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Written by leading experts in the field, Cyanobacteria: An Economic Perspective is a comprehensive edited volume covering all areas of an important field and its application to energy, medicine and agriculture. Issues related to environment, food and energy have presented serious challenge to the stability of nation-states. Increasing global population, dwindling agriculture and industrial production, and inequitable distribution of resources and technologies have further aggravated the problem. The burden placed by increasing population on environment and especially on agricultural productivity is phenomenal. To provide food and fuel to such a massive population, it becomes imperative to find new ways and means to increase the production giving due consideration to biosphere’s ability to regenerate resources and provide ecological services. Cyanobacteria are environment friendly resource for commercial production of active biochemicals, drugs and future energy (biodiesel, bioethanol and hydrogen). Topics on isolation, identification and classification of cyanobacteria are discussed, as well as further sections on: summarizing a range of useful products synthesized by cyanobacteria, ecological services provided by cyanobacteria including their harmful effect in water bodies and associated flora and fauna. Chapter on tools, techniques, and patents also focus on the economic importance of the group. This book also provides an insight for future perspectives in each particular field and an extensive bibliography. This book will be a highly useful resource for students, researchers and professionals in academics in the life sciences including microbiology and biotechnology. 

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Author:   Naveen K. Sharma ,  Ashawani K. Rai ,  Lucas J. Stal
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 19.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9781119941279

ISBN 10:   111994127
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   31 January 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of contributors ix Preface xiii About the editors xv Acknowledgements xvii About the book xix Introduction xxi Naveen K. Sharma, Ashwani K. Rai, and Lucas J. Stal About the companion website xxv PART I: BIOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION OF CYANOBACTERIA 1 Chapter 1 Cyanobacteria: biology, ecology and evolution 3 Aharon Oren Chapter 2 Modern classification of cyanobacteria 21 Ji¢§r´©¥ Kom´arek PART II: ECOLOGICAL SERVICES RENDERED BY CYANOBACTERIA 41 Chapter 3 Ecological importance of cyanobacteria 43 Beatriz D´©¥ez and Karolina Ininbergs Chapter 4 Cyanobacteria and carbon sequestration 65 Eduardo Jacob-Lopes, Leila Queiroz Zepka, and Maria Isabel Queiroz Chapter 5 Ecology of cyanobacteria on stone monuments, biodeterioration, and the conservation of cultural heritage 73 Nitin Keshari and Siba Prasad Adhikari PART III: CYANOBACTERIAL PRODUCTS 91 Chapter 6 Therapeutic applications of cyanobacteria with emphasis on their economics 93 Rathinam Raja, Shanmugam Hemaiswarya, Isabel S. Carvalho, and Venkatesan Ganesan Chapter 7 Spirulina: an example of cyanobacteria as nutraceuticals 103 Masayuki Ohmori and Shigeki Ehira Chapter 8 Ultraviolet photoprotective compounds from cyanobacteria in biomedical applications 119 Tanya Soule and Ferran Garcia-Pichel Chapter 9 Cyanobacteria as a ‘‘green’’ option for sustainable agriculture 145 Radha Prasanna, Anjuli Sood, Sachitra Kumar Ratha, and Pawan K. Singh Chapter 10 The economics of cyanobacteria-based biofuel production: challenges and opportunities 167 Naveen K. Sharma and Lucas J. Stal Chapter 11 Cyanobacterial cellulose synthesis in the light of the photanol concept 181 R. Milou Schuurmans, Hans C.P. Matthijs, Lucas J. Stal, and Klaas J. Hellingwerf Chapter 12 Exopolysaccharides from cyanobacteria and their possible industrial applications 197 Giovanni Colica and Roberto De Philippis Chapter 13 Phycocyanins 209 Ruperto Bermejo Chapter 14 Cyanobacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates: an alternative source for plastics 227 Shilalipi Samantaray, Ranjana Bhati, and Nirupama Mallick PART IV: HARMFUL ASPECTS 245 Chapter 15 Costs of harmful blooms of freshwater cyanobacteria 247 David P. Hamilton, Susanna A. Wood, Daniel R. Dietrich, and Jonathan Puddick Chapter 16 Cyanotoxins 257 Jason N. Woodhouse, Melissa Rapadas, and Brett A. Neilan PART V: TOOLS, TECHNIQUES, AND PATENTS 269 Chapter 17 Photobioreactors for cyanobacterial culturing 271 A. Catarina Guedes, Nadpi G. Katkam, Jo˜ao Varela, and Francisco XavierMalcata Chapter 18 Commercial-scale culturing of cyanobacteria: an industrial experience 293 Hiroyuki Takenaka and Yuji Yamaguchi Chapter 19 Engineering cyanobacteria for industrial products 303 Timo H.J. Niedermeyer, Ekaterina Kuchmina, and Annegret Wilde Chapter 20 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria 319 John G. Day Chapter 21 Patents on cyanobacteria and cyanobacterial products and uses 329 Michael A. Borowitzka Index 339

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Dr. Naveen K. Sharma, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Post-Graduate College, India. Professor Ashawani K. Rai, Professor in Botany, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, India. Dr. Lucas J. Stal, Professor and Head of Department, Department of Marine Microbiology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, NIOO-KNAW & Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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