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Microbes and Microbial Technology

Agricultural and Environmental Applications

  • Awareness about Biotechnology has been raised worldwide, which has brought about a stronger need to find new microbes and genes for fast production

  • Serves as a valuable overview of recent advances in this field

  • Looks at the need to develop strategies and intelligent test systems for more productive use of microbial biomass and microbial products

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Microbial Applications in Agriculture and the Environment: A Broad Perspective

    • Iqbal Ahmad, Mohd Sajjad Ahmad Khan, Farrukh Aqil, Mahipal Singh
    Pages 1-27
  3. The Biofilm Returns: Microbial Life at the Interface

    • Anand Jain, Enrico Marsili, Narayan B. Bhosle
    Pages 59-85
  4. Future Application of Probiotics: A Boon from Dairy Biology

    • Vinod Singh, Sarika Amdekar, Hariom Yadav, Nagendra Nath Mishra, Shailini Jain
    Pages 87-100
  5. Microbially Synthesized Nanoparticles: Scope and Applications

    • Javed Musarrat, Sourabh Dwivedi, Braj Raj Singh, Quaiser Saquib, Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy
    Pages 101-126
  6. Bacterial Quorum Sensing and Its Interference: Methods and Significance

    • Iqbal Ahmad, Mohd Sajjad Ahmad Khan, Fohad Mabood Husain, Maryam Zahin, Mahipal Singh
    Pages 127-161
  7. Molecular Strategies: Detection of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens

    • Javed Ahamad Khan, R. S. Rathore, Iqbal Ahmad, Shaheen Khan
    Pages 189-206
  8. Bacterial Biosorption: A Technique for Remediation of Heavy Metals

    • Mohd Ikram Ansari, Farhana Masood, Abdul Malik
    Pages 283-319
  9. Metal Tolerance and Biosorption Potential of Soil Fungi: Applications for a Green and Clean Water Treatment Technology

    • Iqbal Ahmad, Mohd Imran, Mohd Ikram Ansari, Abdul Malik, John Pichtel
    Pages 321-361
  10. Pesticide Interactions with Soil Microflora: Importance in Bioremediation

    • Munees Ahemad, Mohammad Saghir Khan
    Pages 393-413
  11. Baculovirus Pesticides: Present State and Future Perspectives

    • Flavio Moscardi, Marlinda Lobo de Souza, Maria Elita Batista de Castro, Mauricio Lara Moscardi, Boguslaw Szewczyk
    Pages 415-445
  12. Fungal Bioinoculants for Plant Disease Management

    • Mujeebur Rahman Khan, M. Arshad Anwer
    Pages 447-488
  13. Mycorrhizal Inoculants: Progress in Inoculant Production Technology

    • Zaki A. Siddiqui, Ryota Kataoka
    Pages 489-506
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 507-516

About this book

This book focuses on successful application of microbial biotechnology in areas such as medicine, agriculture, environment and human health.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Fac. Agricultural Sciences, Dept. Agricultural Microbiology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

    Iqbal Ahmad

  • of Biomedical Sciences and Research, Department of Microbiology, Sardar Bhagwan Singh Post Graduate Insti, Dehradun, India

    Farah Ahmad

  • , Natural Resources and Environmental Mana, Ball State University, Muncie, USA

    John Pichtel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Microbes and Microbial Technology

  • Book Subtitle: Agricultural and Environmental Applications

  • Editors: Iqbal Ahmad, Farah Ahmad, John Pichtel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7931-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-7930-8Published: 09 February 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-8172-1Published: 20 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-7931-5Published: 01 February 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 516

  • Topics: Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Microbiology, Agriculture

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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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