By Suhaib A. Bandh and Sana Shafi
Freshwater Mycology: Perspectives of Fungal Dynamics in Freshwater Ecosystems presents chapters from expert contributors around the world. Through the contributed chapters, the contributors explore the perspectives of fungal dynamics in freshwater ecosystems, especially their diversity, distribution, functioning and role, biotransformation and bioprospecting potential, methodical advancements and metagenomic insights. Written with aquatic ecologists in mind, this book provides information on oceanic, estuarine and freshwater ecosystems not currently well understood and identifies new questions and answers about the roles of mycology in aquatic ecosystems.
This topic is becoming an increasingly important area to understand due to the increasing global transports of microbes due to climate change and human actions. This is leading to a rapid loss of healthy freshwater ecosystems, the grave problem of antibiotic resistance, and the rarity of qualified mycology taxonomists and molecular systematicians.
Features
Features:
- Includes data from locations not previously or well covered from prior synthesis publications
- Identifies new information on the roles of mycology in aquatic ecosystems
- Provides insights into the fungal diversity of freshwater ecosystems, along with their potential roles
Table of Contents
- 1. Aquatic hyphomycete spores: What do we know, where do we go from here?
- 2. Diversity of freshwater ascomycetes in the Western Ghats of India
- 3. Diversity of freshwater fungi in polar and alpine lakes
- 4. Fungal diversity in drinking water distribution systems
- 5. Phyllosphere of submerged plants: A reservoir of mycobiota
- 6. Fungal organisms: A check for harmful algal blooms
- 7. Mycoloop: Role in shaping aquatic ecosystems
- 8. Biochemical and industrial potential of aquatic fungi
- 9. Bioprospecting, biotransformation and bioremediation potential of fungi in freshwater ecosystems
- 10. Fungicide and pesticide fallout on aquatic fungi
- 11. Heavy metal accumulation potential of aquatic fungi
- 12. Diseases and infections due to freshwater fungi
- 13. An insight into the study methods of aquatic fungi
- 14. Metagenomic insights into the fungal assemblages of freshwater ecosystems
- 15. Freshwater fungi in the Amazon as a potential source of antimicrobials
- 16. Fungi: The indicators of pollution
