Algal Biology and Biotechnology

Contents: Preface. List of contributors. 1. Morpho-taxonomy of coccoid cyanobacteria/G.L. Tiwari, V.K. Dwivedi, Richa Tandon, O.N. Tiwari and Rama Kant. 2. Cyanobacterial ecology and molecular approaches for biodiversity analysis/O. Avijeet Singh, O.N. Tiwari, K. Laxmipriya, S. Deepa Devi and M. Rohinikumar Singh. 3. Cyanobacteria and micro-algae on building facades and stone surface of monuments -- an ecophysiological prospective/L.K. Samad and S.P. Adhikary. 4. Some secrets of ubiquity in cyanobacteria/S.P. Singh. 5. Akinete differentiation in cyanobacteria/T.A. Sarma. 6. Nitrogen metabolism in Cyanobacteria/Mayashree B. Syiem, Arvind K. Singh and A.N. Rai. 7. Developments in cyanobacterial biofertilizer/B.D. Kaushik. 8. Distribution, preservation and maintenance of cyanobacterial diversity and their application as biofertilizer/L. Sophiya, Gunapati Oinam, M.K. Leingaklemba, H. Boboy Singh, O.N. Tiwari and M. Rohinikumar Singh. 9. Cyanobacterial diversity in wheat fields: Taxonomic and functional aspects/Radha Prasanna, N. Kartheyan, M. Joshi, A. Rana and Lata. 10. Microalgae: A source of natural colours/Gurpreet Kaur, J.I.S. Khattar, D.P. Singh, Yadvinder Singh and Jeevesh Nadda. 11. A decade Odyssey with cyanobacteria: As a source of bioactive molecules and a model for salt stress study/R.K. Asthana. 12. Seaweeds: A survey of research and utilization/P.V. Subba Rao, K. Ganesan and K. Suresh Kumar. 13. Cyanobacterial toxins and public health issues/N.K. Singh, S. Saxena, O.N. Tiwari and Dolly Wattal Dhar. 14. Secondary metabolite production in cyanobacteria/R. Ashwin Kumar and S.K. Verma. 15. Renewable energy sources: potential of microalgae for production of environmental friendly biofuel/Jitender, Anjuly Sood, Amita Mahajan and A.S. Ahluwalia. 16. Bioremediation of wastewater and role of microalgae/Rajv Kumar and Dinesh Goyal. 17. Role of cyanobacterial oxidases in bioremediation -- an overview/L. Uma, D. Prabaharan, B. Priya and G. Subramanian. Index.

"In the recent past, many advances have been made in the field of biology and biotechnology of algae, especially microalgae. This book includes chapters on taxonomy, diversity and physiology of blue-green algae as these organisms are most important from biotechnological point of view. Use of algae as biofertilizer, source of natural colours, bioactive compounds, phytochemicals with pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications, food and feed has been discussed. Environmental pollution is the major problem all over the world. The potential of algae in combating water pollution is also highlighted. Depleting fossil fuel is another concern and it is felt that there is a need for alternative renewable resources. Algae as a potential source of biofuel are also discussed in this book."