1st Edition

Microbiology in the Era of Artificial Intelligence Nanotechnology, Quantum, and Next Generation Sequencing

Edited By Muhammad Ali Syed, Shahzad Ali, Tanveer Hussain Copyright 2025
346 Pages 37 Color & 3 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

346 Pages 37 Color & 3 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Written by leading experts, the book covers a broad range of topics pertaining to the myriad uses of artificial intelligence in microbiology. The book explores how AI and computation can play a key role in understanding and uncovering microscopic mysteries that defy other means of microbiological study. Like other fields of life science, the impact of next generation sequencing and bioinformatics... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction

Ejaz Mohammad, Shahzad Ali, and Muhammad Ali Syed

Chapter 2:    A Journey From Classical Microbiology to Next Generation Microbiology

Rafiq Ahmad, Sohrab khan, Syed Muhammad Afzal, Sohail Khan, Muhammad Arif, and Muhammad Hayat

Chapter 3: Advancements in Nanotechnology and Their Applications in Microbiology

Zakieh Sadat Hoseini, Moein Iranmanesh, Yousof Tarverdizadeh, Mohsen Yaghoubi, Mostafa Zare, and Abbas Hajizade

 

Chapter 4: Nanotechnology-based Assays for Microbial Detection and Identification

Zakieh Sadat Hoseini, Moein Iranmanesh, Mohsen Yaghoubi, and Abbas Hajizade

 

Chapter 5: Virus-Like Particles: Applications in Vaccine Development and Drug Delivery for Infectious Agents

Saghi Nooraei, Howra Bahrulolum, Camellia Katalani,Mohsen Bidar Ajorloo, Gholamreza Ahmadian, and Abbas Hajizade

 

Chapter 6: Nanosensors and Microelectromechanical Systems for Microbial Agents

Javeria Tanvir, Muhammad Ali Syed, Afshan Saleem , and Maimoona Sabir

 

Chapter 7: Recent Advances in Microbiology Techniques for Imaging Microbes and Their Components

Laiba Hassan, Maria Rukan, Ejaz Mohammad, and Muhammad Ali Syed

 

Chapter 8: Quantum Microbiology

Javeria Tanvir, Syeda Fatima Zehra, and Muhammad Ali Syed

 

Chapter 9: Omics Technologies in Microbiology

Faouzia Tanveer, Farah Alam Gill, and Fariha Masood Siddiqui

 

Chapter 10:  Computational Biology and Its Role in Life Science Research

Mohammad Ejaz, Maria Rukan, Muhammad Hamza, and Hafiz Muhammad Waqas Munir

 

Chapter 11: Computation and Disease Prediction Models

Authors: Furqan Awan and Muhammad Muddassir Ali

 

Chapter 12: Bioinformatics Applied to Microbiology

Maimoona Sabir, Anabia Sohail, Ayesha Saeed, Sidra Abbas, Kishmain Ahmad Khan, and Misbah Khalil

 

13. Whole Genome Sequencing and Making Sense of Molecular Data

Arif Ullah, Rafiq Ahmad, Muhammad Imran, and Syed Muhammad Ali

 

Chapter 14: Types of Whole Genome Sequencing Techniques and their Usefulness in Microbiology

Javed Muhammad, Hafsah Muhammad, Anza Abbas, and Nayyer Saddique

 

Chapter 15: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques Applied to Microbiology

Zaara Ishaq, Fiza Faiz, Uzair Haider, and Amjad Ali

 

Chapter 16: Future Microbiology Education

Mohammad Ejaz, Laiba Hassan, Usama Imtiaz, and Maria Rukan, and Shahzad Ali

 

Biography

Muhammad Ali Syed, PhD.

Muhammad Ali Syed is serving as a Chairman and Associate Professor in Microbiology at The University of Haripur, Pakistan. He has vast experience of teaching and research in Microbiology. His areas of expertise are infectious diseases, vaccine efficacy and nanomedicine.

Shahzad Ali, PhD.

Shahzad Ali is Associate Professor in Wildlife and Ecology at University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. He has long experience of teaching and research in zoonotic infectious diseases, microbial diversity and ecology and One Health concept.

Tanveer Hussain, PhD.

Tanveer Hussain is currently employed at Department of Biological Sciences of Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore. His areas of expertise are molecular biology and genomics. He has vast teaching and research experience in the relevant field.