Microbial Resource Conservation Conventional to Modern Approaches /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sharma, Sushil K. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Varma, Ajit (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Soil Biology, 54
• Subjects: Microbiology.; Microbial ecology.; Biotechnology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Microbial Ecology.; Plant Sciences.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.

This book covers broad areas in the conservation of microorganisms. It addresses the short, medium and long-term preservation of agriculturally important microorganisms, as well as culture collections and their roles. The respective chapters address topics such as conventional approaches to bacteria...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Microbial Genetic Resources: Status, Conservation, Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Regulations
• 2. Concept of Microbial Preservation: Past, Present and Future
• 3. Establishment and Management of Culture Collections of Microorganisms (mBRC): An Overview
• 4. Specialized Microbial Resource Centres: A Driving Force of the Growing Bioeconomy
• 5. Agricultural Microbial Genetic Resources: Application and Preservation at Microbial Resource Centres (mBRCs)
• 6. Rhizobia: Culture Collections, Identification and Methods of Preservation
• 7. Biobank for Conservation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi
• 8. Conservation of Fungi: A Review on Conventional Approaches
• 9. Veterinary Type Cultures and their Preservation: Status and Challenges
• 10. Biodiversity Conservation of Phages and Microbial Populations
• 11. Modern Immunochemical Approaches in Microbiology
• 12. Conservation and Application of Microalgae for Biofuel Production
• 13. Desert Truffles in Saudi Arabia: Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation
• 14. Maintenance, Conservation and Regulation of Microbial Resources for Defense Applications
• 15. Diversity, Ecology and Conservation of Fungal and Bacterial Endophytes
• 16. Archaea: Ecology, Application and Conservation. .