Industrial Microbiology Current Progress and Novel Technologies

Preface

1. Microbial-Mediated Fermented Foods: Recent Trends, Progress, and Prospect

Priti Pal, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, Brijesh Pandey, Anand Prakash, Saurabh Singh Rathore, and Akhilesh Kumar Singh

2. Microalgal Biohydrogen: An Insight into Recent Advances, Glitches, and Solutions

Priti Pal, Ram Prasad, Brijesh Pandey, Anand Prakash, Saurabh Singh Rathore, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, and Rajesh K. Srivastava

3. Genetically Engineered Microbes-Mediated Insulin Production: Progress and Prospects

Maharudra Pratap Singh, Manish Mishra, Brijesh Pandey, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, and Anand Prakash

4. Cyanobacteria for the Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Bioplastic Factories: Progress and Prospects

Sandeep Sirohi, Ritu Vishnoi, D. V. Surya Prakash, Nitika Vats, Priti Pal, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, and Laxuman Sharma

5. Microalgae as a Promising Platform for the Production of Eco-Friendly Biodiesel: Recent Advances, Bottlenecks, and Solutions

Priti Pal, Saurabh Singh Rathore, Brijesh Pandey, Anand Prakash, Ram Prasad, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, and Akhilesh Kumar Singh

6. Bacterial-Based Industrial Amylase Enzyme: Progress and Prospects

Babli Kumari, Priti Pal, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, Anand Prakash, Saurabh Singh Rathore, and Brijesh Pandey

7. Recent Trends and Industrial Applications of Microbially Fabricated 2, 3 Butanediol

Priti Pal, Ram Prasad, Brijesh Pandey, Anand Prakash, Saurabh Singh Rathore, Manish Mishra, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, and Akhilesh Kumar Singh

8. Bacillus-Meditated Fermentation and Its Role in Quality Enhancement of Soybean Fermented Food

Shreetama Bhattacharjee, Isra Aman Aziz, Yashvardhan Singh, Aditi Singh, and Mala Trivedi

9. Bacterial Cell Factories for Industrially Important Protein Production

Om Prakash, Priti Pal, Babli Kumari, Anand Prakash, Saurabh Singh Rathore, Brijesh Pandey, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, and Akhilesh Kumar Singh

10. Effective Methods and Approaches for Utilizing Microbial Biopesticides

Pankaj Kumar Singh, Pawan Kumar, Nishat Fatima, Anjali Singh, Brijesh Pandey, and Keshav Singh

11. Microbial Synthesis of Biodegradable Polymers: A Focus on Polylactic Acid (PLA)

Maharudra Pratap Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Brijesh Pandey, Prakash Kumar Sarangi, and Anand Prakash

12. Microbial Butanol Production: A Sustainable Pathway to Biofuel Innovation

Vishwajit Kumar, Maharudra Pratap Singh, Anand Prakash, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, and Piyush Behari Lal

Index

Biography

Prakash Kumar Sarangi, PhD, is a microbiologist at Central Agricultural University, India. His expertise spans bioprocess engineering, biomass conversion, microbial biotechnology, biofuels, biochemicals, and environmental remediation. He has published extensively, edited numerous volumes, and serves on the editorial boards of several international journals.

Akhilesh Kumar Singh, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Biotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi Central University, India. His research focuses on industrial biotechnology, nanobiotechnology, biofuel production, and bioplastics. He holds patents, has authored numerous publications and book chapters, and actively contributes to scientific publishing and research supervision.

Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, PhD, is Senior Assistant Professor at GITAM University, India. His work centers on applied microbiology, industrial biotechnology, fermentation technology, and microbial production systems. He has published extensively and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Amsterdam.

Brijesh Pandey, PhD, is Professor of Biotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi Central University, India. His research focuses on secondary metabolism, metabolic regulation, and genetic engineering of industrially important microorganisms. He has more than 15 years of academic and research experience and numerous international publications.