Overview
- Deals with all aspects and applications of microbial bio-surfactants
- Equips readers with recent advances in microbial derived biosurfactant material for antimicrobial activity and biomedicinal uses
- Highlight the recent trends on mechanistic approaches antimicrobials materials for environmental applications
Part of the book series: Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology (EMB)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
Microbial biosurfactant compounds are a group of structurally diverse molecules produced by microorganisms, and are mainly categorized according to their chemical structure. The diversity of microbial biosurfactants makes them versatile and means that they offer a range of capabilities, while at the same time being economically sustainable. As such, they have potential applications in environmental processes, as well as in food, biomedicine and other industries. This book discusses innovative approaches and cutting-edge research that utilize the various properties of biosurfactants. Drawing on research from around the globe, it provides an up-to-date review of biosurfactant applications and their importance in fields such as medicine, gene therapy, immunotherapy, antimicrobial bioremediation and agriculture. It also discusses their anti-adhesive properties. The book will appeal to academics and researchers in the field of microbiology, as well as policymakers. It also serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr Inamuddin is an Assistant Professor at the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Dr Mohd Imran Ahamed is a Research Associate at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Aligarh Muslim University, India
Dr Ram Prasad is a Research Associate Professor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Microbial Biosurfactants
Book Subtitle: Preparation, Properties and Applications
Editors: Inamuddin, Mohd Imran Ahamed, Ram Prasad
Series Title: Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6607-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6606-6Published: 24 January 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6609-7Published: 25 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-6607-3Published: 23 January 2021
Series ISSN: 2662-1681
Series E-ISSN: 2662-169X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 314
Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 32 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Biochemistry, Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Molecular Ecology