Bacterial Bioflocculant for Multifunctional Features

Bacterial Bioflocculant for Multifunctional Features highlights research findings on the production and characterization of self-assembling bioflocculant from bacterial consortium (encompassing Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecalis and Proteus mirabilis). The book describes the various high-throughput techniques for characterization of wastewater at microbiological and molecular level. Sections cover pharmaceutical compounds, macromolecular compounds and other contaminants, the biotoxicity exhibited cellular and nuclear abnormalities in the zebra fish, and high-throughput techniques used for evaluating the flocculating efficiency of the bacterial bioflocculant to remove the contaminants in different other applications. Bacterial Bioflocculant for Multifunctional Features will help users undertake further advanced research in bacterial bioflocculant for bioremediation technology and environmental prospectives. In addition, it will also inspire readers to understand bioflocculation and its functions. - Offers alternative, less expensive biotechnologies where wastewater can be reused - Focuses on the multipotent bacterial bioflocculant which plays a decisive role in bioremediation - Discusses techniques for microbially decontaminating polluted wastewater to increase re-usability

Dr. S. Sivaramakrishnan is engaged in research (more than 20 years) and teaching. His specialization is in Agricultural Biotechnology in relation to biopesticides and Nanobiotechnology towards biomedical applications. He has produced 16 Ph.D.s and guiding M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph. D. and M.Tech. students for their research work. He has won young scientists award four times. He is a member of the editorial board of European Journal of Nematology and is a reviewer for nearly ten journals. He has scientific publications in national and international reputed journals. He has been the principal investigator of major DBT, DST and UGC projects. He has international collaborations, signed MoU between USA, Korea, Iran and Turkey. He has organized international conferences and national awareness programme