with total 11K+ citations to-date. Also, he is the editor of few reputed journals including, Microbial Cell Factories, Scientific Reports, Microbiome, Biotechnology Advances and Critical Reviews in Biotechnology.

Maria Tuohy is the Principal Investigator and Head of the Molecular Glycobiotechnology Group, School of Natural Sciences, NUI, Galway, Ireland. Dr. Tuohy has a strong track record in Glycobiotechnology and Enzyme Biotechnology, with ~28 years’ experience in fungal biology and biotechnology. A special focus of the research is on developing enabling technology for bioconversion of terrestrial plants and algae for biorefinery and bioenergy applications. This research encompasses protein biotechnology, molecular enzymology, proteomics, fungal genetics, biology and genomics, fermentation, analytical methods in glycobiology and protein biochemistry, development of novel energy systems,

Features the work of the foremost authorities on fungal biology

Offers information for a diverse audience including both early stage and experienced researchers

Discusses protocols derived from current peer-reviewed literature