Microbiology & Biotechnology for Sustainable Development

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Microbiology and Biotechnology for Sustainable Development contains two sections. Section A contains informative and thought provoking articles by leading scientists who have contributed immensely in their field of research. Section B includes research articles covering various aspects of research in the field of microbiology and biotechnology. It contains articles on the challenging issues and information on existing microbial biodiversity and its preservation, biofertilizers, biopesticides, toxic metabolites in higher fungi, environmental pollutants and the role of microorganisms in bioprocessing of solid waste and environmental clean up. In addition, it contains full chapters on some aspects of medicine and human health, enzymes of industrial importance, secondary metabolites of higher fungi and problems of food contamination. The volume will be useful to scientists, research and extension workers, teachers and students of microbiology and biotechnology. This will also serve as a catalyst in stimulating our scientific community to think and solve the challenging problems for sustainability. "A-1 Microbial Diversity the Challenge A-2 Biochemical, Genetic and Molecular Analysis of Nitroaromatics Degrading Pathways in Bacteria A-3 Microbes in Geoenvironment A-4 Solid Waste Bioleaching for Environmental Clean-up and Sustainable Development A-5 Potential of Microorganisms for the Management of Lantana camara in India: Possibilities and Prospects A-6 Diversity of Keratinophilic Fungi in Soil and on Birds A-7 the Maintenances and Preservation of Filamentous Fungi A-8 Rapid Diagnostic Tools for Typhoid Detection A-9 Biotechnology, Human Health and Microbes A-10 Production and Characterization of thermostable Starch-Hydrolysing a-amylase and Amylopullulanase of Geobacillus thermoleovorans A-11 Biodiversity of Tropical Basidiomycetes As Sources of Novel Secondary Metabolites A-12 Mechanisms of Cell Mediated Immunity in Fungal Infection A-13 medical and biological importance of photodynamic action A-14 Use of Blue-Green Algae and Azolla Biofertilizers in Rice Cultivation and their Influence on Soil Properties SECTION-B B-1 Survival Strategies of Lithophytic Cyanobacteria on the Temples and Monuments B-2 Biodiversity of Acidophilic Heterotrophic Iron Oxidising Bacteria B-3 Indian Thermophilic Mycoflora B-4 Soil Microbial Diversity with Reference to Utilization Patterns of Carbon and Nitrogen Sources B-5 New Strategies in Organic Waste Utilization and its Management for Sustainable Agriculture B-6 Bioremediation of Copper and Mercury by Plant and Microbial Biosorbent B-7 Role of Potassium on the Occurrence of Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Spores in the Rhizosphere of Lantana Species. B-8 Enumeration and Characterization of Acidophilic Metallurgical Useful Bacteria from Lignite and Copper Mine B-9 Production of a Hyperthermostable a-Amylase by an Extreme Thermophile Geobacillus thermoleovorans B-10 Comparison of Amino Acid Sequence of Activ Site of L-Arginase Enzymes. B-11 Transfer of Drug Resistant Plasmid with Km Gene in Vibrio cholerae KB 207 A-13 medical and biological importance of photodynamic action A-14 Use of Blue-Green Algae and Azolla Biofertilizers in Rice Cultivation and their Influence on Soil Properties SECTION-B B-1 Survival Strategies of Lithophytic Cyanobacteria on the Temples and Monuments B-2 Biodiversity of Acidophilic Heterotrophic Iron Oxidising Bacteria B-3 Indian Thermophilic Mycoflora B-4 Soil Microbial Diversity with Reference to Utilization Patterns of Carbon and Nitrogen Sources B-5 New Strategies in Organic Waste Utilization and its Management for Sustainable Agriculture B-6 Bioremediation of Copper and Mercury by Plant and Microbial Biosorbent B-7 Role of Potassium on the Occurrence of Vesicular-Arbuscular

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Dr. P.C. Jam, Reader in the Department of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Dr. H.S. Gour Vishwavidyaiaya, has 22 years of teaching experience of both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Dr. Jam did his post-doctoral work with Dr. J. Lacey at Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Englandand Dr. L. Stevens, Department of Biochemistry, University of Stirling, Scotland, in United Kingdom. He has supervised 9 PhD. scholars and has more than 60 research publications to his credit published in international and national journals. He has written and edited 4 books in botany published by Madhya Pradesh Hindi Granth Academy, Bhopal and contributed 6 review articles in reference books published by national and international publishers. He is a well-known academician of national repute and is a guest faculty of many universities. He has chaired sessions, delivered a number of keynote and lead lectures in various national symposia/seminar etc. Dr. Jam has been the Principal- Investigator in many research projects. He is a member of many learned societies and board of editors of some research journals of biological sciences.