
Cyanobacterial Lifestyle and its Applications in Biotechnology
Description
Key Features
- Summarizes various aspects of cyanobacterial research.
- Includes comprehensive coverage of molecular approaches for the identification of cyanobacteria and their evolution.
- Identifies an expanding horizon of cyanobacterial lifestyle: stress management in cyanobacteria.
- Examines cyanobacteria synthetic biology, genetic engineering, photosynthesis and metabolic engineering.
Readership
University students, researchers, academician in the fields of: microbiology, life sciences, agricultural sciences, biotechnology, molecular biology, and plant sciences. Ecologists, physiologists, plant biologists, environmentalists, agronomists, pharmacologist and related researchers, who want to work in the field of cyanobacterial and plant research
Table of Contents
1. Cyanobacterial diversity concerning the extreme environment and their bioprospecting
Arun Kumar Kashyap, Sumit Kumar Dubey, and Buddhi Prakash Jain
2. Cyanobacterial nanoparticles: Application in agriculture and allied sectors
Vaishali Gupta, Naveen Kumar Verma, and Kaushal Kishore Choudhary
3. Cyanobacterial photosynthetic reaction center in wobbly light: Modulation of light energy by orange carotenoid proteins (OCPs)
Rahul Prasad Singh, Sandeep Kumar Singh, Ajay Kumar, Arpan Modi, Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Punuri Jayasekhar Babu, Garima Singh, Kaushlendra, Naveen Chandra Joshi, Avinash Chandra Rai, Sandip Ghuge, Anil Kumar, Avinash Singh, Prashant Kumar Singh, and Wenjing Wang
4. Back to the past: improving photosynthesis with cyanobacterial genes
Rocío Arce, Paula Vicino, Mariana Demarchi, and Anabella Fernanda Lodeyro
5. Promises and challenges for expanding the use of N2-fixing cyanobacteria as a fertilizer for sustainable agriculture
Rafael Ambrosio, Lara Sanchez Rizza, Mauro Do Nascimiento, Hugo Guillermo Jimenez Pacheco, Lilia Mary Miranda Ramos, Jose A. Hernandez, and Leonardo Curatti
6. Thermophilic and Thermotolerant Cyanobacteria: Environmental and Biotechnological Perspectives
Gajanan T. Mehetre, Zothanpuia, Purbajyoti Deka, William Carrie, Lalrokimi, Bhim Pratap Singh
7. Exploring the ability of cyanobacterial ferric uptake regulator (FUR) proteins to increase yeast tolerance to abiotic stresses
Violeta C. Sein-Echaluce, José Miguel Mulet, María V. Barja, M. Luisa Peleato, María F. Fillat
8. Exploring ecological diversity and biosynthetic potential of cyanobacteria for biofuel production
Galyna Kufryk
9. Cyanobacterial availability for CRISPR-based genome editing: Current and future challenges
Sandeep Kumar Singh, Ajay Kumar, Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Garima Singh, Punuri Jayasekhar Babu, Zothanpuia, Liansangmawii Chhakchhuak, Naveen Chandra Joshi, Avinash Chandra Rai, Avinash Singh, Kaushlendra, Rosie Lalmuanpuii, Esther Lalnunmawii, Bendangchuchang Longchur, and Prashant Kumar Singh
10. Cyanobacteria and Salinity Stress Tolerance
Rahul Prasad Singh, Priya Yadav, Reena Kujur, Kapil Deo Pandey, Rajan Kumar Gupta
11. Cyanobacteria as biostimulants in the paddy fields
Prashant Kumar Singh, Ajay Kumar, Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Kushlendra, and Savita Singh
12. Molecular Characterization of Local Cyanobacterial Isolates Using 16S rRNA, rpoB And nifH Biomarkers
Nidhi Kumari and Lal Chand Rai
13. Cyanobacteria-mediated heavy metal and xenobiotics bioremediation
Shweta Pandey, Sumit Kumar Dubey, Arun Kumar Kashyap, and Buddhi Prakash Jain
14. Cyanobacteria: As a promising candidate for nanoparticles synthesis
Dnyaneshwar K. Kulal, Dinesh N. Navale, Santosh W. Zote, Prasanna B. Ranade, and Pramod K. Kalambate
Product details
- No. of pages: 382
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2021
- Published: September 30, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323906340
- eBook ISBN: 9780323910491
About the Editors
Prashant Singh
Affiliations and Expertise
Maria Fillat
Affiliations and Expertise
Ajay Kumar
Affiliations and Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
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MZU Thu Sep 16 2021
Dr.Prashant
The excellent book having a superb collection of cyanobacterial biology.