Microbiology in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

Muhammad Ali Syed, PhD. Muhammad Ali Syed is serving as a Chairman and Associate Professor in Microbiology at The University of Haripur, Pakistan. He has vast experience of teaching and research in Microbiology. His areas of expertise are infectious diseases, vaccine efficacy and nanomedicine.Shahzad Ali, PhD. Shahzad Ali is Associate Professor in Wildlife and Ecology at University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. He has long experience of teaching and research in zoonotic infectious diseases, microbial diversity and ecology and One Health concept.Tanveer Hussain, PhD.Tanveer Hussain is currently employed at Department of Biological Sciences of Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore. His areas of expertise are molecular biology and genomics. He has vast teaching and research experience in the relevant field.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionEjaz Mohammad, Shahzad Ali, and Muhammad Ali SyedChapter 2: A Journey From Classical Microbiology to Next Generation MicrobiologyRafiq Ahmad, Sohrab Khan, Syed Muhammad Afzal, Sohail Khan, Muhammad Arif, and Muhammad HayatChapter 3: Advancements in Nanotechnology and Their Applications in MicrobiologyZakieh Sadat Hoseini, Moein Iranmanesh, Yousof Tarverdizadeh, Mohsen Yaghoubi, Mostafa Zare, and Abbas HajizadeChapter 4: Nanotechnology-based Assays for Microbial Detection and IdentificationZakieh Sadat Hoseini, Moein Iranmanesh, Mohsen Yaghoubi, and Abbas HajizadeChapter 5: Virus-like Particles: Applications in Vaccine Development and Drug Delivery for Infectious AgentsSaghi Nooraei, Howra Bahrulolum, Camellia Katalani,Mohsen Bidar Ajorloo, Gholamreza Ahmadian, and Abbas HajizadeChapter 6: Nanosensors and Microelectromechanical Systems for Microbial AgentsJaveria Tanvir, Muhammad Ali Syed, Afshan Saleem, and Maimoona SabirChapter 7: Recent Advances in Microbiology Techniques for Imaging Microbes and their ComponentsLaiba Hassan, Maria Rukan, Ejaz Mohammad, and Muhammad Ali SyedChapter 8: Quantum MicrobiologyJaveria Tanvir, Syeda Fatima Zehra, and Muhammad Ali SyedChapter 9: Omics Technologies in MicrobiologyFaouzia Tanveer, Farah Alam Gill, and Fariha Masood SiddiquiChapter 10: Computational Biology and Its Role in Life Science ResearchMohammad Ejaz, Maria Rukan, Muhammad Hamza, and Hafiz Muhammad Waqas MunirChapter 11: Computation and Disease Prediction ModelsFurqan Awan and Muhammad Muddassir AliChapter 12: Bioinformatics Applied to Microbiology Maimoona Sabir, Anabia Sohail, Ayesha Saeed, Sidra Abbas, Kishmain Ahmad Khan, and Misbah Khalil13. Whole Genome Sequencing and Making Sense of Molecular DataArif Ullah, Rafiq Ahmad, Muhammad Imran, and Syed Muhammad AliChapter 14: Types of Whole Genome Sequencing Techniques and Their Usefulness in MicrobiologyJaved Muhammad, Hafsah Muhammad, Anza Abbas, and Nayyer SaddiqueChapter 15: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques Applied to MicrobiologyZaara Ishaq, Fiza Faiz, Uzair Haider, and Amjad AliChapter 16: Future Microbiology EducationMohammad Ejaz, Laiba Hassan, Usama Imtiaz, and Maria Rukan, and Shahzad Ali