Fungal Applications in Sustainable Environmental Biotechnology

407 Pages·2016·6.92 MB·English

by  Diane Purchase (eds.)

Fungal Biology
Diane Purchase Editor
Fungal
Applications
in Sustainable
Environmental
Biotechnology
Fungal Biology
Series Editors
Vijai Kumar Gupta, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Maria G. Tuohy, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
About the Series
Fungalbiologyhasanintegralroletoplayinthedevelopmentofthebiotechnology
and biomedical sectors. It has become a subject of increasing importance as new
fungi and their associated biomolecules are identified. The interaction between
fungi and their environment is central to many natural processes that occur in the
biosphere. The hosts and habitats of these eukaryotic microorganisms are very
diverse;fungiarepresentineveryecosystemonearth.Thefungalkingdomisequally
diverseconsistingofsevendifferentknownphyla.Yetdetailedknowledgeislimited
to relatively few species. The relationship between fungi and humans has been
characterized by the juxtaposed viewpoints of fungi as infectious agents of much
dread and their exploitation as highly versatile systems for a range of eco-
nomically important biotechnological applications. Understanding the biology of
different fungi in diverse ecosystems as well as their interactions with living and
nonliving is essential to underpin effective and innovative technological develop-
ments.Thisserieswillprovideadetailedcompendiumofmethodsandinformation
usedtoinvestigatedifferentaspectsofmycology,includingfungalbiologyandbio-
chemistry, genetics, phylogenetics, genomics, proteomics, molecular enzymology,
andbiotechnologicalapplicationsinamannerthatreflectsthemanyrecentdevelop-
ments of relevance to researchers and scientists investigating the Kingdom Fungi.
RapidscreeningtechniquesbasedonscreeningspecificregionsintheDNAoffungi
havebeenusedinspeciescomparisonandidentification,andarenowbeingextended
across fungal phyla. The majorities of fungi are multicellular eukaryotic systems
and, therefore, may be excellent model systems by which to answer fundamental
biological questions. A greater understanding of the cell biology of these versatile
eukaryoteswillunderpineffortstoengineercertainfungalspeciestoprovidenovel
cell factories for production of proteins for pharmaceutical applications. Renewed
interestinallaspectsofthebiologyandbiotechnologyoffungimayalsoenablethe
developmentof“onepot”microbialcellfactoriestomeetconsumerenergyneedsin
the 21st century. To realize this potential and to truly understand the diversity and
biology of these eukaryotes, continued development of scientific tools and tech-
niques is essential. As a professional reference, the Fungal Biology Series will be
very helpful to all people who work with fungi and useful both to academic
institutionsandresearchteams,aswellastoteachers,andgraduateandpostgraduate
studentswithitsinformationonthecontinuousdevelopmentsinfungalbiologywith
thepublicationofeachvolume.
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Biotechnology
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Editor
Diane Purchase
Faculty of Science andTechnology,
Departmentof NaturalSciences
Middlesex University
London
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Preface
Inthe21stcentury,Ithinktheheroeswillbethepeoplewhowillimprovethequalityof
life,fightpovertyandintroducemoresustainability.
—BertrandPiccard,solarairplane‘SolarImpulse’pilot
Withfiniteresourcesandthepressureofthegrowingglobalpopulation,weneeda
plantostimulateactioninareasofcriticalimportanceforhumanityandtheplanet.
In September 2015, the United Nations adopted an aspirational set of 17
Sustainable Development Goals with 169 targets to tackle these challenges; the
‘Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ (also
known as the Sustainable Development Goals, SDG) was launched. As fungal
biotechnologists,our researchhas directapplicationsthat contributetowards many
of these goals.
Fungi are an extremely diverse, versatile and robust group of organisms with
complex interactions within the ecosystem. For instance, whilst they can cause
devastatingandcostlydamagetotheirhostsaspathogens,theirhostspecificitycan
beharnessedtoprovideasustainablesolutionforbiologicalpestcontrol.Thisbook
aims to provide a timely examination of fungal biotechnology and its potential
applications. The collection presented herein includes outstanding research reports
and reviews drawing on international expertise to elucidate key cross-disciplinary
advances in environmental fungal biotechnology.
Without doubt fungi offer numerous applications in sustainable environmental
biotechnology, however, many of the processes still have not found industrial
applications or received the attention they deserve. It is clear that despite the
advances, more research is required to realise the potential of sustainable fungal
environmentalbiotechnology.Isincerelyhopethisbookcontributestothebodyof
knowledge of sustainable biotechnological applications of fungi and serves as a
usefulreferenceforany‘hero’whoworkswiththisfascinatinggroupoforganisms
to improve the welfare of our planet and mankind.
London, UK Diane Purchase
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Acknowledgements
This book would not be possible without the contributions of our group of experts
who donated time from their incredibly busy schedules to compose its chapters.
Their collective knowledge affords us a glimpse into their research, the incredible
workings of fungi and how they can be applied to provide sustainable environ-
mental solutions. To all of our experts: I really appreciate the discussions we have
had and the opportunities to exchange knowledge. It has been a pleasure working
with you all.
I would like to thank Eric Stannard and Brian Halm at Springer-Nature for all
their professional advice and assistance.
My heartfelt appreciation to my family, who are always there for me.
Final and special thanks to Thomas W.K. Young Ph.D., my mentor, who first
opened the door to the Fifth Kingdom all those years ago.
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Contents
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Introduction
Diane Purchase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Part I Fungal Biotechnology in Agriculture and Their Potential
Contributions Towards Food Security
1 Fungi in Composting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Christopher Wright, Andrii P. Gryganskyi and Gregory Bonito
2 The Genetic Basis of Abiotic Stress Resistance in Extremophilic
Fungi: The Genes Cloning and Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Shi-Hong Zhang
3 Fungi as an Alternative to Agrochemicals to Control Plant
Diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Alexander O. Emoghene and Anthony E. Futughe
Part II Providing Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly
Solutions to Treat Wastewater
4 Application of Biosorption and Biodegradation Functions
of Fungi in Wastewater and Sludge Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Tao Lu, Qi-Lei Zhang and Shan-Jing Yao
5 Potential of White-Rot Fungi to Treat Xenobiotic-Containing
Wastewater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Susana Rodríguez-Couto
6 Fungal Bioremediation of Emerging Micropollutants
in Municipal Wastewaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Federica Spina and Giovanna Cristina Varese
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7 Application of Microalgae and Fungal-Microalgal Associations
for Wastewater Treatment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Ewere Job Egede, Huw Jones, Bryan Cook, Diane Purchase
and Aidyn Mouradov
Part III Mycoremediation: Fungi as Prolific Degraders to Control
Waste and Reduce Pollution
8 Mycoremediation of Organic Pollutants: Principles,
Opportunities, and Pitfalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Stephano Covino, Tatiana Stella and Tomáš Cajthaml
9 White and Brown Rot Fungi as Decomposers of Lignocellulosic
Materials and Their Role in Waste and Pollution Control . . . . . . . 233
Tripti Singh and Adya P. Singh
10 Mycoremediation of Heavy Metal/Metalloid-Contaminated Soil:
Current Understanding and Future Prospects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Wai Kit Chan,Drik Wildeboer,Hemda GarelickandDianePurchase
Part IV Biotechnology to Reduce Reliance on Fossil Fuels: From
Biomass to Biofuel
11 Fungi in Consolidated Bioprocessing of Lignocellulosic
Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Anastasia P. Galanopoulou and Dimitris G. Hatzinikolaou
12 Fungal Enzymes and Their Role in Bioenergy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Cristiane Sanchez Farinas and Fernanda Marisa da Cunha
Part V Fungi as Biofactories and Other Biotechnological
Applications
13 Fungal Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles, a Cleaner Alternative . . . . . 323
Ernestina Castro-Longoria
14 Unraveling the Chemical Interactions of Fungal Endophytes
for Exploitation as Microbial Factories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Wen-Xuan Wang, Souvik Kusari and Michael Spiteller
15 Geomycology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Geoffrey Michael Gadd
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Contributors
Gregory Bonito Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan
State University, East Lansing, USA
TomášCajthaml InstituteforEnvironmentalStudies,FacultyofScience,Charles
University in Prague, Prague 2, Czech Republic; Institute of Microbiology,
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic V.V.I., Prague 4, Czech Republic
Ernestina Castro-Longoria Department of Microbiology, Center for Scientific
ResearchandHigherEducationofEnsenada(CICESE),Ensenada,BajaCalifornia,
Mexico
Wai Kit Chan Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and
Technology, Middlesex University, London, UK
Bryan Cook School of Sciences, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,
University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
Stefano Covino Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles
University in Prague, Prague 2, Czech Republic; Institute of Microbiology,
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic V.V.I., Prague 4, Czech Republic
Fernanda Marisa da Cunha Embrapa Instrumentation, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
Ewere Job Egede Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and
Technology, Middlesex University, London, UK
Alexander O.Emoghene Department ofMicrobiology, Faculty ofLife Sciences,
University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
Cristiane Sanchez Farinas Embrapa Instrumentation, São Carlos, SP, Brazil;
GraduateProgramofChemicalEngineering,FederalUniversityofSãoCarlos,São
Carlos, SP, Brazil
Anthony E. Futughe Department of Natural Sciences, School of Science and
Technology, Middlesex University, London, UK
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