Metagenomics to Bioremediation. Applications, Cutting Edge Tools, and Future Outlook. Developments in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Table of Contents

Section I: Introduction to Bioremediation and Metagenomics 1. Bioremediation for Environmental Cleanup 2. Recent Trends in Bioremediation of Heavy metals 3. Recent advances in bioremediation by metagenomics based approach for pharmaceutical derived pollutants 4. Metagenomics in Bioremediation: Recent advances, Challenges, and Perspectives 5. Metagenomic Approaches for Understanding Microbial Communities in Contaminated Environments: State-of-the-art, Case Studies and Future Outlook 6. Microbial enzymes and their budding roles in bioremediation: Foreseen tool for combating environmental pollution. 7. Interface of 'Meta -Omics' in Gut Biome Remediation to unravel the complications of environmental pollutants

Section II: Bioremediation and Metagenomics in Environmental Remediation 8. Bioremediation: A favorable perspective for elimination of Heavy Metal-Polluted Soil 9. Metagenomic analysis in bioremediation of metal for environmental cleanup 10. Microbial Community and their Role in Bioremediation of Polluted e-Waste Sites 11. Metagenomic analysis of wastewater for water quality assessment 12. The proteome mapping Metabolic modeling, and functional elucidation of the microbiome in the remediation of dyes and treating industrial effluents 13. Wastewater Treatment Processes and Microbial Community 14. Water quality and wastewater treatment for human health and environmental safety 15. Bioremediation of petrochemical sludge from soils 16. Bioremediation of Nuclear Waste Effluent using Different Communities of Microbes 17. Metagenomics of contaminated wetland sediment in a tropical region 18. Hydrocarbons and Environmental Pollution: Metagenomics Application as�a Key Tool for Bioremediation 19. A Complete Review on Anaerobes and Nano- particles in Wastewater Treatment

Section III: Plant Microbes Association in Environmetal Remediation 20. Metagenomic approach of psychrotrophic and psychrophilic microbes in bioremediation 21. Nano- and Phytoremediation Techniques for Textile Wastewater Treatment and Successive Production of Fertilizers 22. Plant-Microbes Association: Psychrophilic and psychrotrophic microorganisms associated to plants and their potential environmental services 23. Metal-organic frameworks-based emerging platforms for recognition and monitoring of environmentally hazardous organic contaminants 24. Bioaugmentation of metal phytoremediation through plant microbe interactions

Section IV: Emerging Green Technologies in Bioremediation and Metagenomics 25. Lignin-Based Hybrid Materials in Wastewater Cleanup 26. Immobilized enzyme reactors for Bioremediation 27. Biochar Processing for green and sustainable remediation: Wastewater treatment, Bioenergy and Future Perspective 28. High-throughput Sequencing Technologies in Metagenomics 29. Genetically Engineered Microbes for Bioremediation and Phytoremediation of Contaminated Environment 30. Proteomics Monitoring of Microbes in Environmental Contaminants 31. Development of Biosensors for Application in Industrial Biotechnology 32. Microbial enzymes: Versatile tools for pollution abatement

Authors

Vineet Kumar Assisatant Professor, Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, School of Engineering and Sciences, GD Goenka University, Haryana, India. Vineet Kumar is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (GGV), Bilaspur, India and teaches Environmental Microbiology and Cell and Molecular Biology at the same Institution. Before his joining, he worked as Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator at the Vinayak Vidyapeeth, Meerut, India. Kumar received M.Sc. and M.Phil. degree in Microbiology from Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, India. He earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology from Babasaheb Bhimaro Ambedkar (A Central) University, Lucknow, India and later worked at the Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow, India as a Guest Faculty. He was a Senior Researcher in the School of Environmental Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India and worked on biodiesel production from oleaginous microbes and industrial sludge. He awarded a Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship by the University Grants Commission, India to support his doctoral work on "Distillery Wastewater Treatment� in 2012. His research interests include Bioremediation, Phytoremediation, Metagenomics, Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Monitoring, and Bioenergy and Biofuel Production. Currently, his research mainly focuses on the development of integrated and sustainable methods that can help in minimizing or eliminating hazardous substances in the environment. He is the author of numerous research/review articles published in international peer-reviewed journals from Springer Nature, Frontiers, and Elsevier on the different aspects of bioremediation, phytoremediation, and metagenomics of industrial waste polluted sites. In addition, he has published 10 Books on Phytoremediation and Bioremediation from CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), and Elsevier Inc., USA. His recently published books are 'Recent Advances in Distillery Waste Management for Environmental Safety' (From CRC Press; Taylor & Francis Group, USA), and 'New Trends In Removal Of Heavy Metals From Industrial Wastewater' (From Elsevier Inc. USA), Microbe-Assisted Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants: Recent Advances and Challenges (from CRC Press; Taylor & Francis Group, USA). He is also a reviewer for many other international journals. He is an active member of numerous scientific societies and has served on the editorial board of the journal Current Research in Wastewater Management. As part of his interest in teaching biology, he is founder of the Society for Green Environment, India (website: www.sgeindia.org). He can be reached at ; . Muhammad Bilal Associate Professor, Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland. Muhammad Bilal is working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Previously, he served as an assistant/associate Professor at Poznan University of Technology, Poland, and the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He earned his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, specializing in bioengineering and applied biotechnology. His main research activities are oriented to Environmental biotechnology, nanotechnology, enzyme engineering, immobilization, chemical modifications, and industrial applications of microbial enzymes, liquid, and solid waste management. He has authored over 700 peer-reviewed articles, 150 book chapters, 25 edited books. Dr. Bilal is the associate editor of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering and Frontiers in Environmental Science (Frontiers), and an editorial board member for several journals. He was listed as a highly cited researcher (Clarivate) in 2021 and holds several "highly cited papers" in WOS. Sushil Kumar Shahi Associate Professor and Head in the Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India. He has obtained his Ph.D. in 1998 from Allahabad University, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. He has experience of 25 years in teaching and research Environmental Microbial Technology, Nano-biotechnology, herbal technology, herbal antimicrobials, and IPR. He has published more than 60 original research and review articles and 10 book chapters in various reputed national and international journals. He has been awarded a Fellow of various national level scientific societies viz., Indian Botanical Society, Indian Phytopathological Society, Indian Society of Plant Pathologist, International Young Scientist Association. He obtained Patents on some herbal product for the control of fungal disease in humans from USA, UK, Japan, and India: Presently he is trying to develop some eco-friendly technology as microbial-based fuel-cells, biodegradable polythene, and bioremediation of toxic pollutant from the environment. Vinod Kumar Garg Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, India. Prof. Garg is presently working at the Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Punjab, India. He is a well-rounded researcher with more than 30 years of experience in leading, supervising, and undertaking research in the broad field of solid and hazardous Waste Management. His research group are working on Water and Wastewater pollution monitoring and abatement. He has published more than 200 research and review articles, 22 proceedings, and 6 editorials in peer-reviewed journal of International and National journals of repute with more than citations 12000 In addition, he has published 2 book and 12 book chapters and completed 10 sponsored research project as PI funded by various agencies and departments. He was awarded "Thomson Reuters Research Excellence - India Citation Awards 2012�. He is an active member of various scientific societies and organizations including, the Biotech Research Society of India, the Indian Nuclear Society etc.