Molecular Mechanisms in Host - Fungal Interactions
暫譯: 宿主與真菌相互作用中的分子機制

本書是《Fungal Biology》系列的一部分，探討宿主與真菌之間的複雜分子機制，重點在於植物如何抵禦真菌病原體的侵害。內容涵蓋植物免疫的兩個主要層面：模式觸發免疫（Pattern-Triggered Immunity, PTI），對一般微生物模式作出反應，以及效應子觸發免疫（Effector-Triggered Immunity, ETI），能夠檢測特定病原信號。這些系統幫助植物識別有害的入侵者並啟動強大的防禦反應。

各章節深入探討微生物誘導物、抗性蛋白、生化抗性模型、真菌感染過程，以及基因沉默和蛋白質組學等分子工具。書中還討論了真菌病原體的結構與功能、植物免疫信號傳導途徑，以及研究植物與真菌互動的現代技術，包括質譜分析和基於標本的分子追蹤。

本書是植物病理學、微生物學、生物技術和農業科學領域的學生、研究人員和專業人士的重要資源。

Dr. Noshin Ilyas is working as Chairperson/ Associate Professor in the Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Earned her Ph.D. in Plant Sciences from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Always distinct in the academic carrier with a first-class first position in Masters and did Ph.D. under a fellowship from Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. She has supervised dissertational research work of 11 Ph.Ds and 50 M.Phil. students to date and is presently mentoring 04 Ph.D. and 09 M.Phil. students. She has a good publication record in prestigious journals with an impact factor of above 500 and 5800 citations, H-index of 44. Dr. Noshin is on the editorial board of various journals like Plant Pathology, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Frontiers, PLoS one and Sustainability. She has earned research grants from PARB, HEC and PSF and submitted two products for patent award. She serves as President of Pakistan Asian PGPR society, National Expert on Women empowerment in Agriculture Sector- 2024 by Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Country Representative for IFOAM-Organics International (2023 onwards) and a member of various Scientific and professional societies.
She is recipient of Research Awards i from PMAS-Arid and 1st Prof. Dr. Abdul Hameed Gold Medal in Applied and Environmental Microbiology from Applied Zoological Society of Pakistan. She has presented her work at various national and international conferences particularly at USA, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, Thailand, UAE, Philippine, Nepal, and Maldives. Dr. Noshin is currently working for elucidating the response-to-stress mechanisms and develop resistance strategies amelioration of various abiotic stresses.

Dr. Sushma Sharma, a highly qualified Assistant Professor and Head of the department of Plant Pathology with a rich experience of more than 10 years in Teaching and Research in Educational Institutes. Qualified NET examination in February 2012. Completed Ph.D. and M.Sc. degree in Plant Pathology from Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H.P.), in Mycology and Plant Pathology and Post-doctorate funded by Department of Science and Technology (2017-2019). Research interests include Epidemiology, Integrated disease management, and Molecular Plant Pathology. Dr. Sushma Sharma has 22 research publications in various national and international Journals, completed three externally funded research projects, published one text book and guided five M.Sc. scholars.

Dr. Marika Pellegrini, Agricultural Microbiology Researcher (RTD-b) at University of L'Aquila (Italy) since 2023 (Associate Professor 3 years track). She attended the Food Sciences PhD at the University of Teramo (Italy), performing 6 months of research experience at Miguel Hernández de Elche University (Spain). She received her PhD with honours and the Doctor Europaeus certification in 2018. Since 2018 she works at the Laboratory of Agro-Environmental Microbiology (University of L'Aquila). Her main research projects are on the selection, characterization, and exploitation of beneficial bacteria for sustainable productions and molecular characterization of environmental biomes. She published 51 articles and 10 reviews in several indexed international journals, in which she appears as the first author and corresponding author. She published 9 Book chapters, 4 Editorials, 1 Book and participates in the Editorial board of several journals (review editor, academic editor, guest editor). She is the coordinator of several national scientific projects and supervises the laboratory activities of research fellows and PhD students.

Dr. Noshin Ilyas目前擔任巴基斯坦拉瓦爾品第PMAS乾旱農業大學植物學系的系主任/副教授。她在巴基斯坦伊斯蘭堡的奎德-阿扎姆大學獲得植物科學博士學位。在學術生涯中始終表現突出，碩士學位獲得一級榮譽，並在巴基斯坦高等教育委員會的獎學金下完成博士學位。至今，她已指導11位博士生和50位碩士生的論文研究工作，目前正在指導4位博士生和9位碩士生。她在多本影響因子超過500的知名期刊上有良好的發表紀錄，引用次數達5800次，H指數為44。Dr. Noshin擔任多本期刊的編輯委員會成員，如《植物病理學》、《植物生理學與生物化學》、《前沿》、《PLoS One》和《可持續性》。她獲得了來自PARB、HEC和PSF的研究資助，並提交了兩項產品以申請專利。她擔任巴基斯坦亞洲PGPR協會會長，2024年亞洲生產力組織（APO）農業部門女性賦權的國家專家，IFOAM-Organics International的國家代表（自2023年起）以及多個科學和專業協會的成員。
她是PMAS乾旱農業大學研究獎的獲得者，並獲得巴基斯坦應用動物學會頒發的應用與環境微生物學第一屆Prof. Dr. Abdul Hameed金獎。她在美國、馬來西亞、印尼、土耳其、泰國、阿聯酋、菲律賓、尼泊爾和馬爾地夫等多個國家和國際會議上展示了她的研究成果。Dr. Noshin目前正致力於闡明對壓力的反應機制並開發抵抗各種非生物壓力的策略。

Dr. Sushma Sharma是一位高素質的助理教授及植物病理學系主任，擁有超過10年的教學和研究經驗。她於2012年2月通過NET考試。她在德拉雅什旺特辛格帕爾馬爾園藝與林業大學（印度索蘭）獲得植物病理學的博士和碩士學位，專攻真菌學和植物病理學，並於2017年至2019年期間獲得科學與技術部的資助進行博士後研究。她的研究興趣包括流行病學、綜合病害管理和分子植物病理學。Dr. Sushma Sharma在多本國內外期刊上發表了22篇研究論文，完成了三個外部資助的研究項目，出版了一本教科書並指導了五位碩士生。

Dr. Marika Pellegrini自2023年起擔任意大利拉奎拉大學的農業微生物學研究員（RTD-b）（副教授三年軌道）。她在意大利特拉莫大學攻讀食品科學博士學位，並在西班牙米格爾·埃爾南德斯大學進行了六個月的研究經驗。她於2018年以優異成績獲得博士學位及歐洲博士認證。自2018年以來，她在拉奎拉大學的農業環境微生物學實驗室工作。她的主要研究項目包括選擇、特徵化和利用有益細菌以促進可持續生產，以及環境生物群的分子特徵化。她在多本國際期刊上發表了51篇文章和10篇評論，並以第一作者和通訊作者的身份出現。她出版了9章書籍、4篇社論、1本書，並參與多本期刊的編輯委員會（審稿編輯、學術編輯、客座編輯）。她是多個國家科學項目的協調員，並指導研究助理和博士生的實驗室活動。