Microbial and Natural Macromolecules

Prof. Surajit Das is currently working at the Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. He received his doctoral degree in Marine Biology with specialization in microbiology from the Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India. He has been awarded the Endeavour Research Fellowship by the Australian Government to conduct postdoctoral research on marine microbial technology at the University of Tasmania. He has more than 15 years of research experience in environmental biotechnology, marine microbiology, bacterial biofilm, waste water treatment, and bioremediation. Prof. Das has maintained a strong commitment to explore the diversity of marine microorganisms from tropical, coastal, mangrove, and deep-sea environments using taxonomic and molecular tools. The main goal of his research is to understand the genetic regulation of bacterial biofilm for the improvement and development of biofilm-mediated bioremediation, thereby restoring the deteriorating environment as an eco-friendly approach.Hirak Ranjan Dash is a Researcher for the Forensic Science Laboratory at India’s National Institute of Technology. His expertise is in the field of environmental and forensic microbiology, DNA fingerprinting, microbial phylogeny and diversity, genetics, bioremediation, degradation of biological materials and applied microbiology. He has authored many publications, including articles, book chapters, and books.

• Section A: Introduction to diverse biological macromolecules1. Production, properties, and processing of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyestersMartin Koller2. Microbial siderophores: Markers of infectious diseasesRadim Dobiáš, Vladimir Havlíček3. Synthesis and applications of Chitosan: A contemporary macromoleculeCarlin Geor Malar, Muthulingam Seenuvasan, Kannaiyan Sathish Kumar, Madhava Anil Kumar4. Microbial caffeinases: Biosynthesis and propertiesErick Peña-Lucio, Mónica L. Chávez-González, Liliana Londoño-Hernandez, Mayela Govea-Salas, Sabu Abdulhameed, Cristóbal N. Aguilar5. Metabolic pathways involved in the production of ketoacids, precursors to industrial productsAlex MacLean, Anondo Bley, Vasu D. Appanna6. Microbial polymers produced from methane: Overview of recent progress and new perspectivesJia Wang, David R. Salem, Rajesh K. Sani7. Microbial production of rhamnolipid: Synthesis and potential application in bioremediation of hydrophobic pollutantsVivek Kumar Gaur, Natesan ManickamSection B: Various organisms/microbes and corresponding macromolecules8. Unraveling the diversity of algae and its biomacromoleculesKoushalya S, Rashi Vishwakarma, Anushree Malik9. Antimicrobial peptides from Actinobacteria: Current status and future prospectsJerrine Joseph, Bhaskaran Abirami, Kaari Manigundan, Venugupal Gopikrishnan, Manikkam Radhakrishnan10. Biomedical applications of polysaccharide-based nanocomposites from fungal originPayal Gupta, Hrishikesh Gupta, Krishna Mohan Poluri11. Mycobacterial glycoproteins: Functions and their significance in tuberculosisAbtar Mishra, Assirbad Behura, Lincoln Naik, Ashish Kumar, Puja Dokania, Rohan Dhiman12. Microbial extraction of micro and nanofibers from plant fibersJithin Joy, Neenu George, Cintil Jose Chirayil,Hanna J. Maria, Sabu Thomas13. Natural molecules against QS-associated biofilm formation of pathogensThirukannamangai Krishnan Swetha, Arumugam Priya, Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian14. Cyanobacterial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS): Biosynthesis and their potential applicationsSekar Nishanth, Asha Bharti, Himani Gupta, Krati Gupta,Udita Gulia, Radha PrasannaSection C: Tools and techniques to study microbial macromolecules15. Rediscovering and repurposing natural microbial macromolecules through computational approachesMohamed Abdella, Bahaa Abdella, Chandrajit Lahiri16. The relevance of actinobacteria as sources of antioxidant compounds: Evaluation of Streptomyces isolates from rhizosphere collected at Brazilian CaatingaPriscilla Andrade de Moura, Thâmarah de Albuquerque Lima, Magda Rhayanny Assunção Ferreira, Luiz Alberto Lira Soares, Gláucia Manoella de Souza Lima, Thiago Henrique Napoleão, Márcia Vanusa da Silva, Ana Patrícia Silva de Oliveira, Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva17. Spectroscopy, microscopy, and other techniques for characterization of bacterial nanocellulose and comparison with plant-derived nanocelluloseSindhu Suresh Singh, David R. Salem, Rajesh K. Sani18. Advancement in tools and techniques to divulge vital biological molecules from microbes associated with coralsNeha P. Patel, Ankita Jain, Soumya HaldarSection D: Functional attributes of biological macromolecules19. Role of biological macromolecules of microbes in metal bioremediationCelin Acharya, Devanshi Khare, Divya TV, Pallavi Chandwadkar, Nilesh Kolhe20. Antimicrobial peptides as a potent therapeutic regimen to quench biofilm-mediated antimicrobial resistanceArumugam Priya, Thirukannamangai Krishnan Swetha, Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian21. Microbial release of exopolymeric substances and their role in removal of pollutants from wastewaterE. Isil Arslan Topal, Murat Topal22. Microbial fouling in water treatment plantsSudhir K. Shukla, Atif Khan, T. Subba Rao23. Bacterial enzymatic degradation and remediation of 2,4,6-trinitrotolueneKiran Lata, Anamika Kushwaha, Gurunath Ramanathan24. Biomass-derived microporous adsorbents for selective CO2 captureShamik Chowdhury, Sharadwata Pan25. Biosynthesis of polyglutamic acid (γ-PGA), a biodegradable and economical polyamide biopolymer for industrial applicationsDivakar Dahiya, Rajen Chettri, Poonam Singh Nigam26. Microalgal cell factories, a platform for high-value-added biorenewables to improve the economics of the biorefineryMohammed Rehmanji, Sukannya Suresh, Asha A. Nesamma, Pannaga P. Jutur27. Effect of bacterial attachment on permeable membranes aided by extracellular polymeric substancesSubburaj Suganya, Madhava Anil Kumar, Soumya Haldar28. Biofilm extracellular polymeric substances-based bioremediation of radionuclidesSudhir K. Shukla, Atif Khan, T. Subba Rao29. Importance of protein structure and function in pathogenesis: Highlights on the multifaceted organism Mycobacterium tuberculosisSatakshi Hazra, Sanjukta Patra