Recent Advancements in Microbial Diversity

Dr Surajit De Mandal is Postdoctoral researcher in College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University (SCAU), Guangzhou, P. R. China. He completed his Ph.D from the Dept. of Biotechnology, Mizoram University, India. His main areas of research are microbial ecology, insect-microbe interactions and microbial biopesticides. Dr. De Mandal has more than fifty publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles & book chapters and edited book. He has reviewed publications for various international journals like Frontier in Microbiology, Scientific reports, Heliyon, Geomicrobiology etc. Presently he is studying the role of gut microbiota in insect immunity. Dr. Pankaj Bhatt completed his PhD. in microbiology from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India. His research focused on the molecular and microbiological basis of bioremediation. Dr Bhatt has published several articles in high impact factor leading journals including Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Microbiology, Chemosphere, Environmental research, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, and 3-Biotech. He has also published several book chapters on microbial biotechnology. Presently he is working as a Post-Doctoral researcher at Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou China.

• 1. Biodiversity of microbial life: Indian Himalayan region2. Microbial endophytes of plants: diversity, benefits, and their interaction with host3. A spotlight on the recent advances in bacterial plant diseases and their footprint on crop production4. Bacterial diseases of banana: detection, characterization, and control management5. Toward an enhanced understanding of plant growth promoting microbes for sustainable agriculture6. Multifaceted beneficial effects of plant growth promoting bacteria and rhizobium on legume production in hill agriculture7. Role of rhizospheric microbial diversity in plant growth promotion in maintaining the sustainable agrosystem at high altitude regions8. Microbes adapted to cold and their use as biofertilizers for mountainous regions9. Actinobacteria: diversity and biotechnological applications10. Quorum sensing: the microbial linguistic11. Exploration of microbial communities of Indian hot springs and their potential biotechnological applications12. Microbial diversity and functional potential in wetland ecosystems13. Effect of climate change on microbial diversity and its functional attributes14. Spatial variation of the microbial diversity in the mangrove dominated Sundarban Forest of India15. Microbe assisted plant stress management16. Insect gut microbiome and its applications17. Diversity and the antimicrobial activity of vaginal lactobacilli: current status and future prospective18. Gut microbiota and brain development: A review19. Role of microbial communities in traditionally fermented foods and beverages in North East India20. Metagenomics: Applications of functional and structural approaches and meta-omics21. Metagenomics: a vital source of information for modeling interaction networks in bacterial communities22. Metagenomics based approach to reveal the secrets of unculturable microbial diversity from aquatic environment23. Metagenomic-based approach to a comprehensive understanding of cave microbial diversity