Singh Bhim Pratap (ed.) Advances in Endophytic Fungal Research: Present Status and Future Challenges

Springer, 2019. — 1018 p. — (Fungal Biology) — ISBN: 978-3-030-03589-1Plant endophytes are a potential source for the production of bioactive compounds that can fight against devastating diseases in both plants and humans. Among these endophytic microorganisms, endophytic fungi are one of the dominant group of microorganisms with a potential role in plant growth promotion and the discovery of noble bioactive natural products. Endophytic fungi possess several bioactivities like anticancer, antimicrobial, insecticidal, plant growth stimulants, crop protection, phytoremediation, etc. Presence of modular biosynthetic genes clusters like PKS and NRPS in several endophytic fungi underscores the need to understand and explore such organisms. This volume presents and demonstrates the applied aspects of endophytic fungi. Practical applications of such endophytes are discussed in detail, including studies in pharmaceutical development and agricultural management of important microbial diseases. The beneficial effects that endophytic fungi provide to host plants — enhancing growth, increasing fitness, strengthening tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses through secondary metabolites — are also discussed. The reader is provided with a comprehensive and detailed understanding of such relationships between endophytic fungi and their host.Endophytic Fungi: Role in Dye Decolorization
Antimycobacterial and Antiplasmodial Compounds Produced by Endophytic Fungi: An Overview
Bioprospecting for Fungal-Endophyte-Derived Natural Products for Drug Discovery
Exploring the Benefits of Endophytic Fungi via Omics
Natural Products from Endophytic Fungi: Synthesis and Applications
Biodiversity of Endophytic Fungi from Diverse Niches and Their Biotechnological Applications
Secondary Metabolites from Endophytic Fungi: Chemical Diversity and Application
The Bull Effect of Endophytic Fungi: An Approach with Quorum Sensing
Endophytic Fungi: Role in Phosphate Solubilization
Endophytic Fungi: The Desired Biostimulants for Essential Oil Production
Current Perspectives on the Novel Structures and Antioxidant Properties of Mangrove Endophytic Fungal Exopolysaccharides
Endophytic Fungi: Promising Source of Novel Bioactive Compounds
Endophytic Fungi: Recent Advances in Identification and Explorations
Endophytic Fungi and Their Enzymatic Potential
Secondary Metabolites from Marine Endophytic Fungi: Emphasis on Recent Advances in Natural Product Research