Overview
- Discusses the latest technologies including next generation sequencing, used for studying different microbiomes
- Provides comprehensive knowledge on varied microbiomes, therefore, catering to a broad range of readers
- Deals with the very timely problem of handling massive sequencing data effectively
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Next Generation Sequence Technology
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Plant Microbiome
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About this book
This book offers up-to-date information on different microbiomes, their community composition and interactive functions with the host, bringing together information from diverse research reports to provide an overview of the rapid developments in meta-omics technologies.
It is a valuable resource for scientists, researchers, postgraduate and graduate students interested in understanding the impact and importance of next generation sequencing technologies on different hosts and their microbiomes.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Ravindra Pal Singh is a research assistant at the Department of Biochemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK. He obtained his Ph.D. from CSIR-CSMCRI, India in 2013. During his scientific career, he has received several prestigious scholarships, such as an outstanding postdoctoral fellowship provided by Tel Aviv University, Israel in 2013, a JSPS postdoctoral fellowship in 2013 and a Dr. D. S. Kothari postdoctoral fellowship provided by UGC, India in 2016. He has published 28 articles in different scientific journals and received a patent while working in the field of microbial ecology and bacteriology. He can be contacted at ravindrapal.1441@gmail.com
Dr. Prakash G. Koringa, has been an assistant professor at Anand Agricultural University (AAU), Gujarat, India since 2004. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, AAU Anand, Gujarat. His work focuses on rumen metagenomics, caecal microbiome in broilers and their application for the host health. He has published several research papers in peer reviewed journals as well as a number of book chapters.Â
Dr. Satya P. Singh, is currently working as Professor & Head at UGC-CAS Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India. He completed his masters in Microbiology from the G. B. Pantnagar University of Agricultue & Technology, Pantnagar, India and carried out his doctoral research at the Griffith University, Brisbane Australia. Prof. Singh has worked at the National Food Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan as a visiting scientist and also visited Yangoon University, Myanmar as visiting professor. Prof. Singh has been working on the diversity, phylogeny and enzymatic characteristics of the halophilic/haloalkaliphilic bacteria, actinomycetes and archaea of various saline ecosystems. He has published 82 research papers and contributed 17 book chapters in various books.Â
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Understanding Host-Microbiome Interactions - An Omics Approach
Book Subtitle: Omics of Host-Microbiome Association
Editors: Ravindra Pal Singh, Ramesh Kothari, Prakash G. Koringa, Satya Prakash Singh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5050-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-5049-7Published: 19 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5304-8Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-5050-3Published: 01 September 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 368
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology, Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Eukaryotic Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Bacteriology