Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- End User License Agreement -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- List of Contributors -- Soil Bacteria- Our Allies in Building Soil Health -- Sneha S. Nair1, Prabha Susan Philip2,* and K.S. Karthika3 -- INTRODUCTION -- SOIL AS A CULTURE MEDIUM FOR BACTERIA -- Soil Depth -- Soil pH -- Soil Nutrients -- Soil Moisture -- Soil Aeration -- Soil Temperature -- CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL BACTERIA -- Classification Based on Nutritional Differences -- Molecular Classification of Soil Bacteria -- Classification Based on Soil Functions

ROLE OF BACTERIA IN SUSTAINING SOIL HEALTH -- Nutrient Cycling -- Carbon Cycle -- N-Cycle and Microbial Nitrogen Transformations -- Phosphorus Cycle -- Sulphur Cycle -- RECYCLING WASTES AND DETOXIFICATION -- Bioremediation -- Types of Bioremediation -- Bacterial Roles in Bioremediation -- Heavy Metal Removal -- Pesticide Detoxification -- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) -- Disease Suppression -- Competition -- Antibiosis -- Hyperparasitism -- Induced Resistance -- Soil Aggregate Formation -- Indicators of Soil Health -- INDICATORS OF SOIL HEALTH BY BACTERIA

Indicators of Soil Biodiversity -- Indicators of Carbon Cycling -- Soil Respiration -- Organic Matter Decomposition -- Soil Enzymes -- Methane Oxidation -- Indicators of Nitrogen Cycling -- Indicators of Soil Biomass -- Indicators of Microbial Activity -- Indicators of Key Species -- Indicators of Bioavailability -- IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES ON SOIL MICROBIAL HABITAT -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- An Industrial Diligence of Behooveful Soil Microorganisms

Someshree S. Mane1,*, Pravin B. Khaire1 and Sandesh V. Pawar2 -- INTRODUCTION -- METABOLISM OF MICROBES -- Primary Metabolites (PMs) -- Secondary Metabolites (SMs) -- Biocatalysis (BCTs) -- Biosynthesis -- PRIMARY BIOSYNTHETIC PRODUCTS (PBPS) -- Vitamins -- Amino Acids (AAs) -- Ethanol -- Acetone-Butanol -- Organic Acids -- SECONDARY BIOSYNTHETIC PRODUCTS -- Biopolymers -- Bioflocculants -- Biofilm Synthesis -- Probiotic Metabolites -- Biosurfactants -- Antimicrobial Natural Products -- CERTAIN IMPORTANT SOIL MICROBES AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS -- Clostridium spp.

Clostridium carboxidivorans -- Clostridium beijerinckii -- Clostridium saccharobutylicum -- Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum -- Clostridium pasteurianum -- Bacillus Subtilis -- Pseudomonas spp. -- Pseudomonas aeruginosa -- Aspergillus spp. -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Industrial Aspects of Microbes -- B.J. Yogesh1,* and S. Bharathi1 -- INTRODUCTION -- PROCEDURE FOR ISOLATION OF MICROBES FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSE -- Isolation of Desired Strain -- Selection of Useful Strains -- Screening of Soil Isolates

Strain Improvement

This volume is a compilation of reviews on the industrial usage of soil microorganisms. The contents include 15 brief reviews on different soil microbe assisted industrial processes. Readers will be updated about recent applications of soil bacteria, fungi and algae in sectors such as agriculture, biotechnology, environmental management. The reviews also cover special topics like sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, ecology, and intellectual property rights.

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