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The book has a part of agriculture microbiology, which deals with soil structure, function in plant growth and development, and plant diseases and management. The part on Environmental microbiology covers the role of microorganisms, their importance in food safety and food production. The final part of the book deals in importance of microorganisms in production of chemicals and medicines needed for man. The contents are updated to make the students aware of the ...
Mycotoxins, toxic metabolites of molds elaborated during their colonization of foods and feeds, pose a threat to human and animal life. Molds are the diverse group of fungi, which grow in compatatively dry and warm environments, produce copious amount of spores and promote the elaboration of these mycotoxins. Mycotoxigenic fungi, which are unique their sporulating apparatus and exhibit wide variation in their morphology, poses a challenge in their identification. ...
Mycotoxins, secondary metabolites of storage moulds, are important bioagents responsible far reaching health hazards of animals and man. They need to be understood by scientist of different disciplines such as medicine, pharmacy, biochemistry, ecology, food science, veterinary and agriculture and in order to protect the health of man. India being a tropical and subtropical country is likely to be citadel for mycotoxins. In spite of this, much ...