Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Section I: Basic Concepts |
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1.1 Overview of Thermophilic Fungi |
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1.3 Historical Background |
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1.4 Habitat Relationships |
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1.5 Isolation and Culture of Thermophilic Fungi |
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1.5.1 Isolation Techniques |
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1.5.1.1 Dilution Plate Technique |
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1.5.1.2 Warcup's Soil Plate Method |
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1.5.1.3 Humidified Chamber Technique |
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1.5.1.4 Paired Petri Plate Technique |
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1.5.1.5 Waksman's Direct Inoculation Method |
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1.5.1.6 Isolation from Air |
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1.5.2 Culture Media for Isolation of Thermophilic Fungi |
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1.6 Biotechnological Significance |
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20 | (3) |
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23 | (6) |
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Chapter 2 Origin of Thermophily in Fungi |
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2.2 Origin and Ecological Relationships |
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2.3 Fungal Adaptations to Thermophily |
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2.4 Hypothesis to Explain Thermophilism in Fungi |
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2.4.1 Protein Thermostability and Stabilization |
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2.4.2 Heat Shock Proteins |
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2.4.3 Proteome and Genome as Determinants of Thermophilic Adaptation |
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2.4.4 Reduction in Genome Size |
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2.4.5 Thermotolerance Genes |
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2.4.6 Rapid Turnover of Essential Metabolites |
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2.4.7 Macromolecular Thermostability |
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2.4.8 Ultrastructural Thermostability and Pigmentation |
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2.4.9 Lipid Solubilization |
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2.5 Acquired Thermotolerance |
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2.6 Homeoviscous versus Homeophasic Adaptations |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (8) |
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Chapter 3 Physiology of Thermophilic Fungi |
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3.2 Nutritional Requirements of Thermophilic Fungi |
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3.3 Growth and Metabolism of Thermophilic Fungi |
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3.4 Effects of Environmental Factors on Growth |
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3.4.1 Effect of Temperature |
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3.4.4 Effect of Solutes and Water Activity |
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3.4.5 Hydrostatic Pressure |
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3.5 Complex Carbon Sources and Adaptations for Mixed Substrate Utilization |
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3.7 Protein Breakdown and Turnover |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (5) |
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Chapter 4 Habitat Diversity |
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75 | (1) |
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4.2.1.4 Dead Sea Valley Soil |
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4.2.3 Nesting Material of Birds and Animals |
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4.2.3.1 Bird Nests and Feathers |
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4.2.3.2 Alligator Nesting Material |
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4.3.3 Nuclear Reactor Effluents |
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Section II: Taxonomy, Biodiversity, and Classification |
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Chapter 5 Bioprospecting of Thermophilic Fungi |
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5.2 Biodiversity Perspective |
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5.3 Culturable Microbial Diversity |
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107 | (1) |
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5.4 Bioprospecting the Uncultivable |
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5.5 Bioprospecting and Conservation of Fungal Diversity |
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5.5.1 Microbial Strain Data Network |
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5.5.2 Classification of Microorganisms on the Basis of Hazard |
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5.5.3 International Depository Authorities |
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5.5.3.1 Responsibilities of an IDA |
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5.5.3.2 Distribution of IDAs and the Biological Material Accepted |
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5.5.3.3 Guide to the Deposit of Microorganisms under the Budapest Treaty |
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5.5.3.4 Code of Practice for IDAs |
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5.5.3.5 Future Development of the IDA Network Worldwide |
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5.5.4 Culture Transportation |
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5.5.5 The Premises before Dispatch of Cultures |
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5.5.6 Organizations Dealing with Microbial Cultures |
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Chapter 6 Taxonomy and Molecular Phylogeny of Thermophilic Fungi |
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6.2 Classification and Taxonomic Ranks |
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124 | (1) |
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6.4 Phylogenetic Analysis |
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6.4.1 Molecular Phylogeny of Thermophilic Fungi |
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6.4.2 Constructing Phylogenetic Trees |
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129 | (5) |
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6.4.3 Phylogeny and Systematics |
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134 | (1) |
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6.4.4 Thermophilic Fungal Genomes |
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Chapter 7 Biodiversity and Taxonomic Descriptions |
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7.2 Key to the Identification of Thermophilic Fungi |
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7.2.3 Deuteromycetes (Anamorphic Fungi) |
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147 | (1) |
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7.3 Taxonomic Descriptions of Thermophilic Taxa |
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148 | (3) |
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7.3.3 Deuteromycetes (Anamorphic Fungi) |
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7.4 Nomenclatural Disagreement and Synonymies |
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Chapter 8 The Conflict of Name Change and Synonymies |
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8.2 The Conflict over Name Change |
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186 | (2) |
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8.3 The Conflict of One Fungus, Which Name? |
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8.4 Taxonomies and the Name Changes |
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190 | (8) |
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8.5 Classification of Uncultured Species |
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8.6 Unwarranted Taxonomies |
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201 | (8) |
Section III: Biotechnological Applications |
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Chapter 9 Role of Thermophilic Fungi in Composting |
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9.2 Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Materials |
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211 | (2) |
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9.3 Physicochemical Aspects of Composts |
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9.3.1 Initial C:N and C:P Ratio |
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9.3.5 Initial pH Value of Compost |
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9.4 Ecology of Thermophilic Fungi in Mushroom Compost |
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9.5 Role of Hydrolytic Enzymes of Thermophiles in Composting |
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9.6 Methods of Mushroom Composting |
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9.6.1 Long Method of Composting |
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9.6.2 Short Method of Composting |
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9.7 Growth Promotion of Agaricus bisporus by Thermophilic Fungi |
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232 | (9) |
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Chapter 10 Bioremediation and Biomineralization |
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10.2.1 Heavy Metals as Environmental Pollutants |
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10.2.2 Metals as a Precious Component of Life |
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10.2.3 Strategies to Control Heavy Metal Contamination |
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10.2.3.1 Conventional Treatment Techniques |
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10.2.3.2 Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals |
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10.2.3.3 Biosorption of Heavy Metals |
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10.2.3.4 Immobilized Biosorbent for Bioremediation |
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10.2.3.5 Recovery of Metals and Regeneration of Biomass |
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10.2.4 Thermophilic Fungi in Bioremediation |
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Chapter 11 Biocatalysts of Thermophilic Fungi |
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11.2 Extracellular Thermostable Enzymes Produced by Thermophilic Fungi |
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11.2.11 alpha-D-Glucuronidase |
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11.2.12 Cellobiose Dehydrogenase |
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11.2.13 D-Glucosyltransferase |
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11.3 Intracellular or Cell-Associated Thermostable Enzymes Produced by Thermophilic Fungi |
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11.3.5 Protein Disulfide Isomerase |
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288 | (1) |
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11.3.6 Lipoamide Dehydrogenase |
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288 | (1) |
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11.4 Bioactive Compounds from Thermophilic Fungi |
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11.5 Single-Cell Protein Production |
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290 | (1) |
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11.6 Tools for Genetic Recombination |
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11.7 Detrimental Activities |
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Chapter 12 Future Perspectives and Conclusions |
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12.1 Diversity Perspectives |
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312 | (1) |
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12.2 Taxonomic Perspectives |
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313 | (2) |
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12.3 Phylogenetic and Genomic Perspectives |
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315 | (2) |
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12.4 Biotechnological Perspectives |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (3) |
Index |
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