Bioprospecting of Microbial Diversity: Challenges and Applications in Biochemical Industry, Agriculture and Environment Protection

Pradeep Verma · Maulin P. Shah

2022년 2월 · Elsevier

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Bioprospecting of Microbial Diversity: Challenges and Applications in Biochemical Industry, Agriculture and Environment Protection gives a detailed insight into the utilization of microorganisms or microorganism-based bioactive compounds for the development of sustainable approaches, covering recent advances and challenges in the production and recovery of bioactive compounds such as enzymes, biopesticides, biofertilizers, biosensors, therapeutics, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products. The challenges associated with the different approaches of microbial bioprospecting along with possible solutions to overcome these limitations are addressed. Further, the application of microbe-based products in the area of environmental pollution control and developing greener technologies are discussed. Providing valuable insight into the basics of microbial prospecting, the book covers established knowledge as well as genomic-based technological advancements to offer a better understanding of its application to various industries, promoting the commercialization of microbial-derived bioactive compounds and their application in biochemical industries, agriculture, and environmental protection studies. - Describes the advanced techniques available for microbial bioprospecting for large-scale industrial production of bioactive compounds - Presents recent advances and challenges for the application of microbe-based products in agriculture and environment pollution control - Provides knowledge of microbial production of bioenergy and high-value compounds such as nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals

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Prof. Pradeep Verma is a group leader of Bioprocess and Bioenergy Laboratory at the Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, CURAJ. His area of expertise covers microbial diversity, bioremediation, bioprocess development, and lignocellulosic and algal biomass-based biorefinery. He also holds 12 international patents in the field of microwave-assisted biomass pretreatment and biobutanol production. He has more than 60 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals and contributed to several book chapters (28 published; 15 in press) in various edited books. He has also edited 3 books for international publishers such as Springer and Elsevier. He is on the editorial board of several prestigious journals. Also, he has been a reviewer for more than 40 journals spanning several publishers such as Springer, Elsevier, RSC, ACS, Nature, Frontiers, and MDPI.

Dr. Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and microbial biotechnologist with diverse research interest. His primary interest is the environment, the quality of our living resources and the ways that bacteria can help to manage and degrade toxic wastes and restore environmental health. Consequently, His work has been focused to assess the impact of industrial pollution on microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation dependant and cultivation independent analysis.