Biotechnology of Emerging Microbes

Prospects for Agriculture and Environment

1st Edition - December 1, 2023
Imprint: Academic Press
Editors: Hemen Sarma, Sanket Joshi
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
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Biotechnology of Emerging Microbes: Prospects for Agriculture and Environment provides the latest developments of leading biotechnologists and bioengineers. The book covers various aspects of microbes mediated rhizosphere, biosphere, environmental, and ecosystem biotechnology, and focuses on the restoration and management of the rhizosphere, the biosphere, and the ecosystem with microbes for a sustainable future. It is designed to address various technical and application details of microorganisms and their products in biotechnology and bioengineering approaches. Users will find up-to-date knowledge that is beneficial to beginners, researchers, students, scientists, engineers, and industry stakeholders who can support the management of ecosystems through the use of microbes.

Planet Earth is undergoing an accelerated process of change associated with a wide range of anthropogenic phenomena. The future of these changes is uncertain, but there is general agreement that this negative development might be detrimental to our own survival. Although different environmental engineering strategies have been developed, none of them seem to address carbon dioxide accumulation, biosphere, and ecosystem safety. The rapidly increasing potential for the development of living systems through the biotechnology and bioengineering of microbes is a sustainable alternative to address safety issues.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1 Potential microbes for environment and agriculture: Bioengineering strategies for a sustainable future
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Rhizosphere microbes in bioengineering
3 Saline microbes in bioengineering
4 Microbial biofilms in bioengineering
5 Microbes for biofuel and bioelectricity
6 Role of quorum sensing in bioengineering
7 Conclusion and future perspectives
References
Chapter 2 Endophytic bacteria-mediated resistance to plant diseases: Bioengineering approaches
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Types of endophytic bacteria
3 Plant colonization with endophytic bacteria
4 Interactions of plants with endophytic bacteria
5 Applications
References
Chapter 3 Rhizobacteria that boost plant growth while lowering abiotic stress—A profitable solution
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Abiotic stresses
3 Rhizobacteria
4 Plant growth promotion by PGPR under abiotic stress
5 Future prospects and concluding comments
References
Chapter 4 Rhizoremediation as a green technology for heavy metal remediation: Prospects and challenges
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Heavy metal
3 Heavy metal pollution
4 Source of heavy metal pollution
5 Rhizoremediation
6 Removal mechanism
7 Factors affecting
8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 5 Maximizing soil carbon storage: Leveraging microbial factors and limitations for carbon remediation
Abstract
Acknowledgments
1 Soil-based carbon sequestration
2 Microbial contributions to carbon storage
3 Plant-microbial linkages underpin carbon sequestration
4 Conclusions
References
Chapter 6 Omics-based bioengineering: Emerging strategies for sustainable agriculture development and future perspectives
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Sustainable agriculture and its prospects
3 Major branches in omics technology
4 Genomics social acceptability and legislative prospects in addressing food security
5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 7 Microbial contributions in restoring degraded biosphere habitats: Comparing natural and engineered approaches
Abstract
Acknowledgment
1 Introduction
2 The cause and consequences of biosphere habitat degradation
3 Significance of microbes/microbial biomass in the restoration of degraded biosphere habitats
4 Bioengineered microorganisms
5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 8 Migration of microplastics in agriculture and marine ecosystem: Biotechnology approaches
Abstract
Acknowledgments
1 Classification of microplastics and degradation pathways in water
2 Primary and secondary microplastics
3 Degradation paths of microplastics
4 Classification of plastic
5 Physical and chemical factors influencing the fragmentation of microplastics
6 Biodegradation in microplastics fragmentation
7 The role and fate of microplastics in water biota
8 The effect of microplastics on living organisms
9 Summary
References
Chapter 9 Halotolerant and halophilic bacteria present in the mangrove ecosystem: Emerging Bioengineering potentials
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Biotechnological potentials and applications of halotolerant and halophilic microorganisms
3 Recent advancements and future prospects
4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 10 Microbes are the natural ecological engineers in the forest ecosystem
Abstract
Authors’ contributions
1 Introduction
2 Forest biome
3 Forest microbiome
4 Phyllosphere forest microbiome
5 Endosphere forest microbiome
6 Rhizosphere forest microbiome
7 Microbes enhance plant-herbivore interaction
8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 11 Use of microbial enzymes to degrade pesticide residues in agroecosystems-sustainable practices
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 The major groups of pesticides applied in agriculture: Mode of action and toxicity
3 Biochemical aspects of the biodegradation of pesticides in soil
4 Engineered and intrinsic in situ bioremediation
5 Genetically engineered enzymes for pesticides biodegradation
6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 12 Chemical-assisted biological methods for in situ remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soils
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 In situ remediation technologies
3 In situ biological treatment
4 Chemical-assisted biological methods
5 Research findings and gaps
References
Chapter 13 Review of the effects of oil pollutants on physicochemical and biological soil properties
Abstract
1 Soil and its importance in the environment
2 Soil pollution
3 Oil pollution and the most common and the most used oil products
4 Origin and types of petroleum products’ pollution and their transport within soil
5 Necessity and importance of studying oil pollution and oil-contaminated soils
6 Necessity and importance of studying soil properties
7 Effects of oil pollutions on soil properties
8 Effects of oil pollution on plant growth and yield
References
Chapter 14 Insights into economically important endophytic and rhizospheric bacteria of true mangroves of Indian Sundarbans using high throughput mapping
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Data acquisition and analysis
3 Insights into the potential functions and roles of abundant bacterial members
4 Conclusion and future prospects
References
Chapter 15 The rhizosphere microbiome: A key modulator of plant health and their role in secondary metabolites production
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 The microbiome of the rhizosphere
3 Phyllosphere microbiome
4 Endosphere microbiome
5 The concept of plant probiotics by comparing the concept of human probiotics
6 Rhizosphere engineering is a key approach to the regeneration of the soil microbiome
7 Plant-microbe interactions in secondary metabolite production
8 Conclusion and future aspects
References
Chapter 16 Endophytic bacteria: Bioactive compounds and their therapeutic importance
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Endophytic bacteria
3 The therapeutic potential of endophytic bacteria
4 Biocontrol potential of endophytic bacteria
5 Antifungal properties
6 Antibiotics produced by endophytic bacteria
7 Anticancer properties of endophytic bacteria
8 Antioxidant properties of endophytic bacteria
9 Antimalarial properties of endophytic bacteria
10 Antidiabetic properties of endophytic bacteria
11 Anti-inflammatory potential of endophytic bacteria
12 Future perspective in therapeutic applications of endophytic bacteria
13 Conclusion
References
Index

Hemen Sarma

Dr. Hemen Sarma obtained his Ph.D. in Environmental Botany [2008] from Gauhati University and pursued post-doctorate research at North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong and Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology [IASST], Guwahati, India. Presently he is serving as Senior Assistant Professor at Nandanath Saikia College, Dibrugarh University, India. His research interest includes plant-microbe interactions, and microbial nanobiotechnology. He made significant contributions to the field of emerging contaminants, endocrine disrupting compounds and persistent organic pollutants. Dr. Sarma has more than 50 publications to his credit in peer-reviewed international journals.

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam, India

Sanket Joshi

Dr. Sanket Joshi is currently a Professor at the Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Rajasthan, India. He has academic teaching and research experience of about 16 years, and industrial R&D experience of about 4 years in India and Oman. While working in Indian pharma companies, he undertook several turnkey projects. His current research interests encompass energy (In-situ/ex-situ microbial enhanced light/heavy oil recovery; chemical enhanced oil Recovery; biofuels), microbial products (biosurfactants, biopolymers, R&D and scale-up), and environmental bioremediation (crude oil pollution; analysis, mitigation and control of souring by Sulfate reducing bacteria; HPAM contaminated sites). He has about 125 scientific publications in international journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings, and two books to his credit. He is an Academic/Associate Editor for: Frontiers in Microbiology, PeerJ, Ecotoxicology (Springer), Petroleum Science and Technology (Springer), Biotech (Springer), and Open Biotechnology Journal; guest editor for Frontiers in Microbiology, Sustainability, Scientifica, and Open Biotechnology Journal.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Rajasthan, India

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