Microbial Diversity in Ecosystem Sustainability and Biotechnological Applications: Volume 1. Microbial Diversity in Normal & Extreme Environments

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This book discusses microbial diversity in various habitats and environments, its role in ecosystem maintenance, and its potential applications (e.g. biofertilizers, biocatalysts, antibiotics, other bioactive compounds, exopolysaccharides etc.). The respective chapters, all contributed by renowned experts, offer cutting-edge information in the fields of microbial ecology and biogeography. The book explains the reasons behind the occurrence of various biogeographies and highlights recent tools (e.g. metagenomics) that can aid in biogeography studies by providing information on nucleic acid sequence data, thereby directly identifying microorganisms in various habitats and environments. In turn, the book describes how human intervention results in depletion of biodiversity, and how numerous hotspots are now losing their endemic biodiversity, resulting in the loss of many ecologically important microorganisms. In closing, the book underscores the importance of microbial diversity for sustainable ecosystems. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Emerging Concepts in Bacterial Taxonomy (Anusha Rai, Indu, N. Smita, G. Deepshikha, K. Gaurav, K. Dhanesh et al.)....Pages 3-22 Bioinformatics Tools for Microbial Diversity Analysis (Raghavender Surya Upadhyayula, Pooran Singh Solanki, Prashanth Suravajhala, Krishna Mohan Medicherla)....Pages 23-47 Application of Genomics to Understand the Pathogenic Microbial Diversity (Jhasketan Badhai, Sushanta Deb, Subrata K. Das)....Pages 49-82 Fungal Diversity: Global Perspective and Ecosystem Dynamics (Apekcha Bajpai, Seema Rawat, Bhavdish N. Johri)....Pages 83-113 Front Matter ....Pages 115-115 Marine Microbial Diversity for Sustainable Development (Anil Kumar Pinnaka, Naga Radha Srinivas Tanuku)....Pages 117-158 Diversity of Microbes in Hot Springs and Their Sustainable Use (Tanmoy Debnath, Ritu Rani Archana Kujur, Romit Mitra, Subrata K. Das)....Pages 159-186 Thermophilic Fungal Diversity in Sustainable Development (Seema Dahiya, T. Satyanarayana, Bijender Singh)....Pages 187-224 Deep Biosphere: Microbiome of the Deep Terrestrial Subsurface (Pinaki Sar, Avishek Dutta, Himadri Bose, Sunanda Mandal, Sufia K. Kazy)....Pages 225-265 Marine Fungal Diversity: Present Status and Future Perspectives (V. Venkateswara Sarma)....Pages 267-291 Diversity of Iron and Sulphur Oxidizers in Sulphide Mine Leachates (S. R. Dave, D. R. Tipre)....Pages 293-317 Distribution and Bioprospecting Potential of Actinobacteria from Indian Mangrove Ecosystems (Radhakrishnan Manikkam, Premalata Pati, Shanmugasundaram Thangavel, Gopikrishnan Venugopal, Jerrine Joseph, Balagurunathan Ramasamy et al.)....Pages 319-353 Gut Microbiomes and Their Impact on Human Health (Romit Mitra, Lipika Das, Subrata K. Das)....Pages 355-385 Importance of Cyanobacterial Taxonomy in Biotechnological Applications (Suvendra Nath Bagchi, Prashant Singh)....Pages 387-414 Microbial Treatment of Waste by Culture-Dependent and Culture-Independent Approaches: Opportunities and Challenges (Juhi Gupta, Bhawna Tyagi, Rashmi Rathour, Indu Shekhar Thakur)....Pages 415-446 Diversity of Polysaccharides in Cyanobacteria (Monica Bhatnagar, Ashish Bhatnagar)....Pages 447-496 Halocin Diversity Among Halophilic Archaea and Their Applications (Vijay Kumar, Santosh Kumar Tiwari)....Pages 497-532 Microbial Diversity and Dynamics in Hydrocarbon Resource Environments (Ganshyam Prajapat, Shikha Jain, Akhil Agrawal)....Pages 533-571 Mining Human Microbiome for Therapeutics (Vikas C. Ghattargi, Kamala Sape, Shreyas V. Kumbhare, Yogesh S. Shouche)....Pages 573-613 Microbiome: A Source of Novel Bioactive Compounds and Antimicrobial Peptides (Garima Suneja, Sonam Nain, Rakesh Sharma)....Pages 615-630 Back Matter ....Pages 631-635