Bacterial cellulose (BC) or Bacterial Nanocellulose (BNC), a polymer formed by linear coupling of glucopyranose units using microbial processes, has primed a great deal of attention worldwide due to its unique ...

Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) is the process of cultivation of microorganisms on moist solid substrates or inert carriers that take place in the absence or near absence of a free aqueous phase. Use of solid organic wastes ...

Antibiotic resistance is one of the major global health concerns. Inappropriate and excessive use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial strains, thus exacerbating the problem. ...

Citrus greening or huanglongbing (HLB), one of the most devastating disease of citrus worldwide, is caused by a phloem-limited unculturable Gram negative fastidious α- proteobacteria. It is classified on the basis of its ...

The synthesis of nanoparticles with improved properties and superior performance is a constant area of research which includes interdisciplinary fields of material science, chemistry and biology. Polymer based nanoparticulate ...

Alphaviruses are distributed worldwide and has acquired infamy by being health threat to humans and livestock. Almost 20 different alphaviruses are categorized as medically important viruses as the infection accompanies ...

Entamoeba histolytica, a unicellular enteric dwelling human protozoan parasite which belongs to the family Entamoebidae, causes the disease amoebiasis, and infects around 50 million people in India, Latin America, Africa ...

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable plastic synthesized by a number of microbes as an intracellular carbon and energy reserves in response to excess carbon source and limitation of nitrogen and phosphorus. ...

Alphaviruses are members of Togaviridae family which are mainly arthropod-borne viruses having an envelope of icosahedral symmetry. This family contains around 30 kinds of viruses most of which are transmitted by mosquito ...

The Chapter 1 presents elaborated introduction of nanoscience and nanotechnology along with the historical prospects of the proposed work. Detailed information on synthesis of nanoparticles and various factors affecting ...