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ABOUT THE BOOK

Microbial Biotechnology: Progress and Trends offers a theoretical take on topics that relate to microbial biotechnology. The text uses the "novel experimental experiences" of various contributors from around the world—designed as case studies—to highlight relevant topics, issues, and recent developments surrounding this highly interdisciplinary field. It factors in meta genomics and microbial bio fuels production, and incorporates major contributions from a wide range of disciplines that include microbiology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, chemistry, biochemical engineering, and bio process engineering. In addition, it also provides a variety of photos, diagrams, and tables to help illustrate the material.

The book consists of 15 chapters and contains subject matter that addresses:

•  Microbial biotechnology from its historical roots to its different processes
•  Some of the new developments in upstream processes
•  Solid-state fermentation as an interesting field in modern fermentation processes
•  Recent developments in the production of valuable microbial products such as bio fuels, organic acids, amino acids, probiotics, healthcare products, and edible biomass
•  Important microbial activities such as bio fertilizer, bio control, bio degradation, and bio remediation

Students, scientists, and researchers can benefit from Microbial Biotechnology: Progress and Trends, a resource that addresses biotechnology, applied microbiology, bio process/fermentation technology, healthcare/pharmaceutical products, food innovations/food processing, plant agriculture/crop improvement, energy and environment management, and all disciplines related to microbial biotechnology.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Microbial biotechnology: An introduction; Farshad Darvishi Harzevili

Screening of microbial metabolites and bioactive components; Ram Baskaran, PM Mohan, S Ganesamoorthy, and Ashok Kumar

Metagenomics as advanced screening methods for novel microbial metabolites; Sakshi Sharma and Jyoti Vakhlu

Genetic engineering of nonconventional yeasts for the production of valuable compounds; Andriy Sibirny, Catherine Madzak, and Patrick Fickers

Induced anhydrobiosis: Powerful method for preservation of industrial microorganisms; Armando Hernández García

Recent developments in solid-state fermentation: Chinese herbs as substrate; Hongzhang Chen and Guanhua Li

Microbial biofuels production; Anoop Singh and Poonam Singh Nigam

Microbial production of organic acids; Sarafadeen Olateju Kareem and Temitope Banjo

Microbial amino acids production; Zafar Alam Mahmood

Probiotics: The possible alternative to disease chemotherapy; Adel M Mahasneh and Muna M Abbas

Microbial healthcare products; Zafar Alam Mahmood and Saad Bin Zafar Mahmood

Microbial biomass production; Ashok Kumar

Microbial biofertilizers and their pilot-scale production; Santosh Kumar Sethi, Jayanti Kumari Sahu, and Siba Prasad Adhikary

Bacterial biocontrol agents; Rikita Gupta and Jyoti Vakhlu

Microbial biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Pankaj Kumar Jain