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Natural Products from Fungi Associated with Macrotermitine Termites and Analysis of Their Genomic and Biochemical Origin

Author : Nina Kreuzenbeck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book Natural Products from Fungi Associated with Macrotermitine Termites and Analysis of Their Genomic and Biochemical Origin written by Nina Kreuzenbeck and published by . This book was released on 2023* with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fungus farming termites grow Termitomyces sp. fungi as their crop in underground chambers. Both partners mutually depend on each other: the insects provide optimal growth condition for their crop and the fungus serves as a food source for the termites that enables them to colonise otherwise inaccessible territory. Only if the symbiotic relationship is out of balance, other fungi than Termitomyces sp. (e.g. Pseudoxylaria sp.) are able to overgrow the mound. The aim of this thesis was to explore the natural product biosynthetic capacity of Termitomyces sp. and the respective metabolites as they could play a role in maintaining garden homeostasis by contributing to communication with symbiotic partners and by employing defensive activity against antagonistic fungi. Genome mining analysis revealed a conserved biosynthetic repertoire across Termitomyces sp. with terpene synthases as most abundant enzyme class with a great potential for detection of new enzyme activities and terpene metabolites. Furthermore, highly relevant terpene cyclases were expressed heterologously and tested for their activity which led among other things to the identification of a versatile bifunctional D-limonene/bisabolene synthase and an unusual terpene cyclase producing nectrianolin C and D. Some of the terpenes produced by the characterised enzymes were also identified as part of Termitomyces volatilome, which is highly dependent on the life stage of the fungus and differs from comb and soil volatiles. Identified volatiles are potenital signalling molecules in the termite mound to regulate fungal development, communication with termites and growth of antagonistic fungi. To investigate the interaction between the Termitomyces sp. and the stowaway-fungus found in termite mounds, new Pseudoxylaria strains were isolated within this thesis and investigated according to their biosynthetic potential to produce new natural products and their phylogenetic relationship in the family of Xylariaceae.

Functional and Genomic Analysis of Bacterial and Fungal Natural Products Derived from the Fungus-growing Termite

Author : Felix Schalk
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Functional and Genomic Analysis of Bacterial and Fungal Natural Products Derived from the Fungus-growing Termite written by Felix Schalk and published by . This book was released on 2023* with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In frame of this thesis, the function and role of natural products produced by microorganisms found within the fungus-farming termite system was investigated. The focus was set on three key aspects: Oxidative plant matter degradation by the fungal mutualist Termitomyces, exploration of natural products produced by the fungal antagonist Pseudoxylaria and its ecological role, as well as investigations into the defensive role of co-occurring bacteria against invaders. The findings presented within this thesis demonstrate, how well the plant matter degradation pathways utilized by Termitomyces are optimized for the unique conditions of the fungus comb and how its surprising lack of major white-rot enzymes is likely compensated for by the insect host, highlighting a successful integration of fungal biomass degradation into the symbiotic co-existence within the termite system. The herein presented studies also support previous findings, that antagonistic fungi of the subgenus Pseudoxylaria clearly form a genetically distinct group from their free-living Xylaria counterparts. In the context of this thesis, several novel natural products produced by Pseudoxylaria were successfully isolated and structurally characterized. In total, structure elucidation efforts resulted in the discovery of four new linear tetrapeptides (pseudoxylaramides), four novel depsipeptides (xylacremolides) and two novel cytosporin derivatives (xylasporins). Investigations into two Actinobacteria previously isolated from fungus-farming termites confirmed how natural products produced by termite-associated microbes may represent a major line of defense in the termite microverse against invaders. Both Streptomyces sp. RB13 and Actinomadura sp. RB99 were found to display elevated antifungal activity against the antagonist while only moderately affecting growth of the fungal mutualist. Targeted investigations resulted in the isolation of four new madurastatin-like siderophores with antifungal properties.

Natural Products from Marine Fungi

Author : Hee Jae Shin
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3039367722
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Natural Products from Marine Fungi written by Hee Jae Shin and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2021-01-20 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marine fungal natural products are well-known as the “blue gold,” as they have been promising leads for drug discovery and development. Even though marine fungi are less explored in comparison to their terrestrial counterparts, a number of useful hits have been obtained from a drug discovery perspective. Topics discussed in this book include a review on novel natural products from extremophilic fungi, secondary metabolites from deep-sea fungi; natural products from fungi in a symbiotic relationship with marine macro-organisms; and bioactive metabolites from sediment-derived fungi. Marine biologists, chemists, and pharmacologists will find the book a good reference material. The book covers various bioactive marine fungal natural products, and it is hoped that this book aids scientists explore fungal chemical diversity.

On the Ecology and Evolution of Microorganisms Associated with Fungus-growing Termites

Author : Anna Alida Visser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789085859147
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (591 download)

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The Fungi

Author : Michael J. Carlile
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0127384464
Total Pages : 814 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book The Fungi written by Michael J. Carlile and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-09 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of The Fungi provides a comprehensive introduction to the importance of fungi in the natural world and in practical applications, from a microbiological perspective.

Biology of Termites: a Modern Synthesis

Author : David Edward Bignell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048139775
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)

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Book Synopsis Biology of Termites: a Modern Synthesis by : David Edward Bignell

Download or read book Biology of Termites: a Modern Synthesis written by David Edward Bignell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-10-20 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biology of Termites, a Modern Synthesis brings together the major advances in termite biology, phylogenetics, social evolution and biogeography. In this new volume, David Bignell, Yves Roisin and Nathan Lo have brought together leading experts on termite taxonomy, behaviour, genetics, caste differentiation, physiology, microbiology, mound architecture, biogeography and control. Very strong evolutionary and developmental themes run through the individual chapters, fed by new data streams from molecular sequencing, and for the first time it is possible to compare the social organisation of termites with that of the social Hymenoptera, focusing on caste determination, population genetics, cooperative behaviour, nest hygiene and symbioses with microorganisms. New chapters have been added on termite pheromones, termites as pests of agriculture and on destructive invasive species.

The Prokaryotes

Author : Edward F. DeLong
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783642301193
Total Pages : 567 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Prokaryotes written by Edward F. DeLong and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Prokaryotes is a comprehensive, multi-authored, peer reviewed reference work on Bacteria and Achaea. This fourth edition of The Prokaryotes is organized to cover all taxonomic diversity, using the family level to delineate chapters. Different from other resources, this new Springer product includes not only taxonomy, but also prokaryotic biology and technology of taxa in a broad context. Technological aspects highlight the usefulness of prokaryotes in processes and products, including biocontrol agents and as genetics tools. The content of the expanded fourth edition is divided into two parts: Part 1 contains review chapters dealing with the most important general concepts in molecular, applied and general prokaryote biology; Part 2 describes the known properties of specific taxonomic groups. Two completely new sections have been added to Part 1: bacterial communities and human bacteriology. The bacterial communities section reflects the growing realization that studies on pure cultures of bacteria have led to an incomplete picture of the microbial world for two fundamental reasons: the vast majority of bacteria in soil, water and associated with biological tissues are currently not culturable, and that an understanding of microbial ecology requires knowledge on how different bacterial species interact with each other in their natural environment. The new section on human microbiology deals with bacteria associated with healthy humans and bacterial pathogenesis. Each of the major human diseases caused by bacteria is reviewed, from identifying the pathogens by classical clinical and non-culturing techniques to the biochemical mechanisms of the disease process. The 4th edition of The Prokaryotes is the most complete resource on the biology of prokaryotes. The following volumes are published consecutively within the 4th Edition: Prokaryotic Biology and Symbiotic Associations Prokaryotic Communities and Ecophysiology Prokaryotic Physiology and Biochemistry Applied Bacteriology and Biotechnology Human Microbiology Actinobacteria Firmicutes Alphaproteobacteria and Betaproteobacteria Gammaproteobacteria Deltaproteobacteria and Epsilonproteobacteria Other Major Lineages of Bacteria and the Archaea

Symbiosis

Author : Joseph Seckbach
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0306481731
Total Pages : 746 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Symbiosis written by Joseph Seckbach and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Symbiosis is the fourth volume in the series Cellular Origin and Life in Extreme Habitats (COLE). Fifty experts, from over a dozen countries, review their current studies on different approaches to these phenomena. The chapters present various aspects of symbiosis from gene transfer, morphological features, and biodiversity to individual organisms sharing mutual cellular habitats. The origin of the eukaryotic phase is discussed with emphasis on cyanelles, H syntrophy, N2 fixation, and S-based symbiosis (as well as the origin of mitochondrion, chloroplast, and nucleus). All members of the three domains of life are presented for sharing symbiotic associations. This volume brings the concept of living together as `One plus One (plus One) equals One.' The purpose of this book is to introduce the teacher, researcher, scholar, and student as well as the open-minded and science-oriented reader to the global importance of this association.

Fungal Diseases

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030921226X
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Fungal Diseases written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-10-08 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fungal diseases have contributed to death and disability in humans, triggered global wildlife extinctions and population declines, devastated agricultural crops, and altered forest ecosystem dynamics. Despite the extensive influence of fungi on health and economic well-being, the threats posed by emerging fungal pathogens to life on Earth are often underappreciated and poorly understood. On December 14 and 15, 2010, the IOM's Forum on Microbial Threats hosted a public workshop to explore the scientific and policy dimensions associated with the causes and consequences of emerging fungal diseases.

Evolution of the Insects

Author : David Grimaldi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521821490
Total Pages : 790 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Evolution of the Insects written by David Grimaldi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-16 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the 3 billion-year history of life on Earth, and the most ecologically dominant animals on land. This book chronicles for the first time the complete evolutionary history of insects: their living diversity, relationships and 400 million years of fossils. Whereas other volumes have focused on either living species or fossils, this is the first comprehensive synthesis of all aspects of insect evolution. The book is illustrated with 955 photo- and electronmicrographs, drawings, diagrams, and field photos, many in full colour and virtually all of them original. The book will appeal to anyone engaged with insect diversity: professional entomologists and students, insect and fossil collectors, and naturalists.

Symbiotic Associations

Author : Society for General Microbiology. Symposium
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
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Download or read book Symbiotic Associations written by Society for General Microbiology. Symposium and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1963 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Insect Pests of Millets

Author : A. Kalaisekar
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128042850
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Insect Pests of Millets written by A. Kalaisekar and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2016-12-23 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insect Pests of Millets: Systematics, Bionomics, and Management focuses on protecting the cultivated cereals that many worldwide populations depend on for food across the semi-arid tropics of the world. Providing coverage of all the major cultivated millets, including sorghum, pearlmillet, finger millet, barnyard millet, prosomillet, little millet, kodomillet, and foxtail millet, this comprehensive book on insect pests is the first of its kind that explores systematics, bionomics, distribution, damage, host range, biology, monitoring techniques, and management options, all accompanied by useful illustrations and color plates. By exploring the novel aspects of Insect-plant relationships, including host signaling orientation, host specialization, pest – host evolutionary relationship, and biogeography of insects and host plants, the book presents the latest ecologically sound and innovative techniques in insect pest management from a general overview of pest management to new biotechnological interventions. Includes the most comprehensive and relevant aspects of insect systematics, including synonyms, nomenclatural history, and identification characters to quickly guide readers to desired information Addresses aspects of insect-plant relationships, including host signaling and orientation, host specialization, pest – host evolutionary relationship, and biogeography of insects and host plant Presents the latest research findings related to the ecological, behavioral, and physiological aspects of millet pests

Consilience

Author : E. O. Wilson
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0804154066
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Consilience written by E. O. Wilson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "A dazzling journey across the sciences and humanities in search of deep laws to unite them." —The Wall Street Journal One of our greatest scientists—and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for On Human Nature and The Ants—gives us a work of visionary importance that may be the crowning achievement of his career. In Consilience (a word that originally meant "jumping together"), Edward O. Wilson renews the Enlightenment's search for a unified theory of knowledge in disciplines that range from physics to biology, the social sciences and the humanities. Using the natural sciences as his model, Wilson forges dramatic links between fields. He explores the chemistry of the mind and the genetic bases of culture. He postulates the biological principles underlying works of art from cave-drawings to Lolita. Presenting the latest findings in prose of wonderful clarity and oratorical eloquence, and synthesizing it into a dazzling whole, Consilience is science in the path-clearing traditions of Newton, Einstein, and Richard Feynman.

State of the World's Fungi

Author :
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ISBN 13 : 9781842466780
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book State of the World's Fungi written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Darwinian Agriculture

Author : R. Ford Denison
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691173761
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Darwinian Agriculture written by R. Ford Denison and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As human populations grow and resources are depleted, agriculture will need to use land, water, and other resources more efficiently and without sacrificing long-term sustainability. Darwinian Agriculture presents an entirely new approach to these challenges, one that draws on the principles of evolution and natural selection. R. Ford Denison shows how both biotechnology and traditional plant breeding can use Darwinian insights to identify promising routes for crop genetic improvement and avoid costly dead ends. Denison explains why plant traits that have been genetically optimized by individual selection--such as photosynthesis and drought tolerance--are bad candidates for genetic improvement. Traits like plant height and leaf angle, which determine the collective performance of plant communities, offer more room for improvement. Agriculturalists can also benefit from more sophisticated comparisons among natural communities and from the study of wild species in the landscapes where they evolved. Darwinian Agriculture reveals why it is sometimes better to slow or even reverse evolutionary trends when they are inconsistent with our present goals, and how we can glean new ideas from natural selection's marvelous innovations in wild species.

Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbioses, Ecology

Author : Y. Abe
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 940173223X
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbioses, Ecology written by Y. Abe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-14 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a new compendium in which leading termite scientists review the advances of the last 30 years in our understanding of phylogeny, fossil records, relationships with cockroaches, social evolution, nesting, behaviour, mutualisms with archaea, protists, bacteria and fungi, nutrition, energy metabolism,population and community ecology, soil conditioning, greenhouse gas production and pest status.

Termites and Sustainable Management

Author : Md. Aslam Khan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319721100
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Termites and Sustainable Management written by Md. Aslam Khan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Volume comprises 12 chapters in an attempt to bring available information on biology, social behavour and economic importance of termites. Chapters in this book dealing with termites identification provide a review on most updated information of their systematics. Ecologically, termites interact with living and non-living surroundings and deliver a wide range of behaviors. In a separate chapter termites ecology is examined and explored. Termites depend on their gut microbes for digestion of complex polysaccharides of wood into simpler molecules. Information provided on termite gut microbiome and lignocellulose degradation constitutes an important contribution. Termite biology and social behaviour have been addressed comprehensively. Trail pheromones are responsible for the orientation and recruitment of nestmates to the food sources. Once arriving at a potential food source, termites assess its quality using a different set of cues. A separate chapter on trail pheromones, cues used during foraging and food assessment, with preferences for foraging sites, contributes a wealth of information. Emphasis has been given on reviewing ecological benefits of termites in other chapters. The information with respect to termite species as an edible insect and the overall role it plays in food and nutrition security in Africa is quite informative. A separate chapter dealing with importance of termites and termitaria in mineral exploration constitutes a significant step in addressing the economic importance of this insect group.