Recent advances in Applied Microbiology

Part I. Microbial Biotechnology

1. Immobilization of A. oryzae β-galactosidase on Silica Nanoparticles: Development of an Effective Biosensor for Determination of Lactose in Milk Whey
Anchal Goel, Rajeshwari Sinha, Sunil K. Khare

2. Bacterial Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Recent Trends in Production and Applications
Aneesh Balakrishna Pillai, Hari Krishnan Kumarapillai

3. Biosurfactant-Aided Bioprocessing: Industrial Applications and Environmental Impact
Reetika Sharma, Harinder Singh Oberoi

Part II. Microbes in Health

4. Autophagy and Bacterial Pathogenesis: An Interactive Overview
Madhu Puri, Trinad Chakraborty, Helena Pillich

5. Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Freshwater Ecosystems (River) and Screening of Natural Therapeutics Against the Probable Drug Targets of Drug-Resistant Pathogens by Computational Biology Approaches
Sinosh Skariyachan

6. Probiotics for Human Health: Current Progress and Applications
Ruby Yadav, Pratyoosh Shukla

Part III. Microbial Interactions

7. Functionalities of Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria of Rice Rhizosphere: Techniques and Perspectives
Nilima Dash, Avishek Pahari, Tushar Kanti Dangar

8. Tolerance of Microorganisms in Soil Contaminated with Trace Metals: An Overview
Dhritiman Chanda, G. D. Sharma, D. K. Jha, Mohamed Hijri

9. Transformation, Purification, and Quantification of Soy Isoflavone from Lactobacillus sp. and Bifidobacterium sp.
V. Usha Rani, B. V. Pradeep

10.
Burkholderia to Paraburkholderia: The Journey of a Plant-Beneficial-Environmental Bacterium
Chandandeep Kaur, G. Selvakumar, A. N. Ganeshamurthy

11. WRKY Transcription Factors: Involvement in Plant–Pathogen Interactions
Lopamudra Satapathy, Dhananjay Kumar, Kunal Mukhopadhyay

Part IV. Computational Approaches in Microbiology

12. Humoral Responses of In Silico Designed Immunodominant Antigenic Peptide Cocktails from Anthrax Lethal Toxin Components
Nagendra Suryanarayana, Vanlalhmuaka, Kulanthaivel Thavachelvam, Urmil Tuteja

13. Microbial Enzyme Engineering: Applications and Perspectives
Vishal Kumar, Mehak Baweja, Hao Liu, Pratyoosh Shukla

14. Fungal Chondroitinase: Production and Prospects for Therapeutic Application
Kasinathan Narayanan, Nagarathenam Sivagurunathan, Volety Mallikarjuna Subrahmanyam, Josyula Venkata Rao

Keywords: Biomedicine, Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology, Food Microbiology, Bacteriology, Medical Microbiology