Aquatic Ecosystems and Microbial Biofilms (eBook, ePUB)

Significance, Dynamics, Prevention and Control
Redaktion: Busi, Siddhardha; Prasad, Ram

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Aquatic Ecosystems and Microbial Biofilms: Significance, Dynamics, Prevention and Control provide a systematic introduction and review of state-of-the-art information on microbial biofilms in aquatic ecosystems and their control.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040133125
• Artikelnr.: 72274630

Autorenporträt

Dr. Siddhardha Busi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India. He received his Ph.D. from CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India. Dr. Siddhardha has more than 15 years of research experience and his research is majorly focussed on Microbial pathogenesis, Virulence, Microbial biofilms, natural compound based antimicrobial drug discovery. His research area also expands to nanobiotechnology, drug delivery and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy. Dr. Siddhardha's research group is currently working extensively on phytochemicals having anti-quorum sensing and anti-biofilm potential and their synergistic/adjuvant properties in combination with antibiotics. He completed two research projects on anti-quorum sensing and anti-biofilm activities of natural products funded by Government of India. Dr. Siddhardha is serving as editorial member of several journals and he is member of many national and international scientific societies. He has published more than 80 research articles in the peer-reviewed international journal and authored or co-authored numerous book chapters. He also edited five books from his areas of expertise. Ram Prasad, Ph.D. is Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar, India. His research interest includes Applied & Environmental Microbiology, Plant-Microbe interactions, sustainable agriculture and Nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than three hundred publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles & book chapters and seven patents issued or pending, and edited or authored more than fifty books. He has guided one postdoc, two M. Phil, nine Ph.D. and several master dissertation students. Dr. Prasad has fourteen years of teaching/research experience and has been awarded the Sir CV Raman Scientist Award, Young Scientist Award & Prof. J.S. Datta Munshi Gold Medal by the International Society for Ecological Communications; Fellow of Agricultural Technology Development Society (FATDS); Fellow of Biotechnology Research society of India (FBRS); Fellow of the Society for Applied Biotechnology (FSAB); the American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators, USA; Outstanding Scientist Award in the field of Microbiology; BRICPL Science Investigator Award, Research Excellence Award etc. He has been serving as editorial board members: Nanotechnology Reviews; BMC Microbiology; BMC Biotechnology; Current Microbiology; Archives of Microbiology; Annals of Microbiology; IET Nanobiotechnology; Green Processing and Synthesis; Discoverer Nano, SN Applied Sciences; Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Agriculture, etc. including Series editor of Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences, Springer Nature, USA. Previously, Dr. Prasad served as Assistant Professor at Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India; Visiting Assistant Professor, Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States and Research Associate Professor at School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1
Introduction to Microbial Biofilms
Chapter 2
Aquatic Ecosystems and Diversity of Microorganisms
Chapter 3
Microbial Biofilms in Drinking Water and Water Quality
Chapter 4
Marine Ecosystems and Biofilms
Chapter 5
Bacterial Biofilms and Biofouling
Chapter 6
Microbial Biofilms and Corrosion
Chapter 7
Metagenomics Approaches to Understanding the Biofilms of Aquatic Ecosystems
Chapter 8
Aquatic Biofilms and Their Role in Biogeochemical Cycling
Chapter 9
Microbial Biofilm and Waste Water Treatment
Chapter 10
Aquatic Biofilms and Plastisphere
Chapter 11
Microbial Biofilms and Their Role in Biodeterioration of Organic Materials
Chapter 12
Biofilms in Aquatic Ecosystems and their Role in Antibiotic Resistance
Chapter 13
Role of Biofilms in the Remediation of Aquatic Pollution
Chapter 14
Marine Organisms and Epibiotic Biofilms
Chapter 15
Biofilm in Aquaculture Microorganisms
Chapter 16
Wetland Ecosystems and Biofilms