Bioremediation of Pollutants
From Genetic Engineering to Genome Engineering
- 1st Edition - May 30, 2020
- Latest edition
- Editors: Vijai Singh, Vimal Chandra Pandey
- Language: English
Bioremediation of Pollutants: From Genetic Engineering to Genome Engineering provides insights into genetic and genome engineering strategies in bioremediation, covering a wide ra… Read more
Description
Description
Bioremediation of Pollutants: From Genetic Engineering to Genome Engineering provides insights into genetic and genome engineering strategies in bioremediation, covering a wide range of microorganisms that are key to the removal of pollutants. The book includes discussions on root engineering, transgenic plants, metagenomics, bioreactors, molecular biology tools, genome editing, synthetic biology, microbial indicators, biosurfactants, biofilms, genetically modified organisms, and engineered fungi and bacteria. Presented by top experts in the field, this resource captures the essence and diversity of bioremediation methodologies in a single source.
Students and beginners in environmental science, researchers, soil scientists, genetic and genome engineers, stakeholders and policymakers interested in improving this rapidly growing area of research will find this resource extremely useful.
Key features
Key features
- Draws together research from eminent scientists from across the globe in the areas of phytoremediation and microbial remediation
- Includes case studies of engineered bacterial remediation
- Covers the genome editing CRISPR-Cas9 system that has been less explored in plants and microorganisms
Readership
Readership
Applied microbiologists, environmental scientists, soil scientists, environmental engineers
Table of contents
Table of contents
Part I Phytoremediation
1 Phytoremediation—a holistic approach for remediation of
heavy metals and metalloids
2 Role of potential native weeds and grasses for phytoremediation
of endocrine-disrupting pollutants discharged from pulp paper
industry waste
3 Transgenic plants in phytoremediation of organic pollutants
4 Progress, prospects, and challenges of genetic engineering in
Phytoremediation
5 Recent advances in phytoremediation using genome engineering
CRISPR-Cas9 technology
Part II Microbial Remediation
6 Endophytes—the hidden world for agriculture, ecosystem, and
environmental sustainability
7 Engineering bacterial aromatic dioxygenase genes to improve
Bioremediation
8 Microbial remediation progress and future prospects
9 Development of biologically-based activated carbon for advanced
water and wastewater treatment process
10 The role of microorganism bioremediation for sustainable
environment management
11 Bioreactor and bioprocess technology for bioremediation of
domestic and municipal wastewater
12 Metagenomics approach for bioremediation: challenges and
Perspectives
13 Microbial bioremediation of industrial effluents and pesticides
14 Synthetic biology approaches for bioremediation
15 Microbial indicators and biosensors for bioremediation
16 Biosurfactant-based bioremediation
17 Engineered bacteria for bioremediation
18 Biofilm in bioremediation
19 Genetic engineering approaches for detecting environmental
Pollutants
20 Current status, challenges, and future of bioremediation
21 Engineered microbes and evolving plastic bioremediation
technology
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 30, 2020
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Vijai Singh
Prof. Vijai Singh is currently serving as Head of the Department of Biosciences, School of Science and Dean (Research & Innovation) at Indrashil University, Rajpur, Mehsana, India. Prior to this, he held the position of Associate Professor in the same department at Indrashil University. He has also served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology at the Institute of Advanced Research, Gandhinagar, and in the Department of Biotechnology at the Invertis University, Bareilly, India. Earlier of his career, Prof. Singh worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Synthetic Biology Group at the Institute of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Paris, France and at the School of Energy & Chemical Engineering at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea. He earned his Ph.D. in Biotechnology in 2009 from the ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India. His doctoral research focused on the development of molecular and immunoassays for the diagnosis of Aeromonas hydrophila. Prof. Singh’s research interests lies in the design and construction of novel biosynthetic pathways for production of medically and industrially important biomolecules. His laboratory is also actively engaged in developing CRISPR-Cas systems for gene knock out, knock in, gene regulation and diagnostic. With over 15 years of research and teaching experience, his areas of expertise include synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, bioinformatics, microbiology, and industrial microbiology. He has an extensive academic record, with over 110 articles, 89 book chapters, 26 books and 3 patents to his credits. Prof. Singh has received number of prestigious awards, including the Bioclues Innovation, Research and Development Award (2023) from the BIOCLUES Society, the Vice Chancellor's Best Research Award (2023) from Indrashil University, and the Agathiyar Chemical Biology Award (2023) from the Society of Chemical and Synthetic Biology. At Indrashil University, he currently serves as chairman of the Board of Study, and is a member of the Academic Council of Indrashil University. He also holds the position of the Member Secretary of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC) at the university. Dr. Singh is actively involved in national and international scientific advisory roles.
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