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- 020 __ |a 9781441979308 : |c CNY1336.00
- 020 __ |a 9781441979315 (e-ISBN)
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- 245 00 |a Microbes and microbial technology : |b agricultural and environmental applications / |c Iqbal Ahmad, Farah Ahmad, John Pichtel, editors.
- 260 __ |a New York, NY : |b Springer, |c c2011.
- 300 __ |a xvi, 516 p. : |b ill. ; |c 25 cm.
- 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 520 2_ |a Awareness of the role of microbes and microbial biotechnology in improving the quality of life has been recognized worldwide. Today, what is needed is an exploration of new microbes and novel genes for solving some of the major challenges of the 21st century with particular reference to sustainable agriculture, the environment and human health. This book addresses applied microbiology and microbial technology, and serves as an overview of recent advances in the field. It includes microbial diversity exploration and detection of microbial pathogens in food, concepts and applications of microbial biofilms, genetic exchange in bacterial populations in the natural environment, classical and modern techniques for studying and tracking plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, bioremediation of contaminated soil and water using microbial surfactants, bioaugmentation-assisted phytoremediation, and degradation of agricultural pesticides by soil bacteria. Biosorption of common heavy metals by microbial biomass, recent trends in the role of baculoviruses and fungal-based agents in controlling plant pests and disease, and production technology of mycorrhizal fungi are addressed in depth. Trends in new frontiers of microbiology such as quorum sensing, biosensors, nanobiotechnology and probiotics are also covered.
- 650 _0 |a Agricultural microbiology.
- 650 _0 |a Microbial ecology.
- 650 _0 |a Microbial biotechnology.
- 650 _0 |a Environmental engineering.
- 700 1_ |a Ahmad, Iqbal, |c Dr.
- 700 1_ |a Pichtel, John, |d 1957-