Fungi and Fungal Products in Human Welfare and Biotechnology (Paperback, 2023)

Part I. Plant Growth Promotion and Sustainability.- Chapter 1. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: role as biofertilizers, technology development and economics.- Chapter 2. Role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in human welfare.- Chapter 3. Fungal ministrations in soil detoxification, building and health restoration.- Chapter 4. Emerging mucormycosis: problems and treatments.- Chapter 5. Microplastic pollution: sources, environmental hazards and mycoremediation as a sustainable solution.- Part II. Fungal metabolic Products.- Chapter 6. A bird's eye view of fungal peptides.-? Chapter 7. Cultivation, bioactive metabolites and application of caterpillar mushroom Cordyceps militaris: Current status, issues and perspectives.- Chapter 8. Lactic acid production from fungal machineries and mechanism of PLA synthesis: Application of AI based technology for improved productivity.- Chapter 9. Discovery of bioactive metabolites from the genus Arthrinium.- Chapter Chapter 10.Wide range applications of fungal pigments in textile dyeing.- Part III. Fungi in Food Biotechnology.- Chapter Chapter 11. The potential of mushrooms in developing healthy food and biotech products.- Chapter 12. Fungal enzyme-based nutraceutical oligosaccharides.- Chapter 13. Applications of fungi for alternative protein.-?Part IV. Fungal Enzymes and Other Biotech Products.- Chapter 14. Fungal enzymes in the production of biofuels.- Chapter 15. Fungal pectinases: Diversity and multifarious applications.- Chapter 16. Applicability of fungal xylanases in food biotechnology.- Chapter 17. Fungal therapeutic enzymes: Utility in the treatment of human ailments.- Chapter 18. Heterologous gene expression in Pichia pastoris: Success stories and commercial ventures.- Chapter 19. Agro-industrial residues: an ecofriendly and inexpensive substrate for fungi in the development of white biotechnology.- Chapter 20. Design strategies for mycelium-based composites.- Chapter 21. Development of building insulation material fromfr? fungal mycelium.