Overview
Microorganisms play essential roles in ecosystem functioning, nutrient cycling, and environmental sustainability. Studying their interactions provides insight into ecological balance and the health of natural systems. Environmental Microbiology and Ecology explores microbial diversity, metabolism, and ecological relationships across terrestrial and aquatic environments. The book discusses biodegradation, bioremediation, and microbial contributions to global biogeochemical cycles. It also examines the influence of environmental factors on microbial communities. By integrating molecular biology with ecological theory, it provides students and professionals with a comprehensive understanding of microbial processes vital to environmental stability and ecosystem health.
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Author: Vinay Kumar Singh
Publisher: Toronto Academic Press
Imprint: Toronto Academic Press
ISBN: 9781779569196
ISBN 10: 177956919
Publication Date: 15 January 2026
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Professor Vinay Kumar Singh, Ph. D., Department of Zoology, DDU Gorakhpur University, born on 15th July, 1969, has a brilliant academic carrier. Prof Singh has involved himself in research on Fasciolosis and its snail vectors control since 1993. Current research interests are Isolation, characterization and biological evaluation of Natural Plant Products and pest control, Vector-Borne Diseases, Toxicology & Pharmacology. Prof Singh has University teaching and research experiences of more than 30 years. Prof Singh has successfully isolated and identified pure molluscicidal compounds from more than a dozen medicinal plants and observed their mode of action on the snails at cellular level. His work is recognized internationally in the field of formulation and use of synthetic and bio-pesticides for integrated pest/ vector-diseases management. Prof Singh has devised a bioassay method for pesticides using isolated organs of snails. Currently, he is working on the pesticidal property of the different formulations of cow urine of Indian cow breeds singly or synergistically with bioactive product of plant molluscicides. The research publication on fasciolosis control by means of characterized plant derived pesticides, synergistic combinations, bait formulations or by reducing the reproductive capacity of vector/host to limit the population below threshold level which are widely quoted and acclaimed world over. Prof Singh has published 154 research papers in 94 leading International Journals of repute.
