Microbial biotechnology / editors, A.R. Alagawadi ... [and others]

"The Association of Microbiologists of India, organized its 44th annual conference at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka on 'Microbes and Human Sustenance' and the proceedings of the conference are being published in form of a volume entitled 'Microbial biotechnology'"--Foreword

Foreword Preface List of Contributors Microbial Technologies in Human Welfare S. Kannaiyan Microbiology Education in India D.J. Bagyaraj Endophytic Association of Azorhizobium caulinodans for Nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation in Cereal Crops K. Kumar Induction of Root Nodules in Rice Crop for Nitrogen Fixation S. Kannaiyan Nitrogen Transfer Efficiency of Immobilized Cyanobacteria to Rice Seedlings by 15N Tracer Technique D. Balachandar, K. Kumar, K. Arulmozhiselvan, S. Kannaiyan Development of Comprehensive Biomarkers for Rapid and Reliable Purity Checking of Strains in the Cyanobacterial Inoculant K. Kumar, A. Lakshmanan Spirulina -- Biotechnological Approaches for Value Addition G. Gopalaswamy Industrial Potentials of Microalgal Pigments: Current Status and Future Prospects G.A. Ravishankar, R. Sarada, B. Sandesh Kamath Biodiversity of Azolla and its Algal Symbiont, Anabaena azollae as revealed by Molecular and Immunological Studies S. Kannaiyan, K. Kumar, R. Subhashini Rhizobial Denitrification and Nitrate Ammonification, Counteracting Tools for Nitrate Depending Inhibition of Dinitrogen Fixation? Gero Benckiser, Heinz Schneider, M. Sahul Hameed, S. Kannaiyan Attempts in Unraveling Microbial Diversity, a Gold Mine T. Satyanarayana Serological, Molecular and Pathogenicity-related Characteristics of Yersinia enterocolitica J.S. Viridi, Pooja Sachdeva, Sachin Sharma, Neeru Bhagat Deinococcus radiodurans: A Potential Organism for Basic and Applied Research Hari S. Misra, Nivedita P. Khairnar Agrobacterium Mediated-transformation of Cultivar TSA2 with Antifungal Genes Conferring Resistance against Rice Blast (Magnaporthe grisea) K. Lenin, S.C. Andras, P. Anthony, J.B. Power, M.R. Davey Systemic Induction of Peroxidase, Polyphenol Oxidase and Chitinase by PGPR against Powdery Mildew in Grapevine V. Sendhilvel, T. Marimuthu, R. Radjacommare, S. Nakkeeran, T. Raghuchander, R. Samiyappan Nucleic Acid--Based Techniques for the Detection of Seafood-borne Pathogens H. Sanath Kumar Anaerobic Retting of Decorticated Ramie Fibres R. H. Balasubramanya Biodiversity of Diazotrophic Bacteria Associated with Rice M. Deiveekasundaram Current Perspectives on Ammonia Excreting Mutants of Azospirillum V.P. Savalgi Mechanisms of Microbial Mineral Phosphate Solubilization A. R. Alagawadi Mineral Phosphate Solubilizing (MPS) Phenotype of Bacteria: The Exploitation of the Direct Oxidation Pathway in Rhizosphere Management P.U. Krishnaraj Role of Mycorrhizae in Sustainable Agriculture M. N. Sreenivasa Role of Microbes in Plant Disease Management Srikant Kulkarni Biological Control of Plant Diseases by Fluorescent Pseudomonads K.S. Jagadeesh Bacillus thuringiensis in Insect Pest Control Vasantkumar Athani, P.U. Krishnaraj, M.S. Kuruvinashetti Role of Microbes in Integrated Pest Management K. A. Kulkarni, D.N. Kambrekar Microbial Metabolites with Antifungal Activity and their Applications S. Shishupala Current Trends in Mushroom Research Veena Savalgi Organic Farming and Microbes D. Radhakrishna Wine Making: Fruits of Success in India A. B. Patil, P. Jones Nirmalnath Biofuels from Organic Wastes Geeta Shirnalli Use of Halophilic Microorganisms in Biotechnological Applications I. Furtado Aquatic Fungi--and their Significance Ch. Ramesh UV Disinfection of Drinking Water Abhay Kumar Current Trends in Medical Microbiology M.R. Chandrasekhar Modern Diagnostic Tools for Veterinary Diseases

Includes bibliographical references and index