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Emerging Technologies in Applied and Environmental Microbiology describes various problems and solutions that arise in applied and environmental microbiology using scientific technologies. The book summarizes the main omic-based methods currently used to characterize environmental microorganisms, as well as approaches to analyzing and interpreting the bio information generated by experimentally based studies. Sections explore the current understanding of bacterial signaling through examples of communication systems that include signaling in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, along with discussions on how microorganisms interact with each other, with other organisms, and with the environment.
In addition, this comprehensive resource highlights the importance of various emerging technologies for cleaning up pollution in the environment caused by human activities. Final sections assess the potential application of several existing, applied and environmental microbiological techniques and introduces new and emerging technologies through applied aspects.
List of contents
1. Emerging Microbial Issues and their Solution in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2. Municipal Wastewater Treatment
3. Omic Approaches for Characterization of Environmental Microorganisms
4. Microbial Diversity and Interactions
5. Microbial Communications in Gram Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria
6. Metal pollutants in the environment
7. Bacteria and Pollutants
8. Biogeochemical Cycling
9. Microbial Transport in the subsurface
10. Extreme Environments
11. Microbes in the Environment
12. Environmental Microbiology
13. Water Treatment and Re-use
About the author
Dr. Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and microbial biotechnologist with diverse research interest. His primary interest is the environment, the quality of our living resources and the ways that bacteria can help to manage and degrade toxic wastes and restore environmental health. Consequently, His work has been focused to assess the impact of industrial pollution on microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation dependant and cultivation independent analysis.
B R M Vyas is an Environmental Microbiologist, having an experience of almost 30 years in teaching and research. He has published a good number of research articles in very high-impact journals, such as Applied & Environmental Microbiology (American Society of Microbiology), as well as others with Springer, Wiley, Elsevier. He has guided 16 PhD students in the field of applied and environmental microbiology
