Microbial Rejuvenation of Polluted Environment

Dr. Deepak G. Panpatte has been working as a research scholar for the past 9 years. His main research interest is in agriculturally beneficial microorganisms, such as biofertilizers, biopesticides and biodegraders. He has also pioneered the development of fortified biocontrol bacterial consortiums with phyto-extracts for the management of phytopathogenic nematodes and fungi. He has received 5 international conference awards for his research, 1 award for Best Ph.D., and the Rastiya Gaurav Award for outstanding contributions to agriculture. He has published 14 research papers, 5 books & 16 book chapters with Springer, 1 practical manual, 33 popular articles and 2 editorials. He is also an editorial board member for several respected national and international journals. Dr. Yogeshvari K. Jhala is an Assistant Professor with 11 years of teaching and research experience. Her main research interest is in agriculturally beneficial microorganisms such as biofertilizers, biopesticides and biodegraders. She was the first researcher worldwide to report on 5 unique strains of methanotrophic bacteria. She has received the All India Best Research Award and Young Faculty Award for her outstanding research on methanotrophic bacteria. Her publications include 17 research papers, 5 books, 12 book chapters, 2 teaching manuals, 24 popular articles and 2 editorials.

• Chapter 1: Rhizosphere - Niche for Microbial Rejuvenation and Biodegradation of Pollutants.- Chapter 2: Bioremediation of Pesticides: An Eco-friendly Approach for Environment Sustainability.- Chapter 3: Microbial Indicators of Bioremediation-Potential and Success.- Chapter 4: Phycoremediation: A Sustainable Biorefinery Approach.- Chapter 5: Cyanobacteria Mediated Bioremediation of Problem Soils.- Chapter 6: VAM- An Alternate Strategy for Bioremediation of Polluted Environment.- Chapter 7: Strategies to Improve Remediation Technology Using Fungi.- Chapter 8: Bioremediation of Polluted Soil by Using Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria.- Chapter 9: The Utilization of Microbial Biofilm for the Biotransformation and Bioremediation of heavily Polluted Environment.- Chapter 10: Microbes: A Novel Source of Bioremediation for Degradation of Hydrocarbon.- Chapter 11: Microbial Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons.-Chapter 12: Potential of Extremophiles for Bioremediation.- Chapter 13:Role of Microbes in Bioremediation of Radioactive Waste.- Chapter 14: Plastic Eating Microorganism: Recent Biotechnological Techniques for Recycling of Plastic.- Chapter 15: Bioaugmentation: A Powerful Biotechnological Techniques for Sustainable Ecorestoration of Soil and Groundwater Contaminants.