Advances in Endophytic Fungal Research: Present Status and Future Challenges

Preface Chapter 1 Endophytic fungi associated with medicinal plants- a novel source for the discovery of natural products Dr. Bhim Pratap Singh, Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University 796004, India
Chapter 2 Role of endophytic fungi in agriculture: An overview and future prospectus Prof. Ravindra Nath Kharwar, Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005 India
Chapter 3 Endophytic fungi as a alternative source for the discovery of novel drugs Dr. Rainer Ebel, Reader, Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, Scotland, UK
Chapter 4 Spectroscopic based methods of assessing microbial natural products from endophytic fungi Dr. Mostafa Rateb, Lecturer in Chemistry, School of Science & sport, University of West of Scotland, UK.
Chapter 5 Synthesis of nanoparticles from endophytic fungi and their application in agriculture and health Dr. S. Chandra Nayak, ICAR (AICRP- Mysore centre), Pearl millet pathology laboratory DOS in Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Mysore, India
Chapter 6 Biosynthetic potential of endophytic fungi with a focus on antimicrobial biosynthetic genes Dr. S.Indira Devi, Scientist-C (Microbial Genomics and Proteomics), Microbial Resources Division, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Manipur, India.
Chapter 7 Role of endophytic fungi in biofilm production as an alternative tool to control human pathogens Dr Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Korea University, South Korea, Korea.
Chapter 8 Plant growth promoting mechanisms of endophytic fungi associated with medicinal plants Dr Krishna Kumar, Head and Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology), ICAR-Indian Institute Pulses Research (IIPR), Uttar Pradesh, India
Chapter 9 Antibiotics of endophytic fungal origin: an overview of research carried out in last three decades Prof. Dr. Wen-Jun Li, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
Chapter 10 Endophytic fungi and their role in bioremediation Dr. Surajit Das, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela- 769 008, Orissa, INDIA
Chapter 11 Molecular methods used for the identification of endophytic fungi Dr Ajit Kumar Passari, Aizawl, Mizoram University, Mizoram, India
Chapter 12 Future prospects of endophytic fungal research in health and agriculture Dr. P.Veera Bramha Chari, Head, Department of Biotechnology, KRISHNA UNIVERSITY Machilipatnam - 521 001- AP, India
Chapter 13 Endophytic fungi as a source of lignocellulose degrading enzymes for industrial application Prof Sivakumar Uthandi, Professor (Ag. Microbiology), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, INDIA
Appendix I: Media used in the recovery of endophytic fungi
Appendix II: Biosynthetic genes along with their amplification conditions
Index