Fungi and Fungal Metabolites for the Improvement of Human and Animal Nutrition and Health

• Other Authors: Dufossé, Laurent (Editor), Fouillaud, Mireille (Editor), Caro, Yanis (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; fungal pigment; natural dye; spalting; Scytalidium cuboideum; dramada; sustainable clothing; selenium; biofortification; transporters; mycorrhizal fungi; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs); fungal pigments; textile dyeing; toxicity testing; biotechnological approaches; challenges; limits; Saccharomyces boulardii; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; probiotics; gastrointestinal tract; Alginate; β-glucan; oligosaccharides; elicitation; Sargassum species; Sparassis latifolia; polyphenol; antioxidant; agave mezcalero bagasse; apple bagasse; solid-state fermentation; secondary metabolites; Pleurotus ostreatus; Endophytic fungi; Hyptis dilatata; Pestalotiopsis mangiferae; Pestalotiopsis microspora; chemical elicitors; antibacterial activity; LC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS; yeast; biological control; postharvest decay; fruit; mycorrhizae; elevated CO2; Thymus vulgare; growth; photosynthesis; metabolites; biological activity; Candida albicans; non-albicans Candida species; Candida auris; aromatic alcohols; fungi; metabolomics; NTCD; additives; functional foods; nutraceuticals; sustainability; healthy aging; Mortierella alpina; animal fat by-product; arachidonic acid; ATR-FTIR spectroscopy; Mucor circinelloides; high-throughput screening; metal ions; phosphorus; lipids; biofuel; FTIR spectroscopy; bioremediation; co-production; natural colorants; filamentous fungi; stirred-tank bioreactor; biodegradable films; food package; bioactive compounds; FIP; human health; immunomodulation; induced apoptosis; lectin; medicinal mushrooms; polysaccharide; terpenes and terpenoids; melanin; carotenoids; polyketides; azaphilones; antitumor; medical roles; sphinganine-analog mycotoxins; fumonisins; AAL-toxin; chemical structure; toxicity; genetics and evolution; biosynthesis; livestock; ewes; energy; cytokines; yeasts; liquid swine diets; MALDI-TOF; biochemical identification; growth temperature Ancom Gas Production System; Candida krusei; Candida lambica; M. purpureus; red yeast rice; cholesterol reduction; probiotic potential; natural colorant; extraction ability; marine fungi; Talaromyces albobiverticillius; aqueous two-phases system extraction; ionic liquids; feed additive; probiotic; Sporidiobolus ruineniae; tannase; micro-fungi; macro-fungi; Ganoderma; kombucha; anticancer; carotenoid; medicinal mushroom; mycobiome; antimicrobial; antifungal; bioconversion; cheese; dairy; Sclerotinia; secondary metabolite; endophytic fungi; uncommon secondary metabolites
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The purpose of this book was not to provide a comprehensive overview of the vast arena of how fungi and fungal metabolites are able to improve human and animal nutrition and health; rather, we, as Guest Editors, wished to encourage authors working in this field to publish their most recent work in t...