Methods in Cyanobacterial Research
About this ebook
Key Features:
- Provides step-by-step procedures and troubleshooting tips
- Covers identification, growth parameters and pigment estimation methodologies
- Describes isolation, characterization and purification of microcystin, phycobiliproteins and scytonemin from cyanobacteria
- Discusses genomics, proteomics and bioengineering of cyanobacteria from novel products
- Explains sample preparation and visualization protocol for electron microscopy-based analysis of cyanobacteria
This collection is useful to students and researchers in life sciences. It is also meant for industry experts who are involved in the production of biofuels, biofertilizers, other value-added products, and carbon sequestration using cyanobacteria.
About the author
Dr. Shailendra P. Singh is an Assistant Professor at the Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India. He earned his PhD from the Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
Prof. Dr. Rajeshwar P. Sinha, DAAD Fellowship Awardee and Fellow, Society for Applied Biotechnology, India, is a Professor of Molecular Biology, Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India.
Prof. Donat-P. Häder is the past-Director of the Botanical Institute and held the chair of Ecophysiology of Plants at the Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. He was also the director of the Botanical Garden.
