Microbial biotechnology : role in ecological sustainability and research / edited by Pankaj Chowdhary, Sujata Mani, Preeti Chaturvedi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chowdhary, Pankaj, editor.

Mani, Sujata, editor.

Chaturvedi, Preeti, 1977- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microbial biotechnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (496 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, [2023]

Summary:

"Microbial biotechnology: Role in Ecological sustainability and Research explains the role of microbial biotechnology in achieving environmental sustainability. After a general introduction to microbial technology, it focuses on the removal of environmental pollutants including antibiotics, sustainable agriculture using microbial biocontrol agents and bio-fertilizers, microbial reduction of greenhouse gases, and other applications in research and technology. Microbial biotechnology: Role in Ecological Sustainability and Research provides valuable insight for a broad audience of postgraduates & research scholars, scientists and professionals engaged in microbiology, biotechnology, environmental sciences, earth sciences, and microbial ecology"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

CONTRIBUTORS

Preface

About the Editors

Part I Microorganism: An Introduction

Chapter 1 Microbes and Environment: Recent Advancement in Environmental Biotechnology

1.1. INTRODUCTION

1.2. MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENT

1.2.1. Bacteria (Archaea and Eubacteria)

1.2.2. Fungus

1.2.3. Algae

1.2.4. Protozoa

1.2.5. Viruses

1.3. MICROBIAL INVOLVEMENT IN ECOLOGICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

1.3.1. Remediation of Environmental Pollutants

1.3.2. Beneficial Microbes in Agriculture

1.3.3. Miscellaneous Microbial Applications

1.4. MODERNIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL/MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

1.4.1. Current Status and Scope of Microbial Biotechnology

1.5. PROS AND CONS OF MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

1.5.1. Pros of Microbial Biotechnology

1.5.2. Cons of Microbial Biotechnology

1.6. CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PROSPECTIVE

Conflicts of Interests

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 2 Environmental and Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants

2.1. INTRODUCTION

2.2. BIOSURFACTANTS AND THEIR PROPERTIES

2.3. TYPES OF BIOSURFACTANTS

2.3.1. Glycolipids

2.3.2. Lipopeptides

2.3.3. Phospholipids and Fatty Acids

2.3.4. Polymeric Biosurfactants

2.4. APPLICATIONS OF BIOSURFACTANTS

2.4.1. In the Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Industries

2.4.2. In the Cosmetic Industry

2.4.3. In Bioremediation of Heavy Metals

2.5. CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 3 Synbiotic Effects of Human Milk on Neonatal Health: Probiotic Early Microflora and Prebiotic Oligosaccharides in Symphony

3.1. INTRODUCTION

3.2. SOURCES OF NUTRITION FOR INFANTS

3.2.1. Breastfeeding

3.2.2. Formula Milk for Infants

3.3. ROLE OF INTESTINAL MICROFLORA IN NEONATAL HEALTH

3.4. FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE NEONATAL MICROBIOME

3.5. NUTRITIVE ASPECTS OF BREASTMILK.

3.5.1. Pre- and Probiotic Aspects of Human Milk

3.5.2. Role of Human Milk Flora in Neonatal Diseases

3.6. MICROBIOME EXCHANGE BETWEEN MOTHERS AND INFANTS IN THE INTRAUTERINE AND EXTRAUTERINE ENVIRONMENT

3.6.1. Microbial Population in the Intrauterine Environment

3.7. HUMAN MILK PROBIOTIC-BASED MILK FORMULA FOR INFANTS

3.8. FORTIFICATION OF INFANT FORMULA WITH SYNBIOTICS

3.9. CONCLUSION

Acknowledgements

Chapter 4 Metabolic Engineering of Microbes for the Production of Plant-Based Compounds

4.1. INTRODUCTION

4.2. METABOLIC ENGINEERING OF MICROBES

4.3. METABOLIC ENGINEERING OF MICROBES FOR PRIMARY METABOLITE PRODUCTION

4.4. METABOLIC ENGINEERING OF MICROBES FOR SECONDARY METABOLITES

4.4.1. Terpenoids Biosynthesis

4.4.2. Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids (BIAs)

4.4.3. Coumarins

4.5. FUTURE PROSPECTS AND CONCLUSION

Chapter 5 Quorum Sensing and Environmental Sustainability

5.1. QUORUM SENSING - A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

5.2. CONCEPT AND MECHANISM IN QUORUM SENSING

5.3. QUORUM SENSING AND THE ENVIRONMENT

5.4. APPLICATIONS OF QUORUM SENSING

5.5. QUORUM SENSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

5.6. OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF QUORUM SENSING

5.7. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TOWARD ACHIEVING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

5.8. FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR QUORUM SENSING

5.9. CONCLUSION

Chapter 6 Endophytic Microbes: Potential Source of Antibiotic Production

6.1. INTRODUCTION

6.1.1 Definition

6.1.2. Origin and Evolution of Endophytes

6.2 ENDOPHYTIC MICROBES AND SECONDARY METABOLITES

6.2.1 Endophytes as a Source of Antibiotics

6.3 RATIONALE FOR PLANT SELECTION TO ISOLATE NOVEL ENDOPHYTIC MICROORGANISMS

6.3.1. Isolation and Cultivation of Endophytes

6.3.2. Screening for Antimicrobial Activity

6.3.3. Automated Turbidometric Assay.

6.4 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVE

Chapter 7 The Role and Importance of Microorganisms in Environmental Sustainability

7.1. INTRODUCTION

7.2. DEFINITIONS

7.3. BIOFERTILIZERS

7.4. BIOPESTICIDES

7.5. BIOHERBICIDES

7.6. BIOINSECTICIDES

7.7. EFFECTIVE MICROORGANISMS

7.7.1. Microorganisms in Biological Plant Protection

7.7.2. EM in Food Processing

7.7.3. EM in Composting

7.7.4. Simultaneous Nitrification and Denitrification and Aerobic Denitrifying Microorganisms (HNADM)

7.7.5. EM and Germanium in Sustainable Agriculture

7.7.6. EM in Livestock Production

7.8. MICROBIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

7.9. PERSPECTIVES

7.10. CONCLUSIONS

Part II Environmental Management: Bioremediation through Nexus Approach

Chapter 8 Application of Green Remediation Technology in Field of Dye Effluent Management

8.1. INTRODUCTION

8.2. DYES AND THEIR HISTORY

8.2.1. Dye Classification

8.2.2. Class of Dyes Depending on the Source of Raw Material

8.2.3. Class of Dyes Depending upon the Method of Application

8.2.4. Class of Dyes Depending upon Chromophore Group

8.3. EFFECT OF TEXTILE DYES ON LIFEFORMS

8.4. TYPES OF TEXTILE WASTEWATER TREATMENT

8.4.1. Physicochemical Treatment

8.4.2. Biological Treatment

8.5. PLANT-BASED STRATEGIES FOR DYE REMEDIATION

8.5.1. Phytoremediation

8.5.2. Different Phytoremediation Strategies

8.5.3. Limitations of Phytoremediation

8.5.4. Selection of Effective Phytoremediator

8.6. PHYTOTRANSFORMATION OF INDUSTRIAL TEXTILE DYES

8.7. ENZYME CASCADE RESPONSIBLE FOR DYE REMEDIATION

8.8. TOXICITY STUDIES OF TEXTILE DYES AND THEIR METABOLITES

8.8.1. Phytotoxicity

8.8.2. Aquatic Animal Toxicity

8.8.3. Genotoxicity

8.8.4. Cytotoxicity

8.9. PLANTS USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF TEXTILE WASTE.

8.9.1. Asparagus Densiflorus

8.9.2. Ammannia Baccifera

8.9.3. Fimbristylis Dichotoma

8.9.4 Typha Angustifolia

8.9.5. Chrysopogon Zizanioides

8.10. CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS (CWS) AND THEIR TYPES

8.10.1. Free Water Surface CWs (FWS)

8.10.2 Subsurface Flow CWs (SSF)

8.10.3. Horizontal Subsurface Flow CWs (HSF)

8.10.4. Vertical Subsurface Flow CWs (VSF)

8.10.5. Hydroponic System

8.10.6. Static Hydroponic System (SHS)

8.10.7 Continuous Flow Hydroponic System (CFH)

8.10.8. Hybrid System

8.11. USE OF COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES IN THE FIELD OF DYE REMEDIATION

8.12. COUPLING OF THE PLANT-MICROBIAL FUEL CELL (P-MFC) TO INCREASE THE DYE DEGRADATION RATE WITH SIMULTANEOUS ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION

8.13. FIELD APPLICATION OF PHYTOREMEDIATION TO DEAL WITH REAL TEXTILE EFFLUENT

8.14. CONCLUDING NOTE

Chapter 9 Exploitation of Soil Amendments to Remediate Heavy Metal Toxicity for Safe Cultivation of Crops

9.1 INTRODUCTION

9.2. SOURCES OF HEAVY METAL LOAD IN THE SOIL SYSTEM

9.3. EFFECT OF METAL CONTAMINATION ON SOIL HEALTH

9.4. REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES FOR HEAVY METAL-CONTAMINATED SOIL

9.4.1. Organic Soil Amendments

9.4.2. Inorganic Soil Amendments

9.5. WAY FORWARD AND CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 10 Microbial Proteomics: Understanding Metabolic Pathways in Microorganisms for Bioremediation of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Pollutants

10.1. INTRODUCTION

10.2. THE STUDY OF AROMATIC HYDROCARBON METABOLISM PATHWAYS - TRADITIONAL APPROACHES

10.3. A SHIFT TOWARD PROTEOMIC APPROACHES TO INVESTIGATE MICROBIAL AROMATIC HYDROCARBON METABOLISM

10.4. METABOLISM OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT (LMW) AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS

10.5. METABOLISM OF HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT (HMW) POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH)

10.6. CONCLUSION

Acknowledgement

References.

Chapter 11 Bioremediation of Problematic Soil for Sustainability

11.1. INTRODUCTION

11.2. PROBLEMATIC SOIL: A GLOBAL COVERAGE

11.3. BIOREMEDIATION: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

11.4. BIOREMEDIATION OF PROBLEMATIC SOILS: FACTS AND FAITH

11.5. MICROBIAL VS PLANT-ASSISTED BIOREMEDIATION

11.6. PLANTS FOR SOIL REMEDIATION

11.7. LEGUMINOUS TREES FOR REMEDIATION OF SALT-AFFECTED SOIL

11.8. MICROBES FOR SOIL REMEDIATION

11.9. BIOREMEDIATION OF HEAVY METAL IN SOIL

11.10. BIOREMEDIATION OF OIL-CONTAMINATED SOIL

11.11. SOIL REMEDIATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

11.12. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN SOIL REMEDIATION

11.13. CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

11.14. POLICY AND FUTURE ROADMAP

11.15. CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 12 Recent Advances in Biosensors for Rapid Identification of Antibiotics in Dairy Products

12.1. INTRODUCTION

12.1.1. Use of Antibiotics and Associated Risks

12.1.2. Current State of Food Inspection

12.1.3. Conventional Testing Methods

12.2. BIOSENSORS FOR DETECTION OF ANTIBIOTICS IN FOOD

12.3. FUTURE PROSPECTS

12.4. CONCLUSION

Chapter 13 Application of Microbes in Dye Decolorization

13.1. INTRODUCTION

13.2. POLLUTION OF AZO DYES IN THE ENVIRONMENT

13.2.1. Toxic Effects of Azo Dyes

13.2.2. Azo Dye Effects on Human Systems

13.2.3. Azo Dye Effects on Animals

13.2.4. Azo Dye Effects on the Aquatic System

13.3. IMPORTANCE OF MICROBES IN THE ENVIRONMENT

13.3.1. Microbes in the Carbon Cycle

13.3.2. Microbes in Methane Production

13.3.3. Microbes in the Nitrogen Cycle

13.3.4. Microbes in the Sulfur Cycle

13.4. REMOVAL AND DEGRADATION OF AZO DYES

13.4.1. Decolorization of Azo Dyes by Bacteria

13.4.2. Decolorization of Azo Dyes by Fungus

13.5. CURRENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVE

Chapter 14 Removal Potential of Microplastics in Organic Solid Wastes via Biological Treatment Approaches.

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