About the Book
Preface.
1. Fungal diseases of AnimalsDr. Claudia Cafarchia, Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Universita` degli Studi di Bari, Str. prov.le per Casamassima Km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Bari, Italy
2. Factors influencing the development of infectious fungal disease in animals. Dr. Priyanka Verma, Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology Akal College of Basic Sciences Eternal University Baru Sahib, Sirmour-173101 Himachal Pradesh, India
3. Immunological diagnostic of fungal disease in animalsDr. Kildeep Dhama, Avian Diseases Section, Division of Pathology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, India
4. Molecular identification of fungal diseases of animalsProfessor Keyvan Pakshir, Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Basic Sciences in Infectious Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71345-45794, Iran
5. PAN-PCR based diagnostic of fungal diseases of lab animalsDr. Iwona Dąbrowska, Division of Microbiology, Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Warszawa, Poland
6. Opportunistic invasive fungal infections of animals.Dr Parisa Badiee, Prof. Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Nemazi Hospital Zand Ave., 7193711351 Shiraz, Iran
7. Common practices to control fungal diseases of lab animals. Professor David G. Baker, Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70810
8. Histopathologic Diagnosis of Fungal Infections of lab animals. Dr. Jeannette Guarner, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University Hospital, 1364 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30322.
9. Development of sandwich dot-ELISA/Serological tools for the detection of fungal diseases of animals. Dr. Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem Ph D, Mycosystematist Botany Department, Faculty of Science, University of Suez Canal, Ismailia, 41522 Egypt
10. Mycotoxins produced by different fungal species in animals Professor A.A.Abdel Hameed, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
11. Detection of secondary metabolites (mycotoxins) during fungal infections to lab animals. Prof. Gerardo Díaz-Godínez, Laboratorio de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Biológicas, 9 Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Ixtacuixtla, Tlax. México
Index.
About the Author: Dr. Arti Gupta is a Assistant Professor with the Department of Zoology, Sri Avadh Raj Singh Smarak Degree College, Bishunpur Bairiya, Gonda, India. She received her B.Sc. in Botany, Zoology, and Chemistry in 2001 and M.Sc. in Biotechnology in 2003 from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India, as well as her Ph.D. from Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, India in 2010 in Animal Science. Dr. Gupta started her career in 2004 with teaching graduate and post graduate students of Biotechnology from D.A.V. (P.G.) College, Muzaffarnagar. In 2005, she was appointed a research internship at the Central Drug Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh. In 2010, she was appointed as Teaching Associate at the Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. In 2012, she worked as Scientist with Sun Agrigenetics Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara, Gujarat and has 9 years of teaching and 11 years of research experience in the fields of animal biotechnology, molecular plant biotechnology, molecular animal biotechnology, bioprocess technology, and microbiology. Dr. Gupta has published one monograph and 21 national and international research papers, has attended 36 national and international symposia, seminars, conferences and workshops and is currently editing a few Springer Nature books. Dr. Gupta has been awarded University Topper (Gold Medal), M.Sc. (Biotech.) from Ch.C.S.University, Meerut, Young Scientist Award (Gold Medal) awarded by the Zoological Society of India, Lucknow, Best Poster Presenter awarded by Asian Journal of Experimental Science, Jaipur, Best Poster Presenter awarded by International Consortium of Contemporary Biologists (ICCB) and Madhawai-Shyam Educational Trust, Ranchi, Fellowship Award awarded by International Consortium of Contemporary Biologist (FICCB) and Madhawi Shayam Educational Trust (FMSET) and Dr. V.P. Agarwal Gold Medal awarded by D.A.V. (P.G.) College, Muzaffarnagar. Dr. Arti has lifetime memberships with the Indian Science Congress Association, Biotech Research Society of India, Zoological Society of India and International Consortium of Contemporary Biologists.
Dr. Nagendra Pratap Singh is a leading researcher and assistant professor with the Department of Zoology, K.S. Saket P.G. College, Ayodhya, Faizabad (affiliated with Dr. RamManohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad), Uttar Pradesh, India. He has experience and expertise in the areas of fish biology and fungal disease in fishes and other animals. He has been awarded his Ph.D. degree in Fish Biology from Dr. RamManohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad. His work focused on "Studies on Taxonomy, Ecology and Biological traits of fresh water catfish Mystus vitattus (Bloch.) in Ghaghra Belt of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India". He served as a graduate in Botany and Zoology and a post-graduate in Zoology in the year 2004 and 2002 respectively from K.S. Saket P.G. College, Ayodhya, Faizabad. He has published a dozen research articles in national and international journals of repute. He is active member of the Academy of Innovative Research, Bemawal, Ambedkar Nagar, district in U.P- 224181 (India), and the Purvanchal Academy of Science, Jaunpur, U.P, India. He is also a member of the Advisory Committee in National Conference on Climate and Environmental Changes: Impact, Challenges and Solutions sponsored by CST, U.P, India.
