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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337940903321

Titolo

Fungi of Antarctica : diversity, ecology and biotechnological applications / / edited by Luiz Henrique Rosa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

9783030183677

303018367X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 345 pages) : color illustrations

Disciplina

579.135

579.5

Soggetti

Mycology

Microbial ecology

Conservation biology

Ecology 

Microbiology

Environmental engineering

Biotechnology

Polar regions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Fungi in Antarctica: Diversity, ecology, effects of climate change, and bioprospection for bioactive compounds -- Uncultivated Fungi from Antarctica -- Fungi present in soils of Antarctica -- Diversity and ecology of fungal assemblages present in lakes of Antarctica -- Rock-inhabiting fungi in Antarctica: new frontiers of the edge of life -- Fungi in snow and glacial ice of Antarctica -- Antarctic permafrost: an unexplored fungal microhabitat at the edge of life -- Fungi associated with plants and lichens of Antarctica -- Fungus-invertebrate interactions in Antarctica -- Sub-Antarctic and Antarctic marine ecosystems: an unexplored ecosystem of fungal diversity -- The use of psychrophilic Antarctic yeast in the biological control of post-harvest diseases of fruits stored at low temperatures -- Bioactive compounds produced by Antarctic filamentous fungi -- Antarctic



yeasts as a source of enzymes for biotechnological applications -- Antarctic fungi as producers of pigments -- Genomics of Antarctic fungi: A new frontier -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on the fungi found in one of the most pristine regions on Earth: Antarctica. It discusses the fungal occurrence in all substrates of the region, including soil, seawater, lake and marine sediments, rocks, ice, and snow. It also addresses the impact of climate changes on these organisms, the genomic techniques developed to study them, and how a number of compounds, such as antibiotics and enzymes, produced by the Antarctic fungi can be used in medicine, agriculture and the chemical industry.