Handbook of Aquatic Microbiology

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-52680-5
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 374 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 901 g

Short Blurb This handbook covers the different aspects of the aquatic environment, microbiology, and microbial applications. It highlights the role of microorganisms as pollution indicators and as bio-control agents. The book covers the impact of pollution on microorganisms, biofilms, cyanobacterial blooms, and the metagenomics approach to isolate microbes.

Standard Blurb

This comprehensive handbook covers the different aspects of the aquatic environment, microbiology, and microbial applications. The world’s aquatic environment is facing a serious threat due to inappropriate planning, implementation, and management. This book compiles effective strategies for managing the aquatic environment. It highlights the role of microorganisms as pollution indicators, in bioremediation, and as bio-control agents. The book also covers the impact of pollution on microorganisms, biofilms, cyanobacterial blooms, and the metagenomics approach to isolate microbes. This book is essential for students and researchers of microbiology, environmental sciences, and biotechnology

Seasonal Blurb This comprehensive handbook covers the different aspects of the aquatic environment, microbiology, and microbial applications. The world’s aquatic environment is facing a serious threat due to inappropriate planning, implementation, and management. This book compiles effective strategies for managing the aquatic environment. It highlights the role of microorganisms as pollution indicators, in bioremediation, and as bio-control agents. The book also covers the impact of pollution on microorganisms, biofilms, cyanobacterial blooms, and the metagenomics approach to isolate microbes. This book is essential for students and researchers of Microbiology, Environmental Sciences, and Biotechnology. 1 Includes key themes like environmental DNA application, metagenomes, extremophiles, microbial population genetics and statistical aspects of aquatic microbiology 2 Discusses the beneficial microbes of the aquatic environment 3 Covers applications of microbes in bioremediation, as pollution indicators and as algicidal agents 4 Reviews freshwater biogeochemical cycles and sediment microbiology 5 Explores microbial communities of biofloc and microbiomes in aquaponics

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pandey, Pramod Kumar

Mallik, Sumanta Kumar

Yumnam, Rameshori

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Microbiomes of aquatic environment 2.Microbial planktonic communities 3.Climate change: A strong driving force of cyanobacterial bloom. 4. Benthic microbial community in aquatic environment. 5. Sediment microbiology in aquatic environment. 6.Biogeochemical cycles and their significance in nutrients recycling 7. Probiotics in aquaculture. 8. Microbiome in aquaponics: Emergent roles and potential applications. 9.Microbial community of biofloc. 10. Extremophiles in aquatic environments and their ecological significances. 11.Algicidal microbes in aquatic environment. 12. Microbial indicators of aquatic pollution 13. Impact of emerging pollutants on freshwater microbes. 14. Eutrophication in freshwater and its microbial implications 15. Bacterial biofilm in aquatic environment and its impact. 16. Microbial remediation in the aquatic environment. 17. Environmental DNA and its application in microbial biodiversity assessment
18. Metagenomic approach for the unculturable microbes of aquatic environment.19. Microalgal remediation in aquatic environment. 20. Role of microorganisms as biocontrol agents in aquatic environments
21. Thermophilic microbial enzymes from hot springs and their role in bioprocessing. 22. An overview of microbial toxins in aquatic environment. 23. Applications of geospatial technology in the mapping of aquatic microbes and risk assessment. 24. Statistical aspects of aquatic microbiology

Über Autor(innen)

Pramod Kumar Pandey is the director of ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Anusandhan Bhavan, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India.

Sumanta Kumar Mallik is a scientist (SS) at the ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Anusandhan Bhavan, Industrial Area, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India.

Rameshori Yumnam is an assistant professor in the Department of Zoology at the Manipur University, Imphal, India.