Microbial Community Studies in Industrial Wastewater Treatment

Focusing on microbial community structure in the field of wastewater treatment, this book highlights structural analyses in relation to changes in physico-chemical parameters. It further covers physiological analyses of microbial communities, enrichment of pure cultures of key species in relation to changes in physico-chemical parameters, and analyses and modelling of consequences of changes in microbial community structure. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing, groups of bacteria that perform nitrogen fixation, nitrification, ammonification and other biochemical processes are covered for an entire wastewater treatment plant bioreactor along with temporal dynamics of bacterial communities. Features: Describes the state-of-the-art techniques and the application of omics tools in wastewater treatment reactors (WWTRs). Includes both the theoretical and practical knowledge on the fundamental roles of microorganisms in WWTRs. Discusses environmental microbial community proteomics. Covers relating function and community structure of complex microbial systems using neural networks. Reviews the economics of wastewater treatment and the development of suitable alternatives in terms of performance and cost-effectiveness. This book isaimed at graduates and researchers in biological engineering, biochemical engineering, chemistry, environmental engineering, environmental microbiology, systems ecology and environmental biotechnology.

Chapter 1: Metagenomics: A Powerful Lens Viewing the Microbial WorldPerumalla Srikanth and Sivakumar Durairaj Chapter 2: Microbial Response to Lead ExposureJ. Anandkumar, Jyoti Kant Choudhari , Jyotsna Choubey, Tanushree Chatterjee, Mukesh Kumar Verma , and Biju Prava Sahariah Chapter 3: Metagenomics and Metatrancriptomic Analysis of WastewaterJyotsna Choubey, Jyoti Kant Choudhari , Mukesh Kumar Verma, Tanushree Chaterjee, Mukesh Kumar Verma, and Biju Prava Sahariah Chapter 4: Environmental Metaproteomics: Tools to Study Microbial CommunitiesHiren K. Patel, Priyanka D. Sheladiya, P. P., Rishee K. Kalaria Chapter 5:Events andHazards in Biotransformation of ContaminantsPratik Jagtap, Aniket K. Gade, and Rajesh W. Raut Chapter 6: Microbial Community Analysis of Contaminated Soils Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Ruth Ebunoluwa Bodunrinde, Abel Inobeme, Kshitij RB Singh, John Tsado Mathew, Olugbemi T. Olaniyan, Ogundolie Frank Abimbola, Jay Singh, Vanya Nayak, and Ravindra Pratap Singh Chapter 7: Microbe Performance and Dynamics in Activated Sludge DigestionCharles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Ogundolie Frank Abimbola, Kshitij RB Singh, Olugbemi T. Olaniyan, Ruth Ebunoluwa Bodunrinde, Abel Inobeme, John Tsado Mathew, Jay Singh, and Ravindra Pratap Singh Chapter 8: Genomic Analysis of Heavy Metal-Resistant Genes in Wastewater Treatment PlantsCharles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Abel Inobeme, Kshitij RB Singh, Ruth Ebunoluwa Bodunrinde, John Tsado Mathew, Olugbemi T. Olaniyan, Ogundolie Frank Abimbola, Jay Singh, Vanya Nayak, and Ravindra Pratap Singh Chapter 9: Molecular Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Genes in Wastewater Treatment PlantsCharles Oluwaseun Adetunji, John Tsado Mathew, Kshitij RB Singh, Ruth Ebunoluwa Bodunrinde, Abel Inobeme, Olugbemi T. Olaniyan, Ogundolie Frank Abimbola, Jay Singh, Vanya Nayak, and Ravindra Pratap Singh Chapter 10: Microbes andEvents in Contaminant Biotransformation Sreejita Ghosh, Dibyajit Lahiri, Moupriya Nag, Sougata Ghosh, and Rina Rani Ray Chapter 11: Metagenomics for Studying Microbes inn Wastewater Treatment PlantsAnand Thirunavukarasou, Sweety Kaur,and Harvinder Kour Khera Chapter 12: Diversity andIinteraction of Microbes in Biodegradation Aditya Ruikar and Hitesh. S. Pawar Chapter 13: Metagenomics: A Pathway for Searching in Microbial ContextsAditi Nag, Bhavuk Gupta, and Sudipti Arora

Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and scientific writer in his field for over 20 years. He received a B.Sc. degree (1999) in Microbiology from Gujarat University, Godhra (Gujarat), India. He also earned his Ph.D. degree (2005) in Environmental Microbiology from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar (Gujarat) India. His research interests include Biological Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Microbiology, Biodegradation, Bioremediation, & Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants from Industrial Wastewaters. He has published more than 250 research papers in national and international journals of repute on various aspects of microbial biodegradation and bioremediation of environmental pollutants. He has edited good number of books of international repute (CRC Press).