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Biotechnology and Biology of Trichoderma
Coordinators: Gupta Vijai G., Schmoll Monika, Herrera-Estrella Alfredo, Upadhyay Dr. R. S., Druzhinina Irina, Tuohy Maria
Language: EnglishSubjects for Biotechnology and Biology of Trichoderma:
650 p. · 21.4x27.6 cm · Hardback
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1. Applications of Trichoderma in biofuel industry: An overview 2. Cellulase systems in Trichoderma: An overview 3. Industrial use and improvement of Trichoderma cellulases in the 21st century 4. Development of Trichoderma enzyme systems for saccharification of lignocellulosic feedstock 5. Beta-glucosidase from Trichoderma to improve the activity of enzymatic cocktails 6. Genetic engineering/ Molecular mechanism of cellulase production systems in Trichoderma/ Molecular mechanism of cellulase production systems in Trichoderma 7. Applications of RNA interference for enhanced cellulase production in Trichoderma. 8. Biosynthesis of silver nano-particles by Trichoderma spp./ Trichoderma silver nano-particles in medical applications 9. Trichoderma enzymes for food industries 10. Trichoderma: A dual function fungi and their use in the wine and beer industries 11. Trichoderma enzymes for fabric/textile industries 12. Role of Trichoderma species in bioremediation process: Biosorption studies on hexavalent chromium 13. Molecular evolution of Trichoderma chitinases/ Chitinase genes from native isolates of Trichoderma spp 14. Molecular mechanisms and applications of biocontrol in agriculture 15. Applications of Trichoderma in plant growth promotion 16. Enhanced resistance of plants to abiotic stresses with the use of Trichoderma 17. Enhanced Resistance of Plants to Diseases using Trichoderma spp 18. Genes from Trichoderma as a source for improving plant resistance to fungal pathogen 19. Genome-wide approaches towards understanding mycotrophic Trichoderma species 20. Advances in formulation of Trichoderma for biocontrol 21. Trichoderma: A silent worker of plant rhizosphere 22. Signal transduction in mycoparasitic Trichoderma: Involvement of signaling cascades in regulating the mycoparasitic host attack and plant interaction 23. Enhanced plant immunity using Trichoderma 24. Secondary metabolism of Trichoderma/Antimicrobial metabolites of Trichoderma 25. Metabolic diversity of Trichoderma 26. Recent advancements on the role and analysis of volatile compounds (VOCs) from Trichoderma 27. Heterologous expression of proteins in Trichoderma 28. Regulation of protein secretion in Trichoderma 29. Trichoderma reesei secretome: An overview 30. Trichoderma protein with disruption activity on cellulosic substrates 31. Sequence analysis of industrially important genes from Trichoderma species 32. Tools for strain improvement of Trichoderma spp 33. Transcriptional regulation of glycoside hydrolases in Trichoderma 34. Multilocus phylogenetic structure within the Trichoderma - recent updates/ Molecular taxonomy of Trichoderma: Current advancements/Species diversity of Trichoderma 35. Ecophysiology of Trichoderma in genomic perspective (Continued)
Professionals, researchers, undergraduates, or post-graduates in bio-chemical engineering and biochemistry/biology; evolution and genetics researchers
Dr. Gupta is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Plant Pathology and a regional editorial board member of 8 other respected journals. He is the author of 40 journal articles and 27 book chapters. Gupta has also written and edited books and series from reputed publishers, including CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, USA; Springer, USA; Elsevier, USA; Nova Science Publisher, USA and LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.
Dr. Monika Schmoll received her degree (1999) and Ph. D. (2003) on regulation of cellulase expression and signal transduction in the filamentous fungus Hypocrea jecorina (Trichoderma reesei) at the Vienna University of Technology. Besides gaining postdoctoral experience and building her own group at the Vienna University of Technology, she has been a visiting scientist in the laboratory of Professor N. Louise Glass (Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, USA), the University of Rome La Sapienza and the University of Szeged, Hungary. She is author of 33 publications and 2 book chapters. Currently, Dr. Schmoll is group leader in the Research Area Molecular Biotechnology at the Vienna University
- Provides a detailed and comprehensive coverage of the chemistry, biochemistry and biotechnology of Trichoderma, fungi present in soil and plants
- Includes most important current and potential applications of Trichoderma in bioengineering, bioprocess technology including bioenergy & biofuels, biopharmaceuticals, secondary metabolites and protein engineering
- Includes the most recent research advancements made on Trichoderma applications in plant biotechnology and ecology and environment