New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Dr. Jay Shankar Singh is Faculty at the Department of Environmental Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. He is an expert in the area of land use, restoration ecology, and natural resource management. He is also actively serving as member of various scientific committees, holding editorial responsibilities for journals. He has published several articles and books from Springer, Taylor & Francis, Elsevier, among others. Dr. D.P. Singh is Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow-226025, India. Prof. Singh has published around 100 research and review articles in reputed international journals with high impact factors. He is a Chairman/member expert of various executive/selection committees and serving as editor/reviewer for various journals. Dr. Singh's area of research is Environmental Microbiology and Bioremediation. He has written two books 1. “Environmental Microbiology and 2. Biotechnology, Stress Physiology”, published from New Age International (P) Ltd. New Delhi, India.

• 1. Activity and Diversity of Aerobic Methanotrophs in Thermal Springs of the Russian Far East2. Promoting Crop Growth with Symbiotic Microbes in Agro-Ecosystems in Climate Change Era3. Bacillus: Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment4. Role of Microbes in Restoration Ecology and Ecosystem Services5. The Role of Plant-Associated Bacteria in Phytoremediation of Trace Metals in Contaminated Soils6. Algae as a Sustainable and Renewable Bioresource for Bio-Fuel Production7. A Green Nano-Synthesis to Explore the Plant-Microbe Interactions8. Microbial Biotechnology: A Promising Implement for Sustainable Agriculture9. Rhizospheric Microbial Diversity: An Important Component for Abiotic Stress Management in Crop Plants Toward Sustainable Agriculture10. Functional Importance of the Phyllosphere Microbiome and Its Implications in Agriculture11. Fungi as Promising Biofuel Resource12. Arbuscular Mycorrhizae: Natural Ecological Engineers for Agro-Ecosystem Sustainability13. Biocontrol Strategies for Effective Management of Phytopathogenic Fungi Associated With Cereals14. Municipal Solid Waste to Bioenergy: Current Status, Opportunities and Challenges in Indian Context15. Microbes as Bio-Resource for Sustainable Production of Biofuels and Other Bioenergy Products16. Microbes-Assisted Remediation of Metal Polluted Soils17. The Prospects of Bio-Fertilizer Technology for Productive and Sustainable Agricultural Growth18. Plant-Microbe Interactions in Ecosystems Functioning and Sustainability19. Azotobacter- A Natural Resource for Bioremediation of Toxic Pesticides in Soil Ecosystems20. Significances of Fungi in Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil21. Microalgae-Assisted Phyco-Remediation and Energy Crisis Solution: Challenges and Opportunity