Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Azolla-Anabaena Symbiosis: Physiological and Biochemical Responses to Increasing Levels of Salinity
(G. Abraham, Pragya Mishra and Vagish Mishra, Centre for Conservation and Utilization of Blue Green Algae, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India, and others)
Chapter 2. Microorganisms: The Tiny Creatures and their Ennumerable Applications
(Anju Agrawal and Krishna Gopal, Department of Zoology, SN Sen BVPG College, CSJM University, Kanpur, India, and others)
Chapter 3. Microorganisms in Plant Health Management
(Rakesh Kumar Rai, Bineet Kumar Sharma and Sujoy Saha, Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, India)
Chapter 4. Macrophages: The Versatile Frontline Defenders of Antimicrobial Immunity
(Naveen Kumar Vishvakarma and Sukh Mahendra Singh, School of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi, India)
Chapter 5. Biological Production of Clean Energy: Hydrogen
(Pankaj K. Rai and S.P Singh, Centre of Advanced study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India)
Chapter 6. Microbes: Emerging Players in the Non-Conventional Energy Sector
(Vishwas Sharma, Ramesh Chandra Pandey, Varun Kumar Sharma and Amrita Nandan, Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Allergy and Neonatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, and others)
Chapter 7. MALDI-ToF Mass Spectrometry: Biomedical Applications
(Shweta Mishra, Rahul Kunwar Singh, Supriya Upadhyay, T.M. Mohapatra and M.R. Sen, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India)
Chapter 8. Modern Methods in the Diagnosis of Viral Diseases
(Tuhina Banerjee and Amitabha Bhattacharjee, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, and others)
Chapter 9. Real-Time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction: A Potential Tool For Pathogen Detection
(Siya Ram and Ram Naraian, School of Biotechnology, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, (U.P.), India, and others)
Chapter 10. Biocontrol Agents: Basics to Biotechnological Applications in Sustainable Agriculture
(Amrita Saxena, Sandhya Mishra, Richa Raghuwanshi and Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, and others)
Chapter 11. Antimicrobial Activities of Plants
(Rajesh Sharma, R. Srivastava, M. Yadav, R. Pandey, Amrita Gupta and S.P. Tiwari, Department of Biotechnology, VBS Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, India, and others)
Chapter 12. RNA Silencing and Viral Counter-Defense: A Host-Parasite Interaction
(Rishi Srivastava, Shweta Sonam, Pratima Srivastava, C.S. Singh, S.P. Tiwari and Rajesh Sharma, Department of Microbiology, VBS Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, India, and others)
Chapter 13. Microbial Pathogens and their Toxins as Bioweapons
(Vidya Dhar Pandey, Department of Botany, Government Post-Graduate
College, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India)
Chapter 14. The Key Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs)
(Sumit K. Soni, Rakshapal Singh, Rajeev Gaur and Alok Kalra, Microbial Technology Department, CSIR-Central institute of Medicinal
and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, India, and others)
Chapter 15. Microbial Lipases: A Versatile Biocatalyst
(N.S. Darmwal, Deepali Bisht and Santosh Kumar Yadav, Department of Microbiology (Centre of Excellence), Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad, India)
Chapter 16. Potentials of Methanogens in Natural Ecosystems
(Rajeeva Gaur, Soni Tiwari, Manogya Kumar Gaur and Ranjan Singh, Department of Microbiology, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University Faizabad, U.P., India, and others)
Chapter 17. The Bacteriophage: Prospective Therapeutic Strength against Growing Antibiotic Resistance
(Raghvendra Raman Mishra and Gopal Nath, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India)
Chapter 18. Potential of Microbial Diversity in Environmental Protection
(Tuhina Verma and Neha Singh, Department of Microbiology, Avadh University, Faizabad, India)
Chapter 19. Microbial Status of Cellulases and Xylanases for Human Welfare
(Priyanka Rai, Soni Tiwari and Rajeeva Gaur, Department of Microbiology, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad, UP, India)
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