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.
1. Freshwater Mycology - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Contributors - p. Page iv 7. About the editors - p. Page vi 8. Preface - p. Page vii 9. Acknowledgments - p. Page viii 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 11. List of Tables - p. Page x 12. Chapter 1 : Aquatic hyphomycete spores: What do we know, where do we go from here? - p. Page x 13. Chapter 2 : Diversity of freshwater ascomycetes in the Western Ghats of India - p. Page 14 14. Chapter 3 : Diversity of freshwater fungi in polar and alpine lakes - p. Page 35 15. Chapter 4 : Fungal diversity in drinking water distribution systems - p. Page 51 16. Chapter 5 : Phyllosphere of submerged plants: A reservoir of mycobiota - p. Page 68 17. Chapter 6 : Fungal organisms: A check for harmful algal blooms - p. Page 83 18. Chapter 7 : Mycoloop: Role in shaping aquatic ecosystems - p. Page 109 19. Chapter 8 : Biochemical and industrial potential of aquatic fungi - p. Page 130 20. Chapter 9 : Bioprospecting, biotransformation and bioremediation potential of fungi in freshwater ecosystems - p. Page 146 21. Chapter 10 : Fungicide and pesticide fallout on aquatic fungi - p. Page 162 22. Chapter 11 : Heavy metal accumulation potential of aquatic fungi - p. Page 184 23. Chapter 12 : Diseases and infections due to freshwater fungi - p. Page 205 24. Chapter 13 : An insight into the study methods of aquatic fungi - p. Page 220 25. Chapter 14 : Metagenomic insights into the fungal assemblages of freshwater ecosystems - p. Page 241 26. Chapter 15 : Freshwater fungi in the Amazon as a potential source of antimicrobials - p. Page 257 27. Chapter 16 : Fungi: The indicators of pollution - p. Page 269 28. Index - p. Page 288
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.
1. Freshwater Mycology - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Contributors - p. Page iv 7. About the editors - p. Page vi 8. Preface - p. Page vii 9. Acknowledgments - p. Page viii 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 11. List of Tables - p. Page x 12. Chapter 1 : Aquatic hyphomycete spores: What do we know, where do we go from here? - p. Page x 13. Chapter 2 : Diversity of freshwater ascomycetes in the Western Ghats of India - p. Page 14 14. Chapter 3 : Diversity of freshwater fungi in polar and alpine lakes - p. Page 35 15. Chapter 4 : Fungal diversity in drinking water distribution systems - p. Page 51 16. Chapter 5 : Phyllosphere of submerged plants: A reservoir of mycobiota - p. Page 68 17. Chapter 6 : Fungal organisms: A check for harmful algal blooms - p. Page 83 18. Chapter 7 : Mycoloop: Role in shaping aquatic ecosystems - p. Page 109 19. Chapter 8 : Biochemical and industrial potential of aquatic fungi - p. Page 130 20. Chapter 9 : Bioprospecting, biotransformation and bioremediation potential of fungi in freshwater ecosystems - p. Page 146 21. Chapter 10 : Fungicide and pesticide fallout on aquatic fungi - p. Page 162 22. Chapter 11 : Heavy metal accumulation potential of aquatic fungi - p. Page 184 23. Chapter 12 : Diseases and infections due to freshwater fungi - p. Page 205 24. Chapter 13 : An insight into the study methods of aquatic fungi - p. Page 220 25. Chapter 14 : Metagenomic insights into the fungal assemblages of freshwater ecosystems - p. Page 241 26. Chapter 15 : Freshwater fungi in the Amazon as a potential source of antimicrobials - p. Page 257 27. Chapter 16 : Fungi: The indicators of pollution - p. Page 269 28. Index - p. Page 288
