Recent Trends in Mycological Research

<div>Preface</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 1: Mycological Research for Agriculture and Medical Importance: An Introduction</div><div>Dr. Ajar Nath Yadav Department of Biotechnology, Eternal University Baru Sahib, Srmour-173101, Himachal Pradesh, India</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 2: Beneficial Fungal Communities from Agricultural Soil for Plant Growth Promotion and Soil Health</div><div>Dr. Li-Xing Zhao, Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity in Southwest China of Ministry of Education and Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources, Yunnan Institute of Microbiology Yunnan University Kunming People’s Republic of China.</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 3: Plant Growth Promoting Fungi: Mechanisms and Applications for Crop Productivity</div><div>Dr. Rashmi Malik, G. B. Pant Univeristy of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 4: Alleviation of Diverse Abiotic Stress in Plant through the Fungal Communities</div><div>Dr. Chhatarpal Singh, Department of Environmental Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226025, India</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 5: Phosphate Solubilizing Fungi: Current Perspective and Future Need for Agricultural Sustainability</div><div>Dr. Suman Kumar Halder, Department of Microbiology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore-721102, West Bengal</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 6: Fe-Chelating Compounds Producing Fungal Communities and their Applications</div><div>Dr. Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem, Ph D, Mycosystematist&nbsp; Botany Department, Faculty of Science, University of Suez Canal, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt,&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 7: Fungal Diversity and Ecology: Major Challenges for Crop Production in Present Climate Scenarios</div><div>Dr. Zachow C, Graz University of Technology, Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Petersgasse 12, A-8010 Graz, Austria</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 8: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Interactions with Plants and their Role in Agricultural Sustainability</div><div>Dr. Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem, Ph D, Mycosystematist, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, University of Suez Canal, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 9: Portraying Fungal Mechanisms in Stress Tolerance: Perspective for Sustainable Agriculture</div><div>Dr. Ashok Kumar, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding (Plant Biotechnology), Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Banaras Hindu University, Mirzapur-231001, India</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 10: Fungal Communities as Biological Control Agents for Different Phytopathogenic Organisms</div><div>Dr. S. Kiewnick, University of Bonn, Institute for Plant Diseases, Phytopathology and Nematology in Soil Ecosystems, Nussallee 9, D-53115 Bonn, Germany.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 11: Fungal Nanoparticles for Sustainable Agriculture</div><div>Dr. Ahmed A. Hamed, Microbial Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 12: Medically Important Fungi: Biodiversity, Abundances, and Applications</div><div>Dr. Laura H. Hogan, Departments of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin Medical School and University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin 53792</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 13: Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Medically Important Fungi: Current Research and Future Prospects</div><div>Dr. Gerhard Haase, CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, Netherlands (GSdH)</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 14: Human Fungal Pathogens: Diversity, Genomics, and Preventions</div><div>Dr. Hesham Ali Metwally Ali El-Enshasy, Institute of Bioproduct Development (IBD), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)81310 UTM, Johor Bahru, Malaysia</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 15: Formation, Resistance and Pathogenicity of Fungal Biofilms: Current Trends and Future Challenges</div><div>Dr. Garcia Ines Eugenia, Microbiología Agrícola y Ambiental, Departamento de Biología Aplicada y Alimentos, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avda. San Martin 4453, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina,</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 16: Mycological Interactions: Beneficial Impact on Pathogenesis and Human Disease</div><div>Dr. Brian M. Peters, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland—Baltimore, Dental School, Baltimore, Maryland, USA</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 17: Medical Applications of Fungal Nanotechnology: Current Research and Future Scope<br></div><div>Dr. Hesham A. El Enshasy, Institute of Bioproduct Development Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Johor Bahru Malaysia</div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 18: Agriculturally and Medically Important Fungi: Conclusion and Future Vision</div><div>Dr. Ajar Nath Yadav Department of Biotechnology, Eternal University Baru Sahib, Srmour-173101, Himachal Pradesh, India</div><div><br></div><div>Bibliography</div><div>Index</div>