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Foreword
I am delighted to write the foreword for Fungal Siderophores: From Mineral—
Microbe Interactions to Anti-pathogenicity edited by an interdisciplinary team of
scientists, Dr. Kalyani Dhusia, Dr. Kalpana Raja, and Prof. Pramod W. Ramteke.
The editors have addressed the role of siderophores in various biological domains
such as microbiology, pharmacognosy, pharmacology, bioinformatics, and biomedical text mining. While lots of research articles are available on bacterial siderophores, less is known about fungal siderophores. A book specific to fungal
siderophores should be beneficial to scientists and researchers. This book covers a
wide range of topics and is expected to gain readers from several domains.
In the past few decades, researchers have proven that fungal siderophores epitomize the uptake of iron as well as other essential elements like zinc, magnesium,
copper, nickel, and arsenic,” in almost every microorganism and plant. Understanding
the chemical structures of different fungal siderophores and the membrane receptors involved in the uptake of mineral ions led to new research ideas.
In the current edition, the authors share information on fungal host–pathogen
interactions, fungal infections escalating in immunocompromised patients and siderophore therapies involved, virulence control with fungal siderophore of brown rot
disease in stone fruits and many more.
Fungal host–pathogen interactions exert a highly priced ranging from the crops
cultivation to human health. Severe fungal infections emerge due to the increasing
number of immunocompromised patients, aggressive surgical therapy in older
patients, comorbid diseases in aged patients, and an increasing number of oncologic
diseases, whereas in plants, the mutualistic interactions frequently occur with fungi.
Plant-associated fungi are known to exploit tissues of their hosts to retrieve nutrients
and shelter. On the other hand, fungal siderophores are investigated to explore the
benefits. For instance, in recent years it became clear that the siderophore system
constitutes a central element in iron homeostasis of many if not most fungi, affecting growth, oxidative stress resistance, as well as asexual and sexual development.
Most fungi produce hydroxamate-type siderophores except for the polycarboxylate
rhizoferrin. Fungal requirement for iron could potentially open perspectives toward
the development of novel antifungal treatments, for example, iron chelation therapy
Foreword
I am delighted to write the foreword for Fungal Siderophores: From Mineral—
Microbe Interactions to Anti-pathogenicity edited by an interdisciplinary team of
scientists, Dr. Kalyani Dhusia, Dr. Kalpana Raja, and Prof. Pramod W. Ramteke.
The editors have addressed the role of siderophores in various biological domains
such as microbiology, pharmacognosy, pharmacology, bioinformatics, and biomedical text mining. While lots of research articles are available on bacterial siderophores, less is known about fungal siderophores. A book specific to fungal
siderophores should be beneficial to scientists and researchers. This book covers a
wide range of topics and is expected to gain readers from several domains.
In the past few decades, researchers have proven that fungal siderophores epitomize the uptake of iron as well as other essential elements like zinc, magnesium,
copper, nickel, and arsenic,” in almost every microorganism and plant. Understanding
the chemical structures of different fungal siderophores and the membrane receptors involved in the uptake of mineral ions led to new research ideas.
In the current edition, the authors share information on fungal host–pathogen
interactions, fungal infections escalating in immunocompromised patients and siderophore therapies involved, virulence control with fungal siderophore of brown rot
disease in stone fruits and many more.
Fungal host–pathogen interactions exert a highly priced ranging from the crops
cultivation to human health. Severe fungal infections emerge due to the increasing
number of immunocompromised patients, aggressive surgical therapy in older
patients, comorbid diseases in aged patients, and an increasing number of oncologic
diseases, whereas in plants, the mutualistic interactions frequently occur with fungi.
Plant-associated fungi are known to exploit tissues of their hosts to retrieve nutrients
and shelter. On the other hand, fungal siderophores are investigated to explore the
benefits. For instance, in recent years it became clear that the siderophore system
constitutes a central element in iron homeostasis of many if not most fungi, affecting growth, oxidative stress resistance, as well as asexual and sexual development.
Most fungi produce hydroxamate-type siderophores except for the polycarboxylate
rhizoferrin. Fungal requirement for iron could potentially open perspectives toward
the development of novel antifungal treatments, for example, iron chelation therapy