Preface Volker Gurtler and Gangavarapu Subrahmanyam III 1. Silkworm gut microbiota: A potential source for biotechnological applications Shyam Kumar Vootla and Mallikarjun Gadwala 2. Immunodiagnosis of Silkworm Diseases V. Sivaprasad 3. Molecular Approaches for Detection of Pebrine Disease V. Sivaprasad 4. Pebrine Monitoring Methods in Sericulture V. Sivaprasad 5. MicroRNAs in the silkworm-pathogen interactions Chandra Pal Singh 6. Profiling microbial communities to understand silkworms-microbe interaction-A methodological overview Rajal Debnath 7. Functional role of beneficial gut-microflora on productivity of Antheraea Assamensis Helfer Dipkumar Gogoi 8. Molecular mechanisms of fungal parasite Nosema bombyces in Bombyx mori L Guo-Qing Pan 9. Chapter title to be confirmed KM. Ponnuvel 10. Silkworm as an animal model: Advantages and Limitations M. Chutia 11. Immune mechanisms in Silkworm Bombyx mori L. Mallikarjun Gadwala 12. Genomics and Omics tools to assess complex microbial communities in silkworms: a paradigm shift towards translational research K. Satyanarayana 13. Tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta midgut bacteria: Diversity and functions Mohammed Muzeruddin 14. Chapter title to be confirmed Liu Jiping