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Now Available in Paperback Microbial biotechnology is an important contributor to global business, especially in agriculture, the environment, healthcare and medicine, food, and chemical industries. This volume provides an exciting interdisciplinary journey through the rapidly changing backdrop of invention in microbial biotechnology, covering a range of topics, including microbial properties and characterization, cultivation and production strategies, and applications in healthcare, bioremediation, nanotechnology, and more. Microbial intervention is an important topic in biotechnology today. The mapping of microbial genomes is a key technology for comprehending microorganisms and for developing ways to improve their use in agricultural production, food safety, and pharmaceuticals. Microbial biotechnology has led to breakthroughs such as improved vaccines, better disease-diagnostic tools, improved microbial agents for biological control of plant and animal pests, modifications of plant and animal pathogens for reduced virulence, development of new industrial catalysts and fermentation organisms, and new microbial agents for bioremediation of soil and water. This volume will serve as a rich resource for students, researchers, academicians, and industry professionals. Key features:
CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Editors: Jeyabalan Sangeetha, PhD Assistant Professor, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, South India Jeyabalan Sangeetha, PhD, is Assistant Professor at Central University of Kerala at Kasaragod, South India. She earned her BSc in Microbiology and PhD in Environmental Science from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. She holds an MSc in Environmental Science from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. She is the recipient of a Tamil Nadu Government Scholarship and a Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship from the University Grants Commission, Government of India, for her doctoral studies. She served as the Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow and a UGC Postdoctoral Fellow at Karnatak University, Dharwad, South India, during 2012–2016 with funding from the University Grants Commission, Government of India, New Delhi. Her research interests are in environmental toxicology, environmental microbiology, and environmental biotechnology, and her scientific/community leadership has included serving as editor of an international journal, Acta Biololgica Indica. Devarajan Thangadurai, PhD Senior Assistant Professor, Karnatak University in South India; President, International Society for Applied Biotechnology; General Secretary, Association for the Advancement of Biodiversity Science Devarajan Thangadurai, PhD, is Senior Assistant Professor at Karnatak University in South India, President of the International Society for Applied Biotechnology, and General Secretary for the Association for the Advancement of Biodiversity Science. In addition, Dr. Thangadurai is Editor-in-Chief of two international journals, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Bioengineering and Acta Biologica Indica. He received his PhD in Botany from Sri Krishnadevaraya University in South India. During 2002–2004, he worked as a CSIR Senior Research Fellow with funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. He served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Madeira, Portugal; University of Delhi, India; and ICAR National Research Centre for Banana, India. He is the recipient of the Best Young Scientist Award with a Gold Medal from Acharya Nagarjuna University, India, and the VGST-SMYSR Young Scientist Award of the Government of Karnataka, Republic of India. He has authored and edited nineteen books, including Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (3 vols.); Genes, Genomes and Genomics (2 vols.); Mycorrhizal Biotechnology; Genomics and Proteomics; Industrial Biotechnology; and Environmental Biotechnology, with publishers of national and international reputation. He has also visited Portugal, Indonesia, Ukraine, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Oman, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, Georgia, United Arab Emirates, Myanmar, Egypt, Italy, and Russia for academic work, scientific meetings, and international collaborations. Somboon Tanasupawat, PhD Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Somboon Tanasupawat, PhD, is Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Phamaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. He received his MSc in Microbiology (Kasetsart University, Thailand), Diploma in Microbiology and Biotechnology (Osaka University, Japan), and PhD in Agricultural Chemistry (Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan). He has published over 200 research and review articles on microbial taxonomy and applied microbiology. He received a Scientist Award (Nagai Award) from the Nagai Foundation, Tokyo. He has authored several book chapters with publishers of international repute. In addition, he is an editorial board member of several journals, BioMed Research International, Annals of Microbiology, and Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Pradnya Pralhad Kanekar, PhD CSIR Emeritus Scientist, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune, India Pradnya Pralhad Kanekar, PhD, is CSIR Emeritus Scientist at the Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune, India. She received her PhD in Microbiology from the University of Pune in 1980. She joined the MACS-Agharkar Research Institute (MACS-ARI) in 1974 and headed the Microbiology Department of MACS-ARI from 1988, followed by the Microbial Sciences Division of MACS-ARI until 2011. She also headed MACS-ARI as Acting Director during 2009–2010. Her research areas of interest include extremophilic microorganisms, microbial diversity, microbial biotechnology, bioremediation, and biodegradation of toxic organic chemopollutants. She has been a Fellow of the Academy of Environmental Biology since 1990 and received Life Fellow Award and an Archana Gold Medal and Citation in 1995 for her contribution to development of microbial technology for industrial wastewater treatment. She has also been a Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences since 2009 and an Honorary Fellow of the Society for Applied Biotechnology since 2011. She has been honored with Women Bioscientist Award in 2011. She served as President of the Pune Chapter of the Association of Food Scientists and Technologists of India (AFSTI) during 1988–1990, President of the Pune Unit of the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) in 2009, and Convener of the Pune Branch of the Indian Women Scientists Association (IWSA) during 1999–2005. She has published book chapters and many research papers published in peer-reviewed journals and in conference proceeds. She has been granted five Indian patents. She has successfully implemented several international projects with government agencies and independent industries. She has visited Russia, England, Switzerland, France, Czechoslovakia, Austria and USA for project meetings and international conferences. |
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