Microbial technology plays an integral role in the biotechnology, bioengineering, biomedicine/biopharmaceuticals and agriculture sector. This book provides a detailed compendium of the methods, biotechnological routes, and processes used to investigate different aspects of microbial resources and applications. It covers the fundamental and applied aspects of microorganisms in the health, industry, agriculture and environmental sectors, reviewing subjects as varied and topical as pest control, health and industrial developments and animal feed.
Contributions by: Aakash Goyal, Jose López-Bucio, R.S. Upadhyay, Marcela Pagano, Marcela Panago, Pradeep Kumar, Igor Maksimov, Iqbal Ahmad, Gamini Seneviratne, Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Javier Hernández-Fernández, M.A. Mazutii, Bishnu Maya, Javed Ahamad Khan, Smriti Gaur, Sandipan Ganguly, Quang D. Nguyen, Vinod Singh, Hesham A. El Enshasy, Mohammed Kuddus, Marina G. Holyavka, Thais Martins Marques Costa, Franciele M. Pelissari, Ram Naraian, Gerardo Díaz Godínez, Gustavo Molina, Alfredo Aires, Ahmed M. El-Bondkly, Ipek Kurtböke, Hector Cristóbal, Mark Eppinger, María-del-Carmen Durán-Domínguez-de-Bazúa, Ravichandra Potumarthi, Pattanathu K.S.M. Rahman, Neela Badrie, Christian Cumagun, Kanika Sharma, Shikha Shikha, Jeyabalan Sangeetha, S Chandra Nayak, Helen Treichel