This book integrates microbiology with soil science, chemistry, and ecology to analyse the functions of microorganisms in the soil environment. It covers the status and application of microbiology in modern agriculture and discusses various fundamental allied concepts.

The subject matter in this book also details ?

Microorganism groups

Industrial Microbiology

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

Environmental Microbiology

Nutritional Media and their Preparations

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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Story of Microbiology

3. About the Microscope

4. Microorganism Groups

5. Bacteria

6. Fungi

7. Algae

8. Protozoa

9. Virus

10. Metabolism of Microbes

11. Microbial Control

12. Concepts of Microbial Genetics

13. Industrial Microbiology

14. Immunology - Host Defense Mechanism

15. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

16. Environmental Microbiology

Practical Part-II

1. Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory and its Equipments

2. Methods of Sterilization

3. Nutritional Media and their Preparations

4. Microscope- Parts, Principles of Microscopy, Resolving Power and Numerical Aperture

5. Viable Count of Bacterial by Serial Dilution Pour Plate Method

6. Viable Count of Fungal in Soil by Serial Dilution Pour Plate Method

7. Viable Count of Actinomycete in Soil by Serial Dilution Pour Plate Method

8. Preparation and Sterilization of Media and other Glasswares

9. Study and Isolation of Rhizobium from the Nodules

10. Azotobacter Population in Soil by Serial Dilution Pour Plate Method

11. Population of Cyanobacteria (Blue Green Algae) in Soil and to Study their Morphological Characteristics

12. Study the Association between Azolla and Anabaena azollae