Freshwater Mycology. Perspectives of Fungal Dynamics in Freshwater Ecosystems

322 Pages·2022·12.534 MB·English

by  Suhaib A. Bandh, Sana Shafi

FRESHWATER MYCOLOGY
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FRESHWATER
MYCOLOGY
Perspectives of Fungal Dynamics
in Freshwater Ecosystems
Edited by
Suhaib A. Bandh
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science,
Department of Higher Education,
Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, India
Sana Shafi
Assistant Professor,
Department of Environmental Science, Sri Pratap College,
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Contents
Contributors ix 3. Diversity of freshwater fungi in polar
About the editors xi and alpine lakes
Preface xiii Láuren Machado Drumond de Souza, Peter Convey,
Juan Manuel Lirio, and Luiz Henrique Rosa
Acknowledgments xv
1 Polar and alpine regions 37
2 Characteristics of polar and alpine lakes 40
1. Aquatic hyphomycete spores: What do
3 Fungi in Arctic lakes 44
we know, where do we go from here?
4 Fungi in Antarctic lakes 46
Sahadevan Seena, Juliana Barros, Manuel A.S. Graça, 5 Fungi in alpine lakes 49
Felix Bärlocher, and Julio Arce-Funck 6 Conclusions 50
Acknowledgments 51
1 Introduction 1
References 51
2 Rethinking aquatic hyphomycete spores: Going
beyond its discovery 4
4. Fungal diversity in drinking water
3 Spore biodiversity research gaps besets potential
distribution systems
large scale patterns and processes 8
4 Environmental cues for aquatic hyphomycetes Raham Mojibi
sporulation are ambiguous 9
1 Introduction 59
5 Mechanisms governing aquatic hyphomycete
2 Ecology of fungi in water 60
spore production, germination and viability
3 Maintenance methods 62
require further attention 10
4 Biotic variables and their effects on the ecology
6 Aquatic hyphomycete spores may be conveyors of
of aquatic fungal taxa 63
essential molecules in food webs 12
5 Ways of exposure 65
7 Conclusion 13
6 Pathways of exposure 65
Appendix: Supplementary material 13
7 Impacts on human health 65
Acknowledgments 14
8 Conclusions 68
References 14
References 68
2. Diversity of freshwater ascomycetes in
5. Phyllosphere of submerged plants:
the Western Ghats of India
A reservoir of mycobiota
Kandikere Ramaiah Sridhar, Kishore Souterpet Karamchand,
Naga Mangala Sudheep, Gretta Lobo Maria, and Marwa Tamim A. Abdel-Wareth
Ananthapadmanabha Bhagwath Arun
1 Introduction 73
1 Introduction 21 2 Isolation of phyllosphere fungi 74
2 Habitats and substrates 22 3 Factors affecting phyllosphere
3 Species richness and diversity 23 mycobiota 75
4 Occurrence in marine habitats 32 4 The roles of phyllosphere fungi 77
5 Conclusions 34 5 The most common fungi isolated from the
Acknowledgments 34 phyllosphere of submerged plants 82
References 35 References 83
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vi Contents
6. Fungal organisms: A check for harmful 9. Bioprospecting, biotransformation
algal blooms and bioremediation potential of fungi in
Neelma Munir, Maria Hasnain, Maria Hanif, Huma Waqif, freshwater ecosystems
and Nadia Sharif
Yaser Arafath, Aifa Fathima, Saqib Hassan, George Seghal Kiran,
and Joseph Selvin
1 Introduction 91
2 Harmful algal bloom 91 1 Introduction 151
3 Types of biotoxins produced by harmful algal 2 Aquatic habitat and ecological features 152
blooms 95 3 Aquatic fungi 152
4 Techniques applied to control the harmful algal 4 Decomposition and food web 155
blooms and their toxins 98 5 Organic matter producers 155
5 Fungi used to mitigate HABs 105 6 Fresh water fungi-bioprospecting 155
6 Detection methods and mechanism of action of 7 Bioremediation using aquatic fungi 156
controlling the harmful algal bloom by fungi 106 8 Biotransformation using aquatic fungi 160
7 Swotting socio-economic impacts of harmful 9 Conclusions 162
algal blooms and their control by fungi 108 References 162
8 Conclusions 108
References 109 10. Fungicide and pesticide fallout on
aquatic fungi
7. Mycoloop: Role in shaping aquatic
Abdullah Kaviani Rad, Angelika Astaikina, Rostislav Streletskii,
ecosystems
Mehdi Zarei, and Hassan Etesami
Vincent Happy Ogwugwa, Joy Ogwugwa, and Suhaib A. Bandh
1 Introduction 171
1 Introduction 117 2 Pesticides in aquatic ecosystems 174
2 The concept of mycoloop 118 3 Reducing the adverse impacts of fungicides 178
3 The role of fungi in aquatic environment 118 4 Future perspectives 182
References 130 5 Conclusions 183
Acknowledgments 184
8. Biochemical and industrial potential References 184
of aquatic fungi
11. Heavy metal accumulation potential
Saqib Hassan, Aifa Fathima, Yaser Arafath, Vinitha Sadasivam,
of aquatic fungi
Saqib Hassan, George Seghal Kiran, and Joseph Selvin
Nadia Sharif, Ayesha Bibi, Naila Zubair, and Neelma Munir
1 Introduction 135
2 Aquatic fungi 136 1 Introduction 193
3 Biodiversity of aquatic fungi 138 2 Worldwide contamination of air, water and soils
4 Industrial applications of aquatic fungi 140 by heavy metals 194
5 Aquatic fungi: Sources of various enzymes and 3 Direct and indirect effect of ecotoxic heavy metals
their potential applications 140 on life 196
6 Biosurfactants and other polysaccharides from 4 Effective microbial processes for heavy metal
aquatic fungi 143 transformation 197
7 Secondary metabolites from aquatic fungi: 5 Genetically engineered microorganisms for heavy
Potential producers of pharmaceutical metal removal 199
biomolecules 144 6 Importance of fungi in heavy metals degradation
8 Use of fungi derived bioactive compounds in and processing 200
cosmetics 145 7 Mechanism of action to remove heavy metal by
9 Aquatic fungi in bioremediation 145 fungal strains 202
10 Conclusions 146 8 Conclusion 205
References 146 References 205
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12. Diseases and infections due 4 Diversity, spatial distribution, and activity of
to freshwater fungi freshwater fungi 254
5 Freshwater fungal biodiversity is controlled
Shikha Pachauri and Ganesh Kumar Maurya
by the environment and governs ecological
functions 255
1 Introduction 209
6 Conclusions 257
2 Potential causes of infections and diseases in
References 257
freshwater 210
3 Fungal infection in freshwater 210
15. Freshwater fungi in the Amazon
4 The life style of fungal pathogens 211
5 Pathogenic Fungi derived from different sources of as a potential source of
freshwater 212 antimicrobials
6 Common fungal infections and diseases 214
Eveleise Samira Martins Canto, Walter Oliva Pinto Filho Segundo,
7 Detection techniques for identification of the
Ana Cláudia Alves Cortez, Flávia Rodrigues Barbosa,
freshwater derived fungal pathogens 218 Josiane Santana Monteiro, and João Vicente Braga de Souza
8 Treatment and preventive measures against
freshwater derived fungal infections 219 1 Introduction 261
9 Conclusions 220 2 Aquatic ecosystems in the Amazon 262
References 220 3 Freshwater fungi 263
4 Aquatic fungi as a source of
antimicrobials 266
13. An insight into the study methods
5 Conclusions 269
of aquatic fungi
Financing information 269
Elaine Malosso and Iracema H. Schoenlein-Crusius Conflict of interest 269
References 269
1 Introduction 229
2 A little about the classic studies 231 16. Fungi: The indicators of pollution
3 Studies using molecular techniques 233
Ganesh Kumar Maurya and Shikha Pachauri
4 What do the current studies show and where are
we going now? 240
1 Introduction 277
Acknowledgments 241
2 Classification of pollution indicators 277
References 241
3 Significance of biological indicators 278
4 Fungi as an indicator of air pollution 281
14. Metagenomic insights into the 5 Fungi as an indicator of water
fungal assemblages of freshwater pollution 282
6 Fungi as an indicator of soil pollution 284
ecosystems
7 Fungi as an indicator of radioactive
Namrata Deka, Saqib Hassan, Tanveer Ahmed, George Seghal Kiran, contamination 286
and Joseph Selvin
8 Conclusions 288
1 Introduction 247 Acknowledgment 288
2 Role of Fungi in freshwater ecosystems 249 References 288
3 Linking metagenomics to aquatic microbial
ecology 251 Index 297
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Contributors
Marwa Tamim A. Abdel-Wareth Environmen­ Peter Convey British Antarctic Survey, NERC,
tal Research Department, Theodor Bilharz Cambridge, United Kingdom; Department of
Research Institute, Giza, Egypt Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Johan­
Tanveer Ahmed Department of Biotechnology, nesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Ana Cláudia Alves Cortez Mycology Labo­
Puducherry, India ratory, National Institute for Research in the
Yaser Arafath Department of Microbiology, Amazon, INPA, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Namrata Deka Jacobs School of Medicine and
Puducherry, India Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo,
Julio Arce-Funck Marine and Environmental Sci­ New York, NY, United States
ences Centre (MARE), Department of Life Sci­ Hassan Etesami Department of Soil Science
ences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal and Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran,
Ananthapadmanabha Bhagwath Arun Re­ Iran
search Center, Yenepoya (Deemed to be Uni­ Aifa Fathima Department of Microbiology,
versity), Mangalore, Karnataka, India School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University,
Angelika Astaikina The Soil Science Faculty, Puducherry, India
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Manuel A.S. Graça Marine and Environmental
Russia Sciences Centre (MARE), Department of Life
Suhaib A. Bandh Environmental Science, Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra,
Portugal
Department of Higher Education, Government
of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, India Maria Hanif Lahore College for Women Uni­
Flávia Rodrigues Barbosa Institute of Natural, versity, Lahore, Pakistan
Human and Social Sciences, Federal University Maria Hasnain Lahore College for Women Uni­
of Mato Grosso, UFMT, Sinop, Mato Grosso, versity, Lahore, Pakistan
Brazil Saqib Hassan Department of Microbiology,
Felix Bärlocher Department of Biology, Mt. School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University,
Allison University, Sackville, NB, Canada Puducherry; Division of Non­Communicable
Juliana Barros Marine and Environmental Sci­ Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research
ences Centre (MARE), Department of Life Sci­ (ICMR), New Delhi, India
ences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Kishore Souterpet Karamchand Department of
Ayesha Bibi Department of Biotechnology, Biosciences, Mangalore University, Mangalore,
Karnataka, India
Women University Mardan, Mardan, KPK,
Pakistan George Seghal Kiran Department of Food
Eveleise Samira Martins Canto Institute of Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences,
Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
Water Science and Technology, Federal Univer­
sity of Western Pará, UFOPA, Santarém, Pará, Juan Manuel Lirio Argentine Antarctic Insti­
Brazil tute, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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