Frontiers in soil and environmental microbiology

Soil harbours a wide range of microorganisms with biotic potentials which can be explored for social benefits. The book Frontiers in Soil and Environmental Microbiology comprises an overview of the complex inter-relationship between beneficial soil microbes and crop plants, and highlights the potential for utilisation to enhance crop productivity, bioremediation and soil health. The book focusses on important areas of research such as biocide production, pesticide degradation and detoxification, microbial decay processes, remediation of soils contaminated with toxic metals, industrial wastes, and hydrocarbon pollutants. Features Presents the state of the art of microbial research in environmental and soil microbiology Discusses an integrated and systematic compilation of microbes in the soil environment and its role in agriculture and plant growth and productivity Elucidates microbial application in environmental remediation Explores advanced genomics topics for uncultivable microbes of soil

Role of additives in improving efficiency of bioformulation for plant growth and development -- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization of spartidium saharae and their impact on soil microbiological properties -- Beneficial role of aspergillus sp. in agricultural soil and environment -- Verrucomicrobia in soil: an agricultural perspective -- Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): prospects and application -- Potential use of soil enzymes as soil quality indicators in agriculture -- Microorganisms for the imperishable growth of agriculture -- Mycorrhizae and its scope in agriculture -- Industrial applications of novel compounds from Bacillus sp. -- The expanding role of microbial products in pharmaceutical development: a concise review -- Thermophilic bacteria: environmental and industrial applications -- Metagenomics: the approach and techniques for finding new bioactive compounds -- Synthesis of biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates from soil bacteria -- Fish processing waste as a beneficial substrate for microbial enzyme production: an overview -- Soil yeasts and their application in biorefineries: second-generation ethanol -- Renewable hydrocarbon from biomass: thermo-che…