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Microbial Biotechnology

Volume 2. Application in Food and Pharmacology

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Editors:
  1. Jayanta Kumar Patra

    1. Dongguk University, Goyang-si, Korea (Republic of)

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  2. Gitishree Das

    1. Dongguk University, Goyang-si, Korea (Republic of)

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  3. Han-Seung Shin

    1. Dongguk University, Goyang-si, Korea (Republic of)

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  • Offers up-to-date biotechnological applications
  • Addresses key microbial technologies in food and pharmacology
  • Evaluates a wide range of microbial interactions

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Application of Microbial Technology in Food

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Recent Food Preservation Techniques Employed in the Food Industry

      • Shiny Shajil, Andrea Mary, C. Elizabeth Rani Juneius
      Pages 3-21

    3. Metagenomic Insights into Environmental Microbiome and Their Application in Food/Pharmaceutical Industry

      • Ramya Sree Boddu, K. Divakar
      Pages 23-38

    4. RETRACTED CHAPTER: Changing Paradigm of Probiotics from Functional Foods to Biotherapeutic Agents

      • Eldin M. Johnson, Yong-Gyun Jung, Ying-Yu Jin, Seung Hwan Yang, R. Jayabalan, Joo Won Suh
      Pages 39-68

    5. Microbial Valorization of Chitinous Bioresources for Chitin Extraction and Production of Chito-Oligomers and N-Acetylglucosamine: Trends, Perspectives and Prospects

      • Suman Kumar Halder, Keshab Chandra Mondal
      Pages 69-107

    6. Seaweed Liquid Fertilizers: A Novel Strategy for the Biofortification of VegeTables and Crops

      • C. Elizabeth Rani Juneius, M. Sundari, R. Eswaralakshmi, S. Elumalai
      Pages 109-117

    7. Green Algae Biomass Cultivation, Harvesting and Genetic Modifications for Enhanced Cellular Lipids

      • Parveen Kumar, Devendra Kumar, Priyanka Nehra, P. K. Sharma
      Pages 119-140

    8. Probiotics: The Ultimate Nutritional Supplement

      • Rout George Kerry, Pratima Pradhan, Dibyaranjan Samal, Sushanto Gouda, Gitishree Das, Han-Seung Shin et al.
      Pages 141-152

    9. An Insight into the Prevalence and Enzymatic Abatement of Urethane in Fermented Beverages

      • Bidyut R. Mohapatra
      Pages 153-170

    10. Sea Water as a Reaction Medium for Bioethanol Production

      • Dash Indira, Baskar Das, P. Balasubramanian, R. Jayabalan
      Pages 171-192

    11. Bacterial Mediated Plant Protection: Induced Systemic Resistance in Soybean

      • Shekhar Jain, Devendra Kumar Choudhary, Kanti Prakash Sharma, Rashmi Aggarwal
      Pages 193-206

    12. Mycotoxins and Pesticides: Toxicity and Applications in Food and Feed

      • Manoj Kumar, Ramesh Chand, Kavita Shah
      Pages 207-252

    13. Microbes and Their Role in Drought Tolerance of Agricultural Food Crops

      • Rout George Kerry, Sushmita Patra, Sushanto Gouda, Jayanta Kumar Patra, Gitishree Das
      Pages 253-273

    14. Microbial Remediation of Persistent Agro-chemicals by Soil Bacteria: An Overview

      • Suraja Kumar Nayak, Byomkesh Dash, Bighneswar Baliyarsingh
      Pages 275-301

  3. Application of Microbial Technology in Pharmacology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 303-303
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    2. Insectivorous Plants of India: Sources of Bioactive Compounds to Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

      • Sanjeet Kumar, Sunil S. Thorat, Rajendra K. Labala, Jayanta Kumar Patra
      Pages 305-318

    3. Exploring the Multifaceted Role of Microbes in Pharmacology

      • Mitali Mishra, Kanchan Vishwakarma, Jaspreet Singh, Shruti Jain, Vivek Kumar, Durgesh Kumar Tripathi et al.
      Pages 319-329

    4. Pharmacological Applications of Metabolites of Mangrove Endophytes: A Review

      • Swagat Kumar Das, Dibyajyoti Samantray, Hrudayanath N. Thatoi
      Pages 331-360

    5. Application of Oncolytic Virus as a Therapy of Cancer

      • Sushil Kumar Sahu, Mukesh Kumar
      Pages 361-382
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About this book

This edited book, is a collection of 25 chapters describing the recent advancements in the application of microbial technology in the food and pharmacology sector. The main focus of this book is application of microbes, food preservation techniques utilizing microbes, probiotics, seaweeds, algae, enzymatic abatement of urethane in fermentation of beverages, bioethanol production, pesticides, probiotic biosurfactants, drought tolerance, synthesis of application of oncolytic viruses in cancer treatment, microbe based metallic nanoparticles, agro chemicals, endophytes, metabolites, antibiotics etc. This book highlighted the significant aspects of the vast subject area of microbial biotechnology and their potential applications in food and pharmacology with various topics from eminent experts around the World. This book would serve as an excellent reference book for researchers and students in the Food Science, Food Biotechnology, Microbiology and Pharmaceutical fields.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dongguk University, Goyang-si, Korea (Republic of)

    Jayanta Kumar Patra, Gitishree Das, Han-Seung Shin

About the editors

Dr. Jayanta Kumar Patra, M.Sc., Ph.D., Research Institute of Biotechnology and Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University, Gyeonggido, South Korea.

Dr. Gitishree Das, M.Sc., Ph.D., Research Institute of Biotechnology and Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University, Gyeonggido, South Korea.

Prof. Han-Seung Shin, M.S., Ph.D., Department of Food Science & Biotechnology, Dongguk University, Gyeonggido, South Korea.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Microbial Biotechnology

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 2. Application in Food and Pharmacology

  • Editors: Jayanta Kumar Patra, Gitishree Das, Han-Seung Shin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7140-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-7139-3Published: 27 February 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5592-9Published: 28 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-7140-9Published: 14 February 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 537

  • Number of Illustrations: 89 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology, Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Applied Microbiology

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