Cyanobacterial Lifestyle and its Applications in Biotechnology

Table of Contents

1. Cyanobacterial diversity concerning the extreme environment and their bioprospecting Arun Kumar Kashyap, Sumit Kumar Dubey,?and Buddhi Prakash Jain 2. Cyanobacterial nanoparticles: Application in agriculture and allied sectors Vaishali Gupta, Naveen Kumar Verma, and Kaushal Kishore Choudhary 3. Cyanobacterial photosynthetic reaction center in wobbly light: Modulation of?light energy by orange carotenoid proteins (OCPs) Rahul Prasad Singh, Sandeep Kumar Singh, Ajay Kumar, Arpan Modi, Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Punuri Jayasekhar Babu, Garima Singh, Kaushlendra, Naveen Chandra Joshi, Avinash Chandra Rai, Sandip Ghuge, Anil Kumar, Avinash Singh, Prashant Kumar Singh, and Wenjing Wang 4. Back to the past: improving photosynthesis with cyanobacterial genes Roc?o Arce,?Paula Vicino,?Mariana Demarchi, and Anabella Fernanda Lodeyro 5. Promises and challenges for expanding the use of N2-fixing cyanobacteria as a fertilizer for sustainable agriculture Rafael Ambrosio, Lara Sanchez Rizza, Mauro Do Nascimiento, Hugo Guillermo Jimenez Pacheco, Lilia Mary Miranda Ramos, Jose A. Hernandez, and Leonardo Curatti 6. Thermophilic and Thermotolerant Cyanobacteria: Environmental and Biotechnological Perspectives Gajanan T. Mehetre, Zothanpuia, Purbajyoti Deka, William Carrie, Lalrokimi, Bhim Pratap Singh 7. Exploring the ability of cyanobacterial ferric uptake regulator (FUR) proteins to increase yeast tolerance to abiotic stresses Violeta C. Sein-Echaluce, Jos? Miguel Mulet, Mar?a V. Barja, M. Luisa Peleato, Mar?a F. Fillat 8. Exploring ecological diversity and biosynthetic potential of cyanobacteria for biofuel production Galyna Kufryk 9. Cyanobacterial availability for CRISPR-based genome editing: Current and future challenges Sandeep Kumar Singh, Ajay Kumar, Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Garima Singh, Punuri Jayasekhar Babu, Zothanpuia, Liansangmawii Chhakchhuak, Naveen Chandra Joshi, Avinash Chandra Rai, Avinash Singh,? Kaushlendra, Rosie Lalmuanpuii, Esther Lalnunmawii,?Bendangchuchang Longchur, and Prashant Kumar Singh 10. Cyanobacteria and Salinity Stress Tolerance Rahul Prasad Singh, Priya Yadav, Reena Kujur, Kapil Deo Pandey, Rajan Kumar Gupta 11. Cyanobacteria as biostimulants in the paddy fields Prashant Kumar Singh, Ajay Kumar, Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Kushlendra, and Savita Singh 12. Molecular Characterization of Local Cyanobacterial Isolates Using 16S rRNA, rpoB And nifH Biomarkers Nidhi Kumari and Lal Chand Rai 13. Cyanobacteria-mediated heavy metal and xenobiotics bioremediation Shweta Pandey, Sumit Kumar Dubey, Arun Kumar Kashyap,?and Buddhi Prakash Jain 14. Cyanobacteria: As a promising candidate for nanoparticles synthesis Dnyaneshwar K. Kulal, Dinesh N. Navale, Santosh W. Zote, Prasanna B. Ranade, and Pramod K. Kalambate

Authors

Prashant Kumar Singh Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University (A Central University), Pacchunga University College campus, Mizoram, India. Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Pachhunga University College, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram. He completed his Ph.D. degree from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. In his 14 years of research carrier, he has published more than 50 articles and book chapters and one book related to cyanobacteria and plant molecular biology. Dr. Singh also has exposure to various national and international institutes. Dr. Singh is also awarded by the Young Scientist Award and lifetime members of various scientific societies as well as reviewer of various peer reviewed journals. Maria F. Fillat Full Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Spain. Dr. Mar�a F. Fillat is full professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology (University of Zaragoza) and leader of the group "Genetic regulation and physiology of cyanobacteria�. During the last decades her work has focused on the functional characterization of the FUR (ferric uptake regulator) proteins in cyanobacteria, including their regulation, participation in regulatory networks, their relationship with redox homeostasis and their role in the synthesis of cytotoxic microcystin. She completed her PhD in Sciences at the University of Zaragoza and worked as postdoctoral fellow at the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands). She also visited other laboratories at the University of Konstanz (Germany), Emory University (Atlanta, GA), Universidad de Rosario (Argentina), IBVF (Sevilla), and the University of G�neve. Prof. Maria F. Fillat has published more than 100 research articles in international refereed journals and holds two patents. Her group has received several awards from the Economic and Social Council (Government of Arag�n), the "Instituto de Estudios Turolenses� and the Royal Academy of Sciences of Zaragoza. She led 13 research projects and 6 contracts with companies as a Principal Investigator (PI) and successfully organized 9 international and 3 national scientific meetings. Prof. Fillat has also supervised 10 PhD theses (3 more are in progress), 9 Diploma theses, and 13 Master projects. She has also participated in 4 teaching innovation projects, two of them as PI. Ajay Kumar Professor, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, India. Dr. Ajay Kumar is a Professor at the Amity Institute of Biotechnology in India. He has published extensively in leading International and National journals or books. He has wide area of research experience, especially in the field of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Microbial biocontrol, and Endophytes related with the medicinal plants, Postharvest management of fruits. Dr. Kumar has published more than 165 research articles including review papers/book chapters/ books in the leading international journals. He is serving as special issue editors in some journals like "Frontiers in Microbiology, Microorganism� etc. In addition also acting as reviewer in some leading journals like Frontiers group, PLOS ONE, Agriculture, Ecosystem and Environment, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Biological Control, Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 3Biotech etc. Dr, Kumar has edited several books with leading publishers including Elsevier, Springer, and Taylor and Francis.