03 His Royal Majesty Of The Mushrooms

Kiki, a resident of Hotel Strange, has some good fortune when he discovers a crown in the woods. A group of mushroom people rush to call him their ruler, agreeing to do his bidding.

Kiki, a resident of Hotel Strange, has some good fortune when he discovers a crown in the woods. A group of mushroom people rush to call him their ruler, agreeing to do his bidding.

When autumn comes around at Hotel Strange, a band of talking mushrooms mistake Kiki for their king.

The Truth About Mushrooms! Agnes has never thought much of herself or her troublesome ability to commune with divine spirits, which has plagued her life with randomly sprouting mushrooms. But now that Prince Claude has assured her of his love and acceptance, she’s started to regain some of the confidence and self-esteem that she lost during her long, painful engagement to her ex-fiancé. But Claude isn’t just a prince—he’s a man who carries Dragon’s Blood in his veins, and as his Dragonmate Agnes has to come to terms with what that means for their relationship. Before she gets much of a chance though, a new mystery begins to unfold—a number of discrepancies come up regarding the tragic carriage accident that sent Agnes’ parents to their deaths. The two lovers head off to the spring where Agnes’ parents first met, searching for answers, but find their efforts stymied when Agnes is kidnapped and spirited away to the neighboring country of Orielle! Trapped in a foreign land, Agnes is forced to confront the truth behind her divine power, even as she comes face-to-face with the country’s royal family. And when Prince Claude realizes Agnes has been taken from him, he just might develop a new power of his own…

This volume comprehensively reviews recent advances in our understanding of the diversity of microbes in various types of terrestrial ecosystems, such as caves, deserts and cultivated fields. It is written by leading experts, and highlights the culturable microbes identified using conventional approaches, as well as non-culturable ones unveiled with metagenomic and microbiomic approaches. It discusses the role of microbes in ecosystem sustainability and their potential biotechnological applications. The book further discusses the diversity and utility of ectomycorrhizal and entomopathogenic fungi and yeasts that dwell on grapes, it examines the biotechnological applications of specific microbes such as lichens, xylan- and cellulose-saccharifying bacteria and archaea, chitinolytic bacteria, methanogenic archaea and pathogenic yeasts.

This book explores the developments in important aspects of fungi related to the environment, industrial mycology, microbiology, biotechnology, and agriculture. It discusses at length both basic and applied aspects of fungi and provides up-to-date laboratory-based data. Of the estimated three million species of fungi on Earth, according to Hawksworth and coworkers, more than 100,000 have been described to date. Many fungi produce toxins, organic acids, antibiotics and other secondary metabolites, and are sources of useful biocatalysts such as cellulases, xylanases, proteases and pectinases, to mention a few. They can also cause diseases in animals as well as plants and many are able to break down complex organic molecules such as lignin and pollutants like xenobiotics, petroleum and polycyclic aromatic compounds. Current research on mushrooms focuses on their hypoglycemic, anti-cancer, anti-pathogenic and immunity-enhancing activities. This ready-reference resource on various aspects of fungi is intended for graduate and post-graduate students as well as researchers in life sciences, microbiology, botany, environmental sciences and biotechnology.

Children’s book, How the mushroom queen Mara protected the forest from the attack of the sorcerer Robin, who turns plants into stone. Initially, in a magical forest far away, there lived a witch girl named Mara. She was the queen of mushrooms and protector of all living things in the forest. One day, an evil sorcerer named Lesley appeared, and he had the power to turn plants into stone. He wanted to take over the forest and make it his own.