Description
Over the last few decades, the rapid and vast development of advanced microbial bioresources and metagenomics techniques has completely transformed the field of microbial biotechnology. Our understanding of microbial diversity, evolutionary biology, and microbial interaction with their animal and plant hosts at molecular level has been revolutionized with an abundance of new research.
This new volume, Advances in Microbial Biotechnology: Current Trends and Future Prospect, focuses on the application of microorganisms for several purposes: for plant protection and improvement, for environmental remediation purposes, and for the improvement of human health.
Various applications of microorganisms are covered broadly and have been appropriately reflected in depth in different chapters. The book is divided into four major sections:
- applied microbiology in agriculture
- microbes in the environment
- microbes in human health
- microbes in nanotechnology
The book provides insight into the diverse microorganisms that have been explored and exploited in the development of various applications for agricultural improvements. The book also looks at the application of microbes for the removal of pollutants and the recovery of metals and oils. Also discussed is the detection and exploitation of microorganisms in the diagnosis of human diseases, providing possible holistic approaches to health.
This new volume will provide a wealth of information on new research on the application of microbial biotechnology today.
Table of Contents
The Genomics of Major Foodborne Pathogens: An Update
Spiros Paramithiotis and Eleftherios H. Drosinos
Microbial Beta Glucanase in Agriculture
Lekshmi K. Edison, S. Shiburaj, and N. S. Pradeep
Application of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Agriculture
Sushanto Gouda, Rout George Kerry, Dibyaranjan Samal, Gyana Prakash Mahapatra, Gitishree Das, and Jayanta Kumar Patra
Microbial Pesticides: Potential Alternative
Bigneswar Baliyarsingh, Aseem Mishra, and Saktikanta Rath
Microalgae: A Potential Source of Biofuel
Devendra Kumar, Priyanka Nehra, Anuj Kumar, and Neeraj Kumar
Prospects and Application of Azospirillum Spp. as a Natural Agricultural Biofertilizer
D. Mohapatra, N. R. Singh, and S. K. Rath
Yeast: A Multifaceted Eukaryotic Microbe and Its Biotechnological Applications
Nayan Moni Deori, Rachayeeta Deb, Riddhi Banerjee, and Shirisha Nagotu
Antimicrobials for Textile Finishes
Sagarika Devi
Influence of Wastewater Use in Agriculture: Advances in Human and Plant Health
Kavindra Kumar Kesari and Vijay Tripathi
Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment, Bioremediation, and Bioenergy Production
Ravinder Kumar and Pradeep Kumar
Role of Microorganisms in the Removal of Fluoride
Shubha Dwivedi, Prasenjit Mondal, and Chandrajit Balomajumder
Application of Microorganisms in Biodegradation of Cyanide from Waste Water
Naveen Dwivedi, Chandrajit Balomajumder, and Prasenjit Mondal
Microbial Infections and Human Health: What Ayurveda Can Offer
Chethala N. Vishnuprasad
Bacteria Biofilms and Their Impact on Human Health
Mukesh Kumar Yadav
Prevention of Colorectal Cancer Through Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotics: A Critical Review
Sushrirekha Das, Smita H. Panda, Niladri B. Kar, Nakulananda Mohanty, and Hrudayanath Thatoi
Purification and Characterization of Microbial Polygalacturonases: An Update
Gautam Anand, Sangeeta Yadav, Aiman Tanveer, and Dinesh Yadav
Natural Agents Against Filariasis: A Review
Vishal Kumar Soni
Maximizing Expression and Yield of Human Recombinant Proteins from Bacterial Cell Factories for Biomedical Applications
Manash P. Borgohain, Gloria Narayan, H. Krishna Kumar, Chandrima Dey, and Rajkumar P. Thummer
Microbes and Nanotechnology: A Potent Confluence
Reecha Sahu and Lata S. B. Upadhyay
Potential Applications of Nanotechnology: An Interface in Modern Science
Anjan Kumar Pradhan and Sushil Kumar Sahu
A Systematic Study on Phytosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles and Their Antimicrobial Mode of Action
Anupriya Baranwal, Ananya Srivastava, and Pranjal Chandra
