Biotechnology of Microorganisms: Diversity, Improvement, and Application of Microbes for Food Processing, Healthcare, Environmental Safety, and Agriculture

Jeyabalan Sangeetha · Devarajan Thangadurai · Somboon Tanasupawat · Pradnya Pralhad Kanekar

2019年5月 · CRC Press

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Microbial biotechnology is an important contributor to global business, especially in agriculture, the environment, healthcare, and the medical, 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.

Key features:

Explains the diverse aspects of and strategies for cultivation of microbial species

Describes biodiversity and biotechnology of microbes

Provides an understanding of microorganisms in bioremediation of pollutants

Explores various applications of microbes in agriculture, food, health, industry, and the environment

Considers production issues and applications of microbial secondary metabolites

Underscores the importance of integrating genomics of microorganisms in ecological restoration of contaminated environments

著者について

Jeyabalan Sangeetha, PhD, is Assistant Professor at Central University of Kerala at Kasaragod, South India. 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 Biologica Indica.

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 and has also authored and edited nineteen books.

Somboon Tanasupawat, PhD, is Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Phamaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He has published over 200 research and review articles and book chapters and is an editorial board member of several journals.

Pradnya Pralhad Kanekar, PhD, is a CSIR Emeritus Scientist at the Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune, India. She headed the Microbiology Department and later the Microbial Sciences Division of MACS-Agharkar Research Institute and also served as Acting Director. Other roles include President, Pune Chapter of the Association of Food Scientists and Technologists of India; President, Pune Unit of the Association of Microbiologists of India; and Convener, Indian Women Scientists Association, Pune Branch.