This book focuses on the application of microorganisms in various aspects of life such as plant protection and improvement, environmental remediation, and the improvement of plant & human health. Various applications of microorganisms are examined in depth, e.g. applied microbiology in agriculture, microbes in the environment, the development of new microbial enzymes, and microbes in human health. In turn, the book shares insights into the diverse microorganisms that have been explored and exploited in the development of various applications for agricultural improvements. It also discusses the detection and exploitation of microorganisms in the diagnosis of human diseases, which offer potential holistic approaches to health. Presenting the latest information and findings on the applications of microbial biotechnology, the book offers a valuable resource.
Chapter
1. Recent Trends in Plant and Microbe based Biopesticide for
Sustainable Crop Production and Environmental Security.
Chapter
2. Microbial
Biofertilizers and Biopesticides: Natures assets fostering sustainable
agriculture.
Chapter
3. Microbial factories for biofuel production: Current
trends and future prospects.
Chapter
4. Industrial Methanogenesis:
Bio-Methane Production from Organic Wastes for energy supplementation.-
Chapter
5. Recent Trends and Advancements in Biosensor Research for Food
Safety.
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6. Bacteriocin: A Potential Biopreservative in Foods.-
Chapter
7. Utilization of agro waste for Pectinase production for its
industrial applications.
Chapter
8. Gallic Acid (GA): A Multifaceted
Biomolecule Transmuting the Biotechnology Era.
Chapter
9. Role of
Metagenomics in Plant Disease Management.
Chapter
10. Endophytes as
Guardians of Plants against Diseases.
Chapter
11. Mass Production and
Quality of Biological Control Agents for pest management.
Chapter
12. Iron
chlorosis in peach: Current trend and eco-friendly management outlook.-
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13. Role of microbes in plastic degradation.
Chapter
14.
Bioplastics: Fundamentals to application.
Chapter
15. Microbial
electrochemical dye degradation: present state of art.
Chapter
16.
Psychrophiles as the Source for Potential Industrial Psychrozymes.
Chapter
17. Transcriptional Regulators in Bacillus Anthracis: A Potent Biothreat
Agent.
Chapter
18. Medicinal fungi: A natural source of pharmacologically
important metabolites.
Chapter 19. Biochemical Aspects of Syngas
Fermentation.
Chapter 20.Marine Actinobacteria: New horizons in
bioremediation.
Dr. Ram Prasad is presently working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar, India. His research interests include applied microbiology, plant-microbe interactions, sustainable agriculture, and nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than 150 publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles & book chapters, has five patents issued or pending, and has edited or authored several books. Previously, Dr. Prasad served as an Assistant Professor at Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India; Visiting Assistant Professor, Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, USA; and Research Associate Professor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, China.
Dr. Vivek Kumar is an Associate Professor working at the Himalayan School of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, India. He has authored more than 100 publications, including research papers, review articles, and book chapters, and also edited several Springer books. His research interests include plant-microbe interactions, environmental microbiology, and bioremediation.
Dr. Joginder Singh is presently working as a Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. He has authored more than 60 research and review articles in peer-reviewed journals; authored/co-authored 20 book chapters; and edited four books: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Microbes: In Action, both published by AgroBios, India; and Microbial Bioprospecting for Sustainable Development and Fungi and their Role in Sustainable Development: Current Perspectives, with Springer International Publishing.
Dr. Chandrama Prakash Upadhyaya is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, India. He previously served as an Assistant Professor of Biotechnology at Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea for three years. He has been awarded several national and international fellowships, e.g. an Indo-Swiss Fellowship at the University of Basel, Switzerland, and an INSA Visiting Scientist Fellowship in India. His research interests include plant genetic engineering, plant stress physiology & molecular biology, plant-nanoparticle interactions, and epigenetic research.
