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The Amazing Potential of Fungi: 50 Ways We Can Exploit Fungi Industrially Kevin Hyde, Jianchu Xu, Sylvie Rapior, Rajesh Jeewon, Saisamorn Lumyong, Allen Grace T The amazing potential of fungi: 50 ways we can exploit fungi industrially Kevin Hyde, Jianchu Xu, Sylvie Rapior, Rajesh Jeewon, Saisamorn Lumyong, Allen Grace T. Niego, Pranami Abeywickrama, Janith Aluthmuhandiram, Rashika Brahamanage, Siraprapa Brooks, et al. To cite this version: Kevin Hyde, Jianchu Xu, Sylvie Rapior, Rajesh Jeewon, Saisamorn Lumyong, et al.. The amazing potential of fungi: 50 ways we can exploit fungi industrially. Fungal Diversity, Springer, In press, 97 (1), pp.1-136. 10.1007/s13225-019-00430-9. hal-02196145 HAL Id: hal-02196145 https://hal.umontpellier.fr/hal-02196145 Submitted on 26 May 2020 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution| 4.0 International License Fungal Diversity (2019) 97:1–136 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-019-00430-9 REVIEW The amazing potential of fungi: 50 ways we can exploit fungi industrially Kevin D. Hyde1,2,3,4,5,9 · Jianchu Xu1,10,21 · Sylvie Rapior22 · Rajesh Jeewon18 · Saisamorn Lumyong9,13 · Allen Grace T. Niego2,3,20 · Pranami D. Abeywickrama2,3,7 · Janith V. S. Aluthmuhandiram2,3,7 · Rashika S. Brahamanage2,3,7 · Siraprapa Brooks3 · Amornrat Chaiyasen28 · K. W. Thilini Chethana2,3,7 · Putarak Chomnunti2,3 · Clara Chepkirui12 · Boontiya Chuankid2,3 · Nimali I. de Silva1,2,4,13 · Mingkwan Doilom1,4,13 · Craig Faulds6 · Eleni Gentekaki3 · Venkat Gopalan14 · Pattana Kakumyan2,3 · Dulanjalee Harishchandra2,3,7 · Hridya Hemachandran24 · Sinang Hongsanan26,27 · Anuruddha Karunarathna2,17 · Samantha C. Karunarathna1 · Sehroon Khan10 · Jaturong Kumla13,9 · Ruvishika S. Jayawardena2,3 · Jian-Kui Liu11 · Ningguo Liu2,3 · Thatsanee Luangharn1,21,22,29 · Allan Patrick G. Macabeo12,23 · Diana S. Marasinghe2,3 · Dan Meeks19 · Peter E. Mortimer1,10 · Peter Mueller19 · Sadia Nadir10,15,21 · Karaba N. Nataraja16 · Sureeporn Nontachaiyapoom3 · Meghan O’Brien19 · Watsana Penkhrue9,13 · Chayanard Phukhamsakda2,3 · Uma Shaanker Ramanan16,25 · Achala R. Rathnayaka2,3 · Resurreccion B. Sadaba29 · Birthe Sandargo12 · Binu C. Samarakoon2,3 · Danushka S. Tennakoon2,3 · Ramamoorthy Siva24 · Wasan Sriprom9,13 · T. S. Suryanarayanan30 · Kanaporn Sujarit9,13 · Nakarin Suwannarach9,13 · Thitipone Suwunwong3,8 · Benjarong Thongbai12 · Naritsada Thongklang2 · Deping Wei1,2,3,17 · S. Nuwanthika Wijesinghe2,3 · Jake Winiski19 · Jiye Yan7 · Erandi Yasanthika2,3 · Marc Stadler12 Received: 5 April 2019 / Accepted: 20 May 2019 / Published online: 3 July 2019 © The Author(s) 2019 Abstract Fungi are an understudied, biotechnologically valuable group of organisms. Due to the immense range of habitats that fungi inhabit, and the consequent need to compete against a diverse array of other fungi, bacteria, and animals, fungi have developed numerous survival mechanisms. The unique attributes of fungi thus herald great promise for their application in biotechnology and industry. Moreover, fungi can be grown with relative ease, making production at scale viable. The search for fungal biodiversity, and the construction of a living fungi collection, both have incredible economic potential in locating organisms with novel industrial uses that will lead to novel products. This manuscript reviews fifty ways in which fungi can potentially be utilized as biotechnology. We provide notes and examples for each potential exploitation and give examples from our own work and the work of other notable researchers. We also provide a flow chart that can be used to convince funding bodies of the importance of fungi for biotechnological research and as potential products. Fungi have provided the world with penicillin, lovastatin, and other globally significant medicines, and they remain an untapped resource with enormous industrial potential. Keywords Biocontrol · Biodiversity · Biotechnology · Food · Fungi · Mushrooms Table of contents Strategies against human disease 1. Antibacterial antibiotics From basic to applied research, prototypes and contribution by Clara Chepkirui, Benjarong Thong- products bai, Marc Stadler, contribution by Birthe Sandargo, Marc Stadler 2. Antimycotics & Jianchu Xu contribution by Benjarong Thongbai, Marc Stadler [email protected] 3. Biofilm inhibitors Extended author information available on the last page of the article contribution by Benjarong Thongbai, Marc Stadler 123 2 Fungal Diversity (2019) 97:1–136 4. Anti-cancer agents contribution by Karaba N. Nataraja, Uma Shaanker contribution by Chayanard Phukhamsakda, Marc Ramanan Stadler Food and beverages from fungi 5. Anti-diabetes contribution by Achala R. Rathnayaka, Marc Stadler 23. Growing mushrooms in compost 6. Improving nerve functioning contribution by Naritsada Thongklang contribution by Benjarong Thongbai, Marc Stadler 24. Growing mushrooms in bags 7. Fungi in Traditional Chinese Medicine contribution by Samantha Karunarathna contribution by Thatsanee Luangharn, Marc Stadler 25. Growing mushrooms in the field 8. Cardiovascular disease control by fungi contribution by Peter E. Mortimer, Samantha C. contribution by Anuruddha Karunarathna, Marc Karunarathna Stadler 26. Modern mushroom production: an automated factory 9. Antiviral agents process contribution by Allan Patrick G. Macabeo, Marc contribution by Jianchu Xu Stadler 27. New edible mushrooms 10. Immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory agents contribution by Samantha Karunarathna from fungi 28. Agaricus subrufescens contribution by Clara Chepkirui, Marc Stadler contribution by Naritsada Thongklang 29. Using fungi to enhance food value Strategies against plant disease contribution by Danushka S. Tennakoon 11. Biocontrol of plant disease using endophytes 30. Food colouring from filamentous fungi contribution by Nimali I. de Silva, Siraprapa Brooks contribution by Wasan Sriprom and Saisamorn 12. Biocontrol of insects using fungi Lumyong contribution by Allen Grace T. Niego 31. Food flavouring 13. Biocontrol of nematodes and fungal nematizides contribution by S. Nuwanthika Wijesinghe contribution by Diana S. Marasinghe, Clara 32. What is mushroom stock? Products, process and Chepkirui flavours contribution by Deping Wei 14. Biocontrol of weeds and herbicides from fungi 33. Fungi in making tea contribution by Pranami D. Abeywickrama, Jiye Yan contribution by Ningguo Liu, Jack JK Lui 15. Fungal antagonists used in post-harvest disease 34. Wine, beer and spirits control contribution by Sinang Hongsanan contribution by Binu C. Samarakoon 35. Functional foods and nutraceuticals 16. Bio control of rusts and smuts by antagonistic fungi contribution by Boontiya Chuankid contribution by Rashika S. Brahmanage 36. Harvesting the untapped probiotic potential of fungi contribution by Eleni Gentekaki, Achala R. Enhancing crops and forestry Rathnayaka 17. Biofertilizers Saving the planet contribution by Mingkwan Doilom 18. Arbuscular mycorrhizae as biofertilizers 37. Agricultural waste disposal contribution by Amornrat Chaiyasen, Saisamorn contribution by Putarak Chomnunti, Craig Faulds Lumyong 38. Mycoremediation: Fungi to the rescue 19. Application of ectomycorrhizal fungi in forestry contribution by Dulanjalee Harishchandra, Jiye Yan contribution by Jaturong Kumla, Saisamorn 39. Mycofumigation using Muscodor Lumyong contribution by Nakarin Suwannarach, Saisamorn 20. Use of orchid mycorrhizae and endophytes in Lumyong biotechnology 40. Biomass to biofuel: unmasking the potential of contribution by Nimali I. de Silva, Sureeporn lesser-known fungi Nontachaiyapoom contribution by Venkat Gopalan, T.S. 21. Growth promoting hormones from fungi Suryanarayanan contribution by Saisamorn Lumyong 41. Packed-bed bioreactor for mycomaterial production 22. Mitigating abiotic stress in plants: the endophyte contribution by Peter Mueller, Dan Meeks, Meghan method O’Brien, Jake Winiski 123 Fungal Diversity (2019) 97:1–136 3 42. Fungal degradation of plastics: A hidden treasure for While several of our chapters are dealing with marketed green environment products that even include blockbuster pharmaceuticals, contribution by Sehroon Khan, Sadia Nadir such as the beta-lactam antibiotics, the statins and cyclos- 43. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation by porine, others are dedicated to newly upcoming areas that basidiomycetes still remain to be explored. Other chapters treat relatively contribution by Allen Grace T. Niego, Resurreccion small market segments that may expand in the future. For B. Sadaba example, the consumers around the world now increasingly 44. Can fungi help modify the sustainable soil enhancer prefer natural compounds over synthetic chemicals and biochar? even in the industrial sectors that produce commodity contribution by Thitipone Suwunwong, Craig Faulds chemicals, there is now an increased interest in develop- ment of sustainable biotechnological processes, in order to Commodities obtain new natural products that can eventually replace 45. Fungi and cosmetics traditional synthetics. As compared to other biological contribution by Erandi Yasanthika sources, in particular plants, fungi have the great advantage 46. Agarwood that they can be grown in large bioreactors
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