Editor : Ajit Varma
Society
benefits from microorganismsin man ways. They are necessaryfor the production
of breads, cheese, bear, antibiotics, vaccines, vitamins, enzymes and many other
important products. Microorganisms are indispensible components of our ecosystems.
Indeed moderen biotechnology rests upon a solid microbiological foundation.
The book provides a balanced introduction to all major areas of microbiology
for a variety of students, researchers, scientists and teachers. Because of
this balance, the book is suitable for courses with orientations ranging from
basic microbiology to medicine, biotechnology and applied microbiology. Students
preparing for careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing, environmental sciences
and allied health professions will find the text just as useful as those aiming
for careers in basic research, teaching and industry.
Contents
One kilo tropical soil = 1 kilo gold : this is microbial science
Free Living Nitrogen Fixers : Their Role in Crop Productivity
Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) as Biofertilizers—Retrospects and
Prospects
Frankia and Non-legumes
Advances in Molecular Biology, Agronomics and Somaclonal Mutagenesis
of Azolla-Anabaena Symbiotic Nitrogen-fixing Complex
Ecology of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi in Pinus patula Plantations
in the Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, South India
Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Oil Seed Production
Polyamine Biosynthetic Enzymes as Targets for Plant Chemotherapy
Engineering EPSP Synthase of Bacillus subtilis for Herbicide
Tolerance in Crop Plants
Importance of Good Healthy Seed/Planting Material in Natural Farming
and Techniques of Seed Treatment
Fungi : Tool for Plant Disease Management
Biochemical Basis of Fungal Differentiation
Biology of Keratinophilic Fungi and related Dermatophytes
Biodegradation of Keratin by Soil Inhabiting Keratinophilic Fungi
Chitin Metabolism : A Target for Antifungal and Insecticidal Agents
Penicillium funiculosum Cellulases
in Biomass Utilization
Microbial Cellulose Degradation and its Enhancement for Applications
In Agriculture, Biology and Industry Using Recombinant DNA Technology
Antifungal Antibiotics — Present Status and Future Prospects
Microbial Antagonists for Rice Disease Control : Molecular Approaches
Production, Recovery and Application of Microbial Polysaccharides
Microbial Technology in the Destruction of Toxic Chemicals
Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics - An Overview
Metal Toxicities and Resistance in Fungi
Microbial Surfactants and Pollution Abatement
Genetics of Heavy Metal Resistance in Soil Bacteria
Salt Stress in Microbes
Tracking of Genetically Engineered Microbes in the Environment
Dairy Microbiology
Vibrio cholerae
Role of Stress Proteins in Leishmania
Brucellosis
Pernicious Parasitism
Guinea Worm
Detection of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Antigens in Body Fluids
of Tuberculosis Patients
Calcium-Calmodulin : An Overview with Reference to Microbes
Proteases and their Applications in Biotechnology
Marine Biotechnology Potential in Aquaculture and Biomedicine
Biobeneficiation of Silica Containing Ores
Mycorrhizal interactions in the rhizosphere
Isolation of mutants, a key for the analysis of complex athways and
for strain improvement
Photobiont-Mycobiont Symbiotic Associations: Physiological Aspects
of the Lichen Symbiosis
Substrate-free culture of mycorrhizal plants: Aeroponic, nutrient flow
and hydroponic culture
Subject Index
ISBN : 81-85048-38-X
xxx+826pp, Illustrated; Hardcover