Microbiology Applications and Current Trends

The Title "Microbiology Applications and Current Trends" is written by Pravin Chandra Trivedi. This book was published in the year 2007. The ISBN number 8171324835|9788171324835 is assigned to the Hardback version of this title. This book has total of pp. xiv + 408 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Pointer Publishers. Microbiology Applications and Current Trends is currently Available with us.

Molecular Biology s influence the man in several ways. The diversity of their activities varies from causing diseases in human & other Animals and plants to the production of various useful products, recovery of metals, increasing in soil fertility. Recently it has also become possible to manipulate bacteria and other microbes to produce substances using Genetic Engineering technology.

This Book "Microbiology : Current Trends" contains 20 articles on different areas of Microbiology including agriculture, industry, Medical science, bioremediation and molecular aspects. Topic on agricultural microbiology includes articles on the Biochemistry and molecular Biology of nitrogen fixation; How bacteria can benefit cereals & other non-legumes; Rhizobium : A way forward to Agriculture biotechnology. In the section of environmental microbiology article on Microbial bioremediation; Microsome technology for biodegradation of xenobiotics of health & environmental concern; Biomethanation of organic wastes- achievement and perspectives; Textile effluents & their microbial bioremediation provide excellent information on the subject. The book incorporate articles on Biological control of plant pathogens; Role of pectolytic and cellulolytic enzymes in the process of pathogenesis; Plant parasitic nematodes : A constraint to the productivity of pulses & their Management options. Under food microbiology section articles on Mushroom cultivation; Mushroom research : Present status & future needs; Role of microbial community in advancement of mushroom composting; Spirulina : Biology, production and nutrition provides exhaustive information on the applied value of fungi & algae. Article on food fermentation technology; Enhancement of activity of a metallolipase of Bacillus coagulans; Actinomycetes : Diversity & their importance & interest resources for mycologists have added value to the book.

This book will be useful to researchers, teachers & students of Microbiology, Biotechnology, Botany, Agriculture & Zoology and for the industry people at large.

Prof. Pravin Chandra Trivedi (b. 3 March 1953), Ph.D., Post-Doct. (U.S.A.), F.L.S. (London), F.B.S., F.P.S.I., F.N.S.I., F.B.R.S., P.M.A., F.E.S., F.N.R.S., F.I.A.T.,Head, Department of Botany and Co-ordinator, P.G. Course in Biotechnology, has a brilliant academic career standing first in all examinations. He worked as Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, U.S.A. in 1983-84. Prof. Trivedi has 31 years of teaching and research experience in the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He has published more than 200 research papers and review articles in journals of repute. He has edited and written 61 books and guided 26 Ph.D. students. He has been the Principal Investigator of 19 major research projects funded by national organisations. He is an elected Fellow of nine reputed academic bodies. Dr. Trivedi visited several major research laboratories and delivered invited talks in many international conferences held in the U.S.A., Canada, the U.K., Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Denmark, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Singapore, Austria and Belgium.

Prof. Trivedi is an elected Secretary of the Indian Botanical Society (2005-2007); President of the Society for the Promotion of Plant Science Research and a member of the editorial and advisory boards of eight reputed journals. For his research contribution he was awarded Scientist of the Year Award (2001); M.J. Narsimhan Award (2004) and Bioved Fellowship Award (2005). He has organised 15 national seminars and participated in many at national and international levels. His major research interest includes Plant Nematology, Medicinal Plants, Ethnobotany, Biodiversity Conservation and Biotechnology

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1. Food Fermentation Technology : Role, Significance and Emerging Trends/V.K. Joshi
2. Microbial Bioremediation/Rajendran P and Gunasekaran P
3. Biological Control of Plant Pathogens : Research, Commercialization and Future Prospects/D.S. Mishra, Anshuman Tripathi, Shekhar Varshney and U.S. Singh
4. The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Nitrogen Fixation/Rajan Katoch and Salej Sood
5. Enhancement of Activity of a Metallolipase of Bacillus Coagulans BTS-1 by metal Ions and pH/S.S. Kanwar, I.A. Ghazi, S.S. Chimni, G.K. Joshi, G.V. Rao, R.K. Kaushal, R. Gupta, R. Lal and V. Punj
6. Variation in Cultural Characteristics of Phage-marked Rhizobial Strains Nodulating pigeonpea/Ashok Mishra and B. Dhar
7. How Bacteria can Benefit Cereals and other Non-legumes/R.K. Singh, R.P.N. Mishra, H.K. Jaiswal, Devyani Sen, Shiveta Sharma and A. Vaishampayan
8. Role of Pectolytic and Cellulolytic Enzymes in the Process of Pathogenesis/A. Mehta and P. Mehta
9. Spirulina : Biology, Production and Nutrition/Upasana Mishra and Sunil Pabbi
10. Microsome Technology for Biodegradation of Xenobiotics of Health and Environmental Concern/Ved Pal Singh and Rajesh Kumar
11. Toxic Effects of Non-edible Oil Seed Extracts on Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes Aegypti (L)/Pushpa Pawar, Vijay Tungikar and Swati Joshi
12. Biomethanation of Organic Wastes-achievements and Perspectives/S.S. Kanwar and Raj Saini
13. Textile Effluents and their Microbial Bioremediation/B.V. Pandey and R.S. Upadhyay
14. Mushroom Research : Present Status and Future Needs/Manjit Singh Bhandal and Nand Lall Vyas
15. Mushroom Cultivation : A Profitable Venture in Desert Economy-a Review/Nand Lall Vyas and Manjit Singh
16. Role of Microbial Community in Advancement of Mushroom Composting/Ajay Veer Singh and Reeta Goel
17. Actinomycetes : Diversity and their Importance-an Overview/R. Balagurunathan and M. Radhakrishnan
18. Internet Resources for Mycologists/Hariom Yadav, Shalini Jain, A.K. Puniya and Kishan Singh
19. Plant Parasitic Nematodes : A Constraint to the Productivity of Pulses and their Management Options/Anita Sharma and Akhtar Haseeb
20. Rhizobium : A Way Forward to Agriculture Biotechnology/Rakhi Agarwal, Shweta Bajoria, Sampat Nehra and P.C. Trivedi