Description
Book SynopsisMicroorganisms comprise the greatest genetic diversity in the natural ecosystem, and characterization of these microbes is an essential step towards discovering novel products or understanding complex biological mechanisms. The advancement of metagenomics coupled with the introduction of high-throughput, cost-effective NGS technology has expanded the possibilities of microbial research in various biological systems. In addition to traditional culture and biochemical characteristics, omics approaches (metagenomics, metaproteomics, and metatranscriptomics) are useful for analyzing complete microbial communities and their functional attributes in various environments.
Metagenomics and Microbial Ecology: Techniques and Applications explores the most recent advances in metagenomics research in the landscape of next-generation sequencing technologies. This book also describes how advances in sequencing technologies are used to study invisible microbes as well as the r
Table of Contents
Section-I: An Overview of Metagenomics
Principles and analysis of Metagenomics data
Section-II: Metagenomics tools to access microbial diversity
Metagenomics tools for taxonomic annotation
Section-III: Metagenomics of extreme environments
Metagenomic insights into Microbial communities of desert ecosystems
Metagenomic approaches in elucadation of halophiles in coastal area
Metagenome assembly for functional diversity associated with Xenobiotic degradation
Section-IV: Metagenomics of various ecotypes
Earthworm gut microbiome: The uncharted microbiome
Metagenomics of pollen borne microbes and gut microbiota of honey bee
Viral metagenomics
Fresh water Metagenomics: Overall scenario
Section-V: Applications
Microbiomes and Microbial Ecology in Rice Ecosystems
Understanding the Ecosystem Services of Microbes: It’s a small world after all
Commercial exploitation of microbial communal services to enrich plant microbiome
