Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 1 Applications in Agriculture and Environment

About this book

This edited book, is a collection of 20 articles describing the recent advancements in the application of microbial technology for sustainable development of agriculture and environment. Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 1 covers many aspects like agricultural nanotechnology, promising applications of biofuels production by algae, advancements and application of microbial keratinase, biocontrol agents, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, bacterial siderophore, use of microbes in detoxifying organophosphate pesticides, bio-surfactants, biofilms, bioremediation degradation of phenol and phenolic compounds and bioprospecting of endophytes. Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 1 intends to bring the latest research advancements and technologies in the area of microbial technology in one platform, providing the readers an up-to-date view on the area. This book would serve as an excellent reference book for researchers and students in the agricultural, environmental and microbiology fields.

Contents

Section1: Application of Microbes in Agriculture
1. Agricultural Nanotechnologies: Current applications and future prospects
2. Antimycotic Role of Bacillus Sp. From Soil Against Rice Pathogens: Prospective As A Biocontrol Agent
3. Microbial Revitalization of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria For Sustainable Development In Agriculture
4. Potential And Prospects Of Biobutanol Production From Agricultural Residues
5. Advances in microbial keratinase and its potential applications
6. Microbial Beta Glucanase in Agriculture
7. Algae: A Potential Source of Biofertilizer for Sustainable Agriculture
8. Emergence of plant and rhizospheric microbiota as stable interactomes

Section 2: Application of Microbes for benefit of Environment
9. Algae-bacteria interactions: Emerging applications
10. The Importance of the Microbial Cycle in Soil for Crop Plant Nutrition
11. Biotic Interactions in Microbial Communities as Modulators of Biogeochemical Processes
12. Microbial extracellular electron transfer and its relevance to iron corrosion

Section 3: Application of microbes in Pharmacology
13. Bacterial biofilms and their impact on human health
14. Pharmacological Potentials Of Metabolites Of Mangrove Endophytes: An Overview
15. Wild Tuber Crops of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, India: Sources Of Future Antibacterial Activity To Fight Against Anti-Microbial Resistance
16. Therapeutic Intervention Against Viral Infections: An Unmet Need
17. Antimicrobials for textile finishes
18. Antibacterial potential of various Indian Spice
19. Marine microbial Secondary Metabolites: Various roles in environment
20. Nanoparticles: Alternatives against Drug-Resistant Pathogenic Microbe

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