Laboratory Protocols in Fungal Biology [electronic resource] : Current Methods in Fungal Biology / edited by Vijai Kumar Gupta, Maria Tuohy.

Preface -- Long Term Preservation of Fungal Cultures in All-Russian Collection of Microorganisms (VKM): Protocols and Results -- Confocal Laser and Epifluorescence Microscopy -- Diagnose of Chytid Parasites of Algae in The Plankton -- Sabouraud Agar for Fungal Growth -- FISH, Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization of Uncultured Zoosporic Fungi -- Real-time Quantitative PCR Assay for Counting Uncultured Zoosporic Fungi -- Real-Time PCR Assay in Fungi -- Rapid Identification and Detection of Pathogenic Fungi by Padlock Probes -- Extraction and Characterization of Taxol: An Anticancer Drug from an Endophytic And Pathogenic Fungi -- Recent Advances in Applications of Machine Learning in Fungal Biology -- Fungal Conservation -- TBD -- Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification of the Entomopathogenic Fungi, Beauveria bassiana -- Molecular Taxonomy and Multi-Gene Phylogeny of Fungi -- Yeast Isolation Methods from Specialized Habitats -- Assays for the Quantification of Antioxidant Enzymes in Fungi -- Index.

Mycology has an integral role to play in the development of the biotechnology and biomedical sectors. It has become a subject of increasing importance as new fungi and their associated biomolecules are identified. As this discipline comes to the forefront of research in these sectors, the requirement for a consolidation of available research approaches is required. The First Edition of this book has a few basic and applied protocols. With the Second Edition, this book provides consolidated information on recent developments and the most widely used mycological methods available in the fields of biochemistry, biotechnology and microbiology. The methods outlined offer clear and concise directions to the reader and covers both standard protocols and more applied mycological methods. This book provides useful information for undergraduates, post-graduates, and specialists and researchers studying fungal biology.