1st Edition
Microbial Biotechnology Progress and Trends
Microbial biotechnology: An introduction; Farshad Darvishi Harzevili
Screening of microbial metabolites and bioactive components;
Ram Baskaran, PM Mohan, S Ganesamoorthy, and Ashok KumarMetagenomics as advanced screening methods for novel microbial metabolites;
Sakshi Sharma and Jyoti VakhluGenetic engineering of nonconventional yeasts for the production of valuable compounds;
Andriy Sibirny, Catherine Madzak, and Patrick FickersInduced anhydrobiosis: Powerful method for preservation of industrial microorganisms;
Armando Hernández GarcíaRecent developments in solid-state fermentation: Chinese herbs as substrate;
Hongzhang Chen and Guanhua LiMicrobial biofuels production;
Anoop Singh and Poonam Singh NigamMicrobial production of organic acids;
Sarafadeen Olateju Kareem and Temitope BanjoMicrobial amino acids production;
Zafar Alam MahmoodProbiotics: The possible alternative to disease chemotherapy;
Adel M Mahasneh and Muna M AbbasMicrobial healthcare products;
Zafar Alam Mahmood and Saad Bin Zafar MahmoodMicrobial biomass production;
Ashok KumarMicrobial biofertilizers and their pilot-scale production;
Santosh Kumar Sethi, Jayanti Kumari Sahu, and Siba Prasad AdhikaryBacterial biocontrol agents;
Rikita Gupta and Jyoti VakhluMicrobial biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons;
Pankaj Kumar JainIndex
Biography
Dr. Farshad Darvishi Harzevili was born in Harzevil town, Gilan Province, Iran. He is a graduate of BSc biology at the University of Guilan. He earned his MSc and PhD in industrial microbiology and microbial biotechnology from the University of Isfahan. He is now a faculty member and head of the microbial biotechnology and bioprocess engineering (MBBE) group at the University of Maragheh. His main interest is in the biotechnological and environmental applications of yeasts to the production of biotechnologically valuable products. He is also interested in the expression of heterologous proteins, metabolic engineering, and the synthetic biology of yeasts.
Dr. Hongzhang Chen is a graduate of Naning Forest University. He received his master’s degree in microbiology from Shandong University in 1991, and then obtained his PhD in biochemical engineering from the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1998. He is now a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and is vice director of the State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering. His research is focused on ecological biochemical engineering and biomass refining engineering. Currently, his research explores new types of solid-state fermentation techniques, devices and processes, and clean fractionation using steam explosion techniques for efficient pretreatment in cellulose conversion to useful biorenewable materials.
