Synopses & Reviews
Our interest in the microbial biodegradation of xenobiotics has increased many folds in recent years to find out sustainable ways for environmental cleanup. Bioremediation and biotransformation processes harness the naturally occurring ability of microbes to degrade, transform or accumulate a wide range of organic pollutants. Major methodological breakthroughs in recent years through detailed genomic, metagenomic, proteomic, bioinformatic and other high-throughput analyses of environmentally relevant microorganisms have provided us unprecedented insights into key biodegradative pathways and the ability of organisms to adapt to changing environmental conditions. The degradation of a wide spectrum of organic pollutants and wastes discharged into the
Review
From the reviews:
"The book has the merit to compile the latest knowledge on microbial degradation covering a large range of pollutants that are not usually presented together. It is thus one of the rare books that provide a large image of the microbial metabolism potential for xenobiotic degradation. ... the book is of great interest, useful, and would be core reading for researchers and students exploring the microbial degradation capacities." (Robert Duran, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol. 39, 2012)
Synopsis
This book covers breakthroughs in sequencing methodology which offer new insight into metabolic and regulatory networks, as well as clues to the evolution of degradation pathways and to molecular adaptation strategies to changing environmental conditions.
Table of Contents
Crop Responses to Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Temperature.- Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes form Cropland Soils.- Impacts of Ground-level Ozone on Crop Production in a Changing Climate.- Ozone-Induced Changes in Plant Secondary Metabolism.