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Management of Microbial Resources in the Environment

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Editors:
  1. Abdul Malik

    1. Department of Agricultural Microbiology Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
      Division of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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  2. Elisabeth Grohmann

    1. Division of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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  3. Madalena Alves

    1. Center of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

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  • Details microbial resources and the related bioinformatics and biotechnology
  • Presents the recent developments in the microbial diversity study methodology
  • Provides up-to-date views on topics such as microbial insecticides (i.e. in food security and human health), bacteriocins (i.e. natural weapons for control of food pathogens) and more ?

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Management of Microbial Resources in the Environment: A Broad Perspective

    • Abdul Malik, Farhana Masood, Elisabeth Grohmann
    Pages 1-15

  3. Retracted: Recent Development in the Methods of Studying Microbial Diversity

    • Mohd Ikram Ansari, Abdul Malik
    Pages 17-50

  4. Microbial Resource Centers Towards Harnessing Microbial Diversity for Human Welfare

    • Showkat Ahmad Lone, Abdul Malik, Jasdeep Chatrath Padaria
    Pages 51-67

  5. Fungal Biodiversity: A Potential Tool in Plant Disease Management

    • Shabbir Ashraf, Mohammad Zuhaib
    Pages 69-90

  6. Polyphasic Identification and Preservation of Fungal Diversity: Concepts and Applications

    • Marta F. Simões, Leonel Pereira, Cledir Santos, Nelson Lima
    Pages 91-117

  7. Bioinformatics Approaches in Studying Microbial Diversity

    • Mohammad Tabish, Shafquat Azim, Mohammad Aamir Hussain, Sayeed Ur Rehman, Tarique Sarwar, Hassan Mubarak Ishqi
    Pages 119-140

  8. Recent Advances and Perspectives in Metagenomic Studies of Soil Microbial Communities

    • E. V. Pershina, E. E. Andronov, A. G. Pinaev, N. A. Provorov
    Pages 141-166

  9. Mobile Genetic Elements (MGEs) Carrying Catabolic Genes

    • Masaki Shintani, Hideaki Nojiri
    Pages 167-214

  10. Conjugative Plasmids in Anthropogenic Soils

    • Elisabeth Grohmann
    Pages 215-247

  11. Potential Eco-friendly Soil Microorganisms: Road Towards Green and Sustainable Agriculture

    • Surinder Kaur, Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, Satinder Kaur Brar, Vijay Bahadur Chauhan, Ramesh Chand, Mausam Verma
    Pages 249-287

  12. Current Aspects of Metal Resistant Bacteria in Bioremediation: From Genes to Ecosystem

    • Farhana Masood, Abdul Malik
    Pages 289-311

  13. Anaerobic Digestion of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste

    • Muna Albanna
    Pages 313-340

  14. Microbial Insecticides: Food Security and Human Health

    • M. Shafiq Ansari, Salman Ahmad, Nadeem Ahmad, Tufail Ahmad, Fazil Hasan
    Pages 341-360

  15. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): Microbes in Sustainable Agriculture

    • Jay Shankar Singh, D. P. Singh
    Pages 361-385

  16. Retracted: Antibiotic Resistance Gene Pool and Bacterial Adaptation to Xenobiotics in the Environment

    • Mohd Ikram Ansari, Abdul Malik
    Pages 387-411

  17. Synthetic Lethal Genetic Interaction Networks and Their Utility for Anticancer Therapy

    • Saman Khan, Amit Kumar Sonkar, Shakil Ahmed
    Pages 413-428

  18. Adaptation of Candida albicans for Growth Within the Host

    • Zuraini Zakaria, Basma Rajeh Mohammad Abu Arra, Sumathi Ganeshan
    Pages 429-444

  19. The Role of Marine Anaerobic Bacteria and Archaea in Bioenergy Production

    • A. J. Cavaleiro, A. A. Abreu, D. Z. Sousa, M. A. Pereira, M. M. Alves
    Pages 445-469

  20. Bacteriocins: Natural Weapons for Control of Food Pathogens

    • Nabil Ben Omar, Hikmate Abriouel, Ismail Fliss, Miguel Ángel Ferandez-Fuentes, Antonio Galvez, Djamel Drider
    Pages 471-494
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About this book

This volume details the exploration, collection, characterization, evaluation and conservation of microbes for sustainable utilization in the development of the global as well as national economies, e.g. in agriculture, ecosystems, environments, industry and medicine. Many research institutes and universities all over the world carry out microbiological and biotechnological research, which generates substantial genomic resources such as cDNA libraries, gene constructs, promoter regions, transgenes and more valuable assets for gene discovery and transgenic product development.  This work provides up-to-date information on the management of microbial resources in the environment. It also covers the ecology of microorganisms in natural and engineered environments. In trying to understand microbial interactions it further focuses on genomic, metagenomic and molecular advances, as well as on microbial diversity and phylogeny; ecological studies of human, animal and plant microbiology and disease; microbial processes and interactions in the environment; and key technological advances.  Though not intended to serve as an encyclopedic review of the subject, the various chapters investigate both theoretical and practical aspects and provide essential basic information for future research to support continued development.​

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“Management of Microbial Resources in the Environment is an eclectic mix of 20 papers centered on the very broad theme of microbes as an environmental resource. … The book can serve as a useful first reference for a knowledgeable researcher seeking to enter a new field; the articles are well written … . Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals.” (R. Seelke, Choice, Vol. 51 (5), January, 2014)

“The present book, edited by recognized leaders in the field, is written by well-known scientists from 10 countries … and covers various topics, such as the exploration, collection, characterization, evaluation and conservation of microorganisms to be used in agriculture, ecosystems, environments, industry and medicine. … Both editors and contributors did a very good job … . this book is very useful for readers belonging to different domains of science, readers at different career stages, from undergraduate level up to true specialist status.” (Ioan I. Ardelean, Romanian Journal of Biochemistry, Vol. 50 (1), 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Agricultural Microbiology Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

    Abdul Malik

  • Division of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Abdul Malik, Elisabeth Grohmann

  • Center of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

    Madalena Alves

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