Microbial Diversity, Interventions and Scope

ISBN-13: 9789811541018 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 415 str.

Shiwani Guleria Sharma; Neeta Raj Sharma; Mohit Sharma

Spis treści

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Foreword

2. Preface

3. Abbreviations

4. General Introduction

5. Chapter 1: Microbial ecosystem and anthropogenic impacts

        

Microbes in Agriculture

6. Chapter 2: Recent advances in Plant microbe interaction

7. Chapter 3: Microbes in crop production: Formulation and Application 

8. Chapter4: Metagenomic analysis of soil microorganisms

9. Chapter 5: Microorganisms improving food quality and safety

        

Microbes in Nanotechnology

10. Chapter 6: Microbial Nanotechnoloy: Tools and techniques

11. Chapter 7: Microbial cell factories in nanotechnology

12. Chapter 8: Nanotechnology and food microbiology

       

 Microbes in Genetic Engineering

13. Chapter 9: Microbes as genetic engineering tools

14. Chapter 10: Bioengineered microbes in disease therapy

15. Chapter 11: Genetically engineered microbial fuel cells

16. Chapter 12: Benefits and biohazards of microbial recombinants

        

Microbial Enzymes & Applications

17. Chapter 13: Recent Advances  in development  of new microbial enzyme 

18. Chapter 14: Innovative techniques for improving microbial enzyme production

19. Chapter 15: Microbial enzymes from in vitro to market

        

Microbes in Bioremediation

20. Chapter 16: Microbial clean up strategy for polluted water

21. Chapter 17: Microbial clean up strategy for eating garbage

22. Chapter 18: Microbial destruction of pollutants in soil

        

Microbes in Industries

23. Chapter 19: Microbes in Food and beverage industry

24. Chapter 20: Microbes in pharmaceutical industry.

25. Chapter 21: Microbes in biotech industry

26. Chapter 22: Industrial Potential of Microbial Enzymes

        

Microbes in Medicine

27. Chapter 23: Living medicines for health and disease management.

28. Chapter 24: Fighting microbes with microbes.

29. Chapter 25:  Diagnostic and Clinical Perspective of Mycobacteriology

        Microbes in Forensic Science

30. Chapter 26: An Introduction to Microbial forensics

31. Chapter 27: Microbial Forensics: A new boon to Legal Justice

        

Microbes in Space

32. Chapter 28: Microbes supporting life off-planet

O autorze

Dr. Shiwani Guleria Sharma is an Assistant Professor at the School of Bioengineering and Biosciences at Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India.  She holds a PhD in Microbiology from DR Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Himachal Pradesh. Her research interests include agricultural microbiology, microbial enzymology and molecular biology. She has published articles in national and international, peer-reviewed journals. She has received various awards, including INSPIRE fellowship by DST-GOI, Gold Medal for doctorate from DR YSP UHF, H.P., state merit scholarships and a best research award from the Society for Advancement of Human and Nature, H.P. 

Dr. Neeta Raj Sharma holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Jiwaji University Gwalior, and heads the School of Bioengineering and Biosciences as Additional Dean at Lovely Professional University, Punjab. She has experience in multidisciplinary areas such as microbial biochemistry and biotechnology, and waste management. She has been instrumental in conducting various international funded research projects. Dr. Sharma is a member of a number of societies, including the Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy, Indian Science Congress, Association of Microbiologists of India, Indo-US Collaboration of Engineering Education, International Science Congress Association, and the Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists. She has published over 55 articles in respected journals and book chapters, and holds 20 patents. 

Dr. Mohit Sharma is an Associate Biotechnologist at the Molecular Genetics Laboratory at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab. His interests include human genetics and cytogenetics, molecular plant microbial interactions, vector cloning, bioinformatics, molecular biology, and cell biology. He holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Himachal Pradesh, India. He has also worked on the isolation and characterization of hypovirulence-associated mycovirus from Fusarium species from apple orchards in Himachal Pradesh. He has published research articles in various national and international, peer-reviewed journals. 

Blurb

This book focuses on the application of microbes in all fields of biology. There is an urgent need to understand and explore new microbes, their biological activities, genetic makeup and further opportunities for utilizing them. The book is divided into sections, highlighting the application of microbes in agriculture, nanotechnology, genetic engineering, bioremediation, industry, medicine and forensic sciences, and describing potential future advances in these fields. It also explores the potential role of microbes in space and how they might support life on a different planet.