Microbial Resource Technologies for Sustainable Development

1st Edition - June 24, 2022
Editors: Joginder Singh Panwar, Deepansh Sharma
Language: English
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Microbial Resource Technologies for Sustainable Development describes the production and uses of microbial cells and metabolites and reviews the microbial resource technologies associated with providing sustainable solutions options in future endeavors in managing microbial resources. The book includes the recent development and scientific demonstrations of microbial technologies in the relationship between microbes and the environment, focusing on its effective resource management to achieve agricultural and environmental sustainability. Topics covered in the book include recent applications and exploration of the development of Marine Microbial Technologies for marine resources, soil microbes as biopolymers for enhancing mechanical properties of soil, and more.

Other topics discussed include rhizosphere microbiome for enhancement of the cereal crops, endophytic fungal communities in crops grown under different farming systems, microbiota of termite for lignocellulose breakdown, microbial consortium technologies to produce biomethane from waste effluents, microbial technologies for sustainable food additives production, biological synthesis of the nanoparticles, fungal cellulases, and efficient biofuel and acetic acid production using waste residues with an emphasis on the commercial exploitation of such microbial technologies.

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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Chapter 1. Survival and thriving behavior of bacteria in microbial jungle
Introduction
Bacterial competition and cooperation
Competition between and diversification within bacterial populations
Cooperation in bacterial populations
Coevolution and interspecies competition
Mechanisms of bacterial competition
To fight or flee: motility in microbial competition
Conclusions
Chapter 2. Microbial consortium: a innovative steps in environmental protection
Introduction
Microbial consortia in natural systems
Synthetic microbial consortium
Selection of consortia members
Artificial cell-to-cell communication
Uses of microbial consortium
Challenges and limitations
Chapter 3. Soil microbes as biopolymers to enhance soil mechanical properties: a sustainable approach
Introduction
Extracellular polymeric substances and sources
Chitosan and its distribution
Alginate and its source
Xanthan and its source as a biopolymer
Polyhydroxyalkanoate and its sources
Trehalose and cellulose and their sources
Cellulose and its role in agriculture
Curdlan, gellan gum, and others in improving soil health
Scleroglucan and its source
Dextrans and its sources
Levan and its sources
Schizophyllan and its source
Silk fibroin
Conclusion
Chapter 4. The structure, function, and utility of the rhizosphere microbiome of cereal crops
Introduction
Rhizosphere
Plant growth–promoting rhizobacteria and their importance
Action mechanism of PGPRs
Structure of rhizosphere microbiome of different cereals crops
Factors that shape the structure of rhizosphere microbiome in different cereals crops
Functions insights and application of rhizosphere microbes in plant growth promotion of cereal crops
Chapter 5. Importance of diverse soil microbial community in crop rotation for sustainable agriculture
Introduction
Importance of crop rotation on increased microbiota
Soil microbial community and their importance in sustainable agriculture
Methods to determine diversity of microbial community in soil
Impact of crop rotation and cropping sequence on diversity of soil microbial community
Impact of tillage and management practices on soil microbial community
Factors affecting diversity of soil microbial community under crop rotation
Effect of crop rotation on soil-borne diseases
Conclusion
Chapter 6. Impact of pertinent endophytic fungal communities and their secondary metabolites on crops
Introduction
Fungal endophytes and their secondary metabolites
Crops and fungal endophytes
Conclusion and perspectives
Chapter 7. Microbial technologies for acetic acid production using fruit waste
Introduction
Uses of fruit waste as potential source for vinegar fermentation
Vinegar production
Raw material for vinegar production
Microorganisms for vinegar production
Vinegar production
Conclusions
Chapter 8. Lignocellulose breakdown through metabolic interaction network of gut microbiota in termite
Introduction
Association of termites with microbes
Role of termites in the soil
Biology and behavior of termites
Systematics, distribution, and diversity
Termite–gut microbiota
The gut of the termite
Feeding groups of termites
Fauna existing in termites group
Cellulolytic enzymes
Biotic and abiotic factors
Lignin degradation
Economic importance
Potential industrial applications and future perspectives
Conclusions
Chapter 9. Biomethane: a sustainable bioenergy source from potential waste effluents
Introduction
Potential wastes and effluents
Methane, a source of bioenergy
Microbial consortium/consortia
Microbial consortium for biogas/biomethane production
Conclusion and future scope
Chapter 10. Microbial symbiotic implications in exploring novel antibiotics
Introduction
Microbe–invertebrates symbiotic association
Animal–microbe symbioses
Plant–microbe symbioses
Fungal–microbe symbioses
Marine microbiomes
Conclusion and prospects
Chapter 11. Advancement in the use of microbes as primers for monitoring water quality
Introduction
Criteria for selection of microbial system for water quality monitoring
Different microbial primer systems across the world
General microbes used as primers for assessment of water quality
Advanced techniques for monitoring water quality using microbial primer
Conclusion and future scope
Chapter 12. Microbial resources for bioconversion of lignocellulose to ethanol
Introduction
Lignocellulose: composition and structure
Ethanol from lignocellulose
Role of microorganisms in cellulosic ethanol production
Ethanologenic fungi/yeast
Ethanologenic bacteria
Chapter 13. Biological synthesis of metal nanoparticles by microorganisms: a sustainable approach
Introduction
Properties of nanomaterials
Metal nanoparticles
Classification of nanoparticles
Metal nanoparticles synthesis
Characterization of nanoparticles
Microorganisms as a mediator of metal nanoparticles synthesis
Types of metal nanoparticles synthesis using microorganisms
Advantages of microorganisms-mediated synthesis of nanoparticles
Limitations of microorganisms-mediated synthesis of nanoparticles
Nanoparticles and SDG
Conclusion
Chapter 14. Microbial technologies for sustainable food additives production
Introduction
Food additives
Bacteriocins and other bacterial preservatives
Nisin
Pediocin
Mannitol
Food coloring additives from microorganisms
Food flavorings from microbial cultures
Conclusion
Chapter 15. Bioactive peptides production using microbial resources
Introduction
Microbial fermentation
Selection of microorganisms for the production of bioactive peptides
Mechanism of proteolysis
Production of bioactive peptides through microbial fermentation
Sources of bioactive peptides
Marine
Plant sources
Functional properties of peptides
Limitations of bioactive peptides
Future prospects
Conclusion
Chapter 16. Soil health sustenance through varied fertility management approaches for increasing microbial load under temperate climatic conditions: a practical approach
Introduction
Integrated nutrient management
Isolation of bacterial endophytes
Results
Isolation and identification of mycorrhizal fungal spores and bacterial endophytes
Conclusion
Chapter 17. Microbial biodesulfurization: a sustainable technology for refining fossil fuels
Introduction
Biodesulfurization and mechanisms
Structural organization of BDS operon
Bacteria used for biodesulfurization of fossil fuels
Recombinant technology for enhancing biodesulfurization process
Factors affecting biodesulfurization rate
Future prospects
Chapter 18. Fungal cellulases: overview and applications
Introduction
Conclusion
Chapter 19. Hybrid nano and microbial consortium technologies to harvest biofuel (biomethane) from organic and agri waste
Introduction
Anaerobic digesters
Use of nanoparticles for biomethane production
Biogas production
Conclusions
Chapter 20. Electrochemically active bacteria as platform technology in microbial electrochemical system
Introduction
Microbial extracellular electron transfer
Conclusion and perspectives
Chapter 21. Microbes enhancing assimilation and utilization of minerals promoting plant health and production
Introduction
Microbial diversity in the environment
Interaction between soil microbes and plant
Contribution of microorganisms in plant development
Bioavailability of nutrients for plant growth
Molecular biology of microbes in nutrient transport
Concluding remarks
Chapter 22. Microbial chromium removal as sustainable water treatment strategy
Introduction
Bacteria-mediated chromium removal
Fungi-mediated chromium removal
Conclusions and future prospects
Chapter 23. Improvement of ecological sustainability of in situ bioremediation through coordinated approaches
Introduction
Ecologically sustainability of in situ bioremediation
Analytical approaches for assessment of in situ bioremediation
Conclusion
Index

Joginder Singh Panwar

Prof. Joginder Singh is a Professor at the Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, India. Previously, he worked as a Professor in the School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University and also as a Young Scientist at Microbial Biotechnology and Biofertilizer Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University on a research project funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He is an active member of various scientific societies and organizations, including the Association of Microbiologists of India, the Indian Society of Salinity Research Scientists, the Indian Society for Radiation Biology, and the European Federation of Biotechnology. He has published extensively with Elsevier and Springer both in journals and books. He serves as a reviewer for many prestigious journals, including Current Research in Engineering, Science and Technology; Journal of Cleaner Production; Science of the Total Environment; Environmental Monitoring and Assessment; Pedosphere; Soil and Sediment Contamination; Symbiosis; International Journal of Phytoremediation; Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; Annals of Agricultural Sciences; and Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Nagaland, India

Deepansh Sharma

Dr. Deepansh Sharma is presently working as assistant professor at the Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Rajasthan, India. He joined the world of academia in 2015 at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India, after receiving his doctoral degree in microbiology with a specialization in biosurfactants research. He is M. Phil (Microbiology) from CCS University, Meerut, and M.Sc. (Microbiology) from Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar, India, with ICAR-ASRB-NET. He has over eight years of research and teaching experience. He has successfully completed several recent food fermentation industrial consultancy projects. Dr. Sharma is a recipient of the DAAD (Germany) short-term fellowship for doctoral studies in Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany. Dr. Sharma has published over 25 research papers and reviews in national and international journals and consortium proceedings along with 5 book chapters on various aspects of the microbial world. He is author of Biosurfactants of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Biosurfactants in Food (2016) published by Springer International Publishing. His research interests include biosurfactants, bacteriocins, and microbial food additives.

Affiliations and expertise

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

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