Aflatoxigenic fungi, primarily belonging to the Aspergillus genus (A. flavus, A. parasiticus), are responsible for producing aflatoxinshighly toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites. These fungi pose significant risks to plant health, animal health, and human well-being due to their widespread contamination of food and feed. Aflatoxigenic fungi impact plants by causing diseases, and yield loss leads to economic loss and contamination. In connection with animals, aflatoxigenic fungi create toxicity in livestock, contamination of animal products, mortality, and economic loss. Finally, concerning humans, aflatoxigenic fungi lead to acute toxicity, carcinogenic effects, immune suppression, and nutritional risk.
Features:
- Provides a systemic review of the recent developments in aflatoxigenic fungi on various biotic organisms.
- Includes an overview of the impact of aflatoxins on various plants and on the agricultural economy.
- Describes the role of aflatoxins in human health, including infants, and in cancer.
- Contains special emphasis on the control of aflatoxigenic fungi by nanomaterials and plant bioactive components.
- Discusses the detection of aflatoxigenic fungi by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS).
The proposed book will compile the recent development and the updated overview about the Aflatoxigenic fungi and its impact on plant, animal and human health including various agricultural soil, food crops and advanced methods involved in the detection of Aflatoxigenic fungi.
Overview and sources of Aflatoxigenic fungal diversity in Plant.
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Overview and sources of Aflatoxigenic fungal diversity in Animal.
3. Overview
and sources of Aflatoxigenic fungal diversity in Human.
4. Climate change and
its impact on Aflatoxigenic fungi.
5. Aflatoxigenic fungi and their Ecology
in soil.
6. Aflatoxins: Metabolic interactions with Plants and Soil biota.
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Aflatoxigenic fungal impact on agricultural environment Sugarcane field
soil.
8. Aflatoxigenic fungal impact on agricultural environment Rice field
soil.
9. Aflatoxigenic fungal impact on agricultural environment Peanut
field soil.
10. Association between Aflatoxigenic Fungi and Plant Nutrition.
11. Aflatoxins in Plant pathogenesis.
12. Association between Aflatoxigenic
Fungi and Plants.
13. Aflatoxigenic fungi and Ground nut.
14. Aflatoxigenic
fungi and Tuber crops.
15. Aflatoxigenic fungi and Beverage crops.
16.
Aflatoxigenic fungi and Corn.
17. Aflatoxigenic Fungi and Agricultural
Economy.
18. Aflatoxigenic fungi and Animal feed.
19. Effect of Aflatoxin on
animals of Veterinary interest.
20. Aflatoxigenic fungi in fish and fish
feed.
21. Aflatoxigenic fungi: A challenge for Global food security.
22.
Aflatoxigenic fungi: A Global concern for Food safety and Human health.
23.
Aflatoxigenic fungi: Human health impacts and control methods.
24.
Aflatoxigenic fungi: Health impacts in Infants and Children.
25.
Aflatoxigenic fungi: A potential human carcinogen.
26. Aflatoxigenic fungi:
Control by Nanomaterials.
27. Aflatoxigenic fungi: Control by Plant Bioactive
metabolites.
28. Aflatoxigenic Fungi: Biological control An Overview.
29.
Aflatoxigenic fungal communities and High-throughput analysis.
30. Rapid
detection of Aflatoxigenic fungal communities in Agricultural products.
31.
Detection of Aflatoxin by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS).
Dr. A. Sankara narayanan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Life Sciences, School of Science, GSFC University, Vadodara of Gujarat state, India from July24 onwards. His current research focus is on Microbiome studies, fermented food products and Environmental Microbiology. He has published so far 19 books with different International publishers, 70 chapters and 80 research articles in International and National journals of repute, guided 5 PhDs, 16 MPhil, scholars, and operated 5 funded projects in Microbiology. From 2002 to 2015, he worked as an Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, K.S.R. College of Arts and Science, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu and in August 2015May 2021 he was associated with Uka Tarsadia University, Surat, Gujarat, India. From June, 2021 June, 2024 he worked as an Associate Professor& Head in the Department of Life Sciences, Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence (SSSUHE), Kalaburagi, India. He has been awarded with the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and The National Academy of Sciences (TNAS) sponsored summer research fellowship for young teachers consecutively for 3 years and his name is included as a Mentor in DST-Mentors/Resource persons for summer/ winter camps and other INSPIRE initiatives, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi. He is a grant reviewer in the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC), UK. He is an active member in Editorial boards of various National and International Journals. He is Doctoral Committee member, Board of Study member in Microbiology in various colleges and Universities in India, and Reviewer in many International reputed Journals. One among of his edited book received Outstanding Academic Title (OAT) Award from one of the International Publishers in the year 2020. This OAT Award represents the highest calibre of scholarly titles, overall excellence in presentation and importance relative to other literature in the field. His name was included in the World Scientists and University Rankings for the Year 2023; ranking list is released by AD Scientific Index.
Prof. A. Panneerselvam, D.Sc., is an Associate Professor and Head (Retd), Department of Botany and Microbiology, A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India. He has 40 years of experience in teaching and research. His areas of specialization are mycology, plant pathology, and actinobacteriology. He has visited the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technical University, TEMSEK Laboratory Singapore, Malaysian Agricultural University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Bangkok, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia, Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research, National Research University (TIIAME), Tashkent, Uzbekistan and also national-level institutes in India.
He has received 15 awards including INSA visiting fellowship, New Delhi; Member of Research Board of Advisors; Excellent Faculty award in Botany; Man of Year Commemorative model; Life Time Achievement Award 2022; Senior Scientist Award 2023; MSI fellow award 2024. He has deposited 191 nucleotide sequences in GenBank, 4 metagenome bioproject and maintains more than 500 microbial cultures in his laboratory. He is a reviewer for reputed journals and a doctoral committee member for 127 research scholars working in Bharathidasan University. He has published 476 research papers and review articles, 23 popular articles, and chapters in more than 12 books. He has guided 43 PhD scholars, 67 M.Phil., scholars and organized several symposia, seminars, workshops, DST-INSPIRE programs for plus one students, YSSP program, etc. He has conducted more than 100 training programs on edible mushroom cultivation technology for the welfare of women under a self-help group scheme, Dissemination of Innovative Technology (DIT). He received grants from various funding agencies like the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST), the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) and the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA). He is a life member of various academic bodies and an editorial board member of reputed journals. He gave training to womens self help group on edible mushroom cultivation technology under various schemes. He has been awarded D.Sc. Degree by the Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu of India.
Dr. S. Gomathi is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany and Microbiology, A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India. She has around 15 years of experience in teaching and research. Her area of specialization in the field of Mycology and medicinal plant diversity and antifungal activity studies.
On her research credit, She has published more than 25 papers in the Internationally reputed journals, 15 chapters in Internationally reputed book publishers like Elsevier, Taylor and Francis etc. She has guided 10 M.Phil., and 2 Ph.D., scholars and Ph.D., scholars are working under her guidance now in Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India. She has involving herself in the Organization of various Seminars and Workshop and as well acting as a resource person/ participated in various workshops to enhancing her research skills. She has filed and published two Indian patents. She is the Life member in various Professional and Scientific bodies. She has participated in various orientation programme and shared her expertise to the young students as a resource person.
Dr. V. Ambikapathy, is an Associate Professor and Head, Department of Botany and Microbiology, A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India. He has 29 years of experience in teaching and research. He has specialized in the field of Mycology and Plant Pathology. He has visited the Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia. He received the INSA visiting scientist fellow award. He has filed two patents.
He has deposited 92 gene sequences in GenBank, 4 metagenome bioproject and maintains more than 500 microbial cultures in his laboratory. He is a reviewer for reputed journals and a doctoral committee member for more than 50 research scholars working in Bharathidasan University. He has published 149 research and review articles, and 8 books and 27 book chapters. He has guided 21 PhD scholars, 32 M.Phil., scholars and organized several symposia, seminars, workshops, DST-INSPIRE programs for plus one students, YSSP program, etc. Professor Ambikapathy has conducted more than 50 training programs on edible mushroom cultivation technology for the welfare of women under a self-help group scheme. He has received several grants from various Indian funding agencies like UGC-SERO, DST-INSPIRE, NMPB, UGC and Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST), India.
