Psychrophilic Microbiome Diversity, Adaptation Strategies, and Biotechnological Potential

Foreword

Preface

1. Psychrophiles: Diversity, Recent Discoveries, and Future Prospective

2. Polyextremophiles as Model Microorganisms to Search for Life on Mars

3. Climate Change and Its Impact on Psychrophilic Microbes in Polar Regions

4. Cold Loving Archaea: Diversity, Adaptation, and Applications

5. Psychrophilic and Psychrotrophic Bacteria and Fungi: Comprehensive Insights

6. Psychrophiles Challenging Life, Permafrost, and Deep Ocean Waters: An Overview

7. MicrobioIogy of Antarctic Cryoconite Holes – Life in Cold  

8. Psychrophiles and Psychrozymes: Innovative and Potential Resources for Commercial Uses

9. Role of Psychrophiles and Psychrozymes in Microbial Remediation of Cold Environments and Their Applications

10. Biodegradation of Environmental Contaminants by Psychrophiles and Psychrozymes

11. Role of Cryophiles Towards Sustainability of Agro-Ecosystem

12. Applications of Psychrophiles in Molecular Biology as an Innovative Tool

13. Psychrophiles and Food Spoilage: Challenges and Control Strategies

14. Microbial Interactions and Symbioses in Cold Environments: Ecological and Applied Perspectives

15. Psychrophilic Microbiomes in Cold Climate Agriculture: Prospects and Applications

Index

Biography

Dr. Burhan Hamid, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Centre of Research for Development (CORD) & P.G. Programme in Microbiology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India since 2019. He has 12 years of teaching and research experience. He has worked as researcher in Regional Research Station (RRS) for biofertilizers production at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), India. His area of interest in teaching and research are environmental microbiology, psychrophiles, cold-active enzymes, agricultural microbiology, food and industrial microbiology. Dr. Hamid is a reviewer for various national and international journals and has published more than 58 research papers, review papers and book chapters with reputed publishers such as Springer, Elsevier, Wiley, MDPI, Taylor & Francis. Moreover, he has worked as Senior Microbiologist in ISO/IEC-17025 accredited laboratory at Baddi, India. He is also supervising M.Sc. Microbiology students in their dissertation and project works.

Dr. Riyaz Sayyed is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Chemistry at the University of Nizwa, Oman, with over two decades of experience in teaching, research, and academic leadership. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB), the Indian Phytopathological Society (FIPS), and the Association of Agricultural Technology in South East Asia (FAATSEA); a Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS); and a Global Council Member of the World Agriculture Forum (WAF). He is also a Visiting Scholar at INTI International University, Malaysia, and an Associate Researcher at the Bashan Institute of Science, USA. Prof. Sayyed currently serves as Executive Editor of Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (Elsevier), Editor for Plant Pathology (Wiley), and Associate Editor of Environmental Sustainability and Vegetos (Springer). His prolific research career includes over 380 research publications, the editing of 35 books with leading publishers including Springer, Elsevier, Wiley, and CRC Press, and the supervision of more than 100 graduate and doctoral students. Recognized globally for his scholarly impact, Elsevier and Clarivate have consistently listed him among the Top 2% most-cited researchers worldwide for three consecutive years and among the Top 1% of Highly Cited Researchers globally. Prof. Sayyed has successfully led several international R&D projects, organized major global scientific conferences, and received numerous prestigious awards for his outstanding contributions to science and research leadership.