Advances in Cyanobacterial Biology

Advances in Cyanobacterial Biology presents the novel, practical, and theoretical aspects of cyanobacteria, providing a better understanding of basic and advanced biotechnological application in the field of sustainable agriculture. Chapters have been designed to deal with the different aspects of cyanobacteria including their role in the evolution of life, cyanobacterial diversity and classification, isolation, and characterization of cyanobacteria through biochemical and molecular approaches, phylogeny and biogeography of cyanobacteria, symbiosis, Cyanobacterial photosynthesis, morphological and physiological adaptation to abiotic stresses, stress-tolerant cyanobacterium, biological nitrogen fixation. Other topics include circadian rhythms, genetics and molecular biology of abiotic stress responses, application of cyanobacteria and cyanobacterial mats in wastewater treatments, use as a source of novel stress-responsive genes for development of stress tolerance and as a source of biofuels, industrial application, as biofertilizer, cyanobacterial blooms, use in Nano-technology and nanomedicines as well as potential applications.

This book will be important for academics and researchers working in cyanobacteria, cyanobacterial environmental biology, cyanobacterial agriculture and cyanobacterial molecular biologists.

Summarizes the various aspects of cyanobacterial research, from primary nitrogen fixation, to advanced nano-technology applicationsAddresses both practical and theoretical aspects of the cyanobacterial applicationIncludes coverage of biochemical and molecular approaches for the identification, use and management of cyanobacteria

1. Cyanobacterial imprints in diversity and phylogeny 2. Cyanobacterial Diversity: Molecular Insights Under Multifarious Environments 3. Cyanobacteria in tropical and sub-tropical marine environments: Diversity, and ecological role 4. Database Resources for Cyanobacterial Research 5. Cyanobacterial pigment and their fluorescence characteristics 6. Cyanobacterial membrane biology under stress with particular reference to photosynthesis and photomorphogenesis 7. Cyanobacteria and iron homeostasis: Advancements in siderophores and metal transporters 8. Molecular chaperones in protein folding and stress management in cyanobacteria 9. cyanobacterial genome editing toolboxes: Recent advancement and future projections for basic and synthetic biology researches 10. Impact of pesticide applications on the growth and function of cyanobacteria 11. Cyanoomics: An advancement in the fields cyanobacterial omics biology with special reference to proteomics and transcriptomics 12. Algae and cyanobacteria as a source of novel bioactive compounds for biomedical applications 13. Cyanobacterial stress-responsive small RNAs (sRNAs): Players of stress and developmental responses 14. Physiological aspects of cyanobacterial nitrogen fixation and its applications in modern sciences 15. Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) in Cyanobacteria: Biosynthesis, Functions and Applications 16. Heterocyst and akinete differentiation in cyanobacteria: A view towards cyanobacterial symbiosis 17. Cyanobacterial peroxiredoxins and its role in cyanobacterial stress biology 18. Cyanobacteria as a biofuel source: Recent Advances and Applications 19. Cyanobacteria as an indispensable tool for heavy metal removal from wastewater: Advancement in the field of biosorption 20. Dynamics of harmful cyanobacterial blooms and their toxins: environmental and human health perspectives and management strategies 21. Cyanobacteria as a source of nanoparticles: Application and future projections 22. Role of algae and cyanobacteria in bioremediation: Prospects in polyethylene bio-degradation 23. Cyanobacteria: Potential source of biofertilizer and synthesizer of metallic-nanoparticles 24. Cyanobacteria: potential source of Anticancer Drugs 25. Cyanobacteria as a source of biofertilizers for sustainable agriculture