2 Emerging technologies in environmental microbiology
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Illathu Kandy Nidhin
Abstract
Microorganisms inhabit most of the ecosystems around us, including soil, rhizosphere, phyllosphere, coral reefs, insect guts, streams, ocean, and even atmospheric aerosols. Even remote ecosystems with extreme geographic and climatic conditions are inhabited by microorganisms. Bacteria, archaea, and fungi are the major microbial groups found. Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria, Thaumarchaeota, Euryarchaeota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota are some of the major microbial phyla found in most of the ecosystems. Metagenomic approaches enable efficient analysis of microbial compositions and abundances of various microbiomes. In this chapter, we discuss the abundance and composition of microbes present in various terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
Abstract
Microorganisms inhabit most of the ecosystems around us, including soil, rhizosphere, phyllosphere, coral reefs, insect guts, streams, ocean, and even atmospheric aerosols. Even remote ecosystems with extreme geographic and climatic conditions are inhabited by microorganisms. Bacteria, archaea, and fungi are the major microbial groups found. Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria, Thaumarchaeota, Euryarchaeota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota are some of the major microbial phyla found in most of the ecosystems. Metagenomic approaches enable efficient analysis of microbial compositions and abundances of various microbiomes. In this chapter, we discuss the abundance and composition of microbes present in various terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- List of authors by chapter VII
- 1 Omics approaches for characterization of environmental microorganisms 1
- 2 Emerging technologies in environmental microbiology 33
- 3 Pollutants removal using aerobic granular sludge technology 59
- 4 Biofilm-mediated industrial wastewater treatment 79
- 5 Photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants in wastewater treatment 113
- 6 Biodegradation of organic pollutants by microbial process 137
- 7 Bauxite residue (red mud): microbial resources and their possible exploitation in remediation and rehabilitation 161
- 8 Advancements in application of dispersants to oil spills 185
- 9 Serpentinophytes-associated microbiota: a review of applications in environmental biotechnology 221
- 10 Microbial desalination cell: a versatile insight towards sustainable contribution 249
- 11 Control of antibiotic resistance by advanced treatment: recent advances, in a nutshell 265
- 12 Metal pollutants in the environment 291
- 13 The language of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria 325
- Index 341
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- List of authors by chapter VII
- 1 Omics approaches for characterization of environmental microorganisms 1
- 2 Emerging technologies in environmental microbiology 33
- 3 Pollutants removal using aerobic granular sludge technology 59
- 4 Biofilm-mediated industrial wastewater treatment 79
- 5 Photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants in wastewater treatment 113
- 6 Biodegradation of organic pollutants by microbial process 137
- 7 Bauxite residue (red mud): microbial resources and their possible exploitation in remediation and rehabilitation 161
- 8 Advancements in application of dispersants to oil spills 185
- 9 Serpentinophytes-associated microbiota: a review of applications in environmental biotechnology 221
- 10 Microbial desalination cell: a versatile insight towards sustainable contribution 249
- 11 Control of antibiotic resistance by advanced treatment: recent advances, in a nutshell 265
- 12 Metal pollutants in the environment 291
- 13 The language of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria 325
- Index 341
