Microbial and Natural Macromolecules

Section A: Introduction to diverse biological macromolecules<br>1. Production, properties, and processing of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters<br>Martin Koller<br>2. Microbial siderophores: Markers of infectious diseases<br>Radim Dobiáš, Vladimir Havlíček<br>3. Synthesis and applications of Chitosan: A contemporary macromolecule<br>Carlin Geor Malar, Muthulingam Seenuvasan, Kannaiyan Sathish Kumar, Madhava Anil Kumar<br>4. Microbial caffeinases: Biosynthesis and properties<br>Erick Peña-Lucio, Mónica L. Chávez-González, Liliana Londoño-Hernandez, Mayela Govea-Salas, Sabu Abdulhameed, Cristóbal N. Aguilar<br>5. Metabolic pathways involved in the production of ketoacids, precursors to industrial products<br>Alex MacLean, Anondo Bley, Vasu D. Appanna<br>6. Microbial polymers produced from methane: Overview of recent progress and new perspectives<br>Jia Wang, David R. Salem, Rajesh K. Sani<br>7. Microbial production of rhamnolipid: Synthesis and potential application in bioremediation of hydrophobic pollutants<br>Vivek Kumar Gaur, Natesan Manickam<br>Section B: Various organisms/microbes and corresponding macromolecules<br>8. Unraveling the diversity of algae and its biomacromolecules<br>Koushalya S, Rashi Vishwakarma, Anushree Malik<br>9. Antimicrobial peptides from Actinobacteria: Current status and future prospects<br>Jerrine Joseph, Bhaskaran Abirami, Kaari Manigundan, Venugupal Gopikrishnan, Manikkam Radhakrishnan<br>10. Biomedical applications of polysaccharide-based nanocomposites from fungal origin<br>Payal Gupta, Hrishikesh Gupta, Krishna Mohan Poluri<br>11. Mycobacterial glycoproteins: Functions and their significance in tuberculosis<br>Abtar Mishra, Assirbad Behura, Lincoln Naik, Ashish Kumar, Puja Dokania, Rohan Dhiman<br>12. Microbial extraction of micro and nanofibers from plant fibers<br>Jithin Joy, Neenu George, Cintil Jose Chirayil,Hanna J. Maria, Sabu Thomas<br>13. Natural molecules against QS-associated biofilm formation of pathogens<br>Thirukannamangai Krishnan Swetha, Arumugam Priya, Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian<br>14. Cyanobacterial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS): Biosynthesis and their potential applications<br>Sekar Nishanth, Asha Bharti, Himani Gupta, Krati Gupta,Udita Gulia, Radha Prasanna<br>Section C: Tools and techniques to study microbial macromolecules<br>15. Rediscovering and repurposing natural microbial macromolecules through computational approaches<br>Mohamed Abdella, Bahaa Abdella, Chandrajit Lahiri<br>16. The relevance of actinobacteria as sources of antioxidant compounds: Evaluation of Streptomyces isolates from rhizosphere collected at Brazilian Caatinga<br>Priscilla Andrade de Moura, Thâmarah de Albuquerque Lima, Magda Rhayanny Assunção Ferreira, Luiz Alberto Lira Soares, Gláucia Manoella de Souza Lima, Thiago Henrique Napoleão, Márcia Vanusa da Silva, Ana Patrícia Silva de Oliveira, Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva<br>17. Spectroscopy, microscopy, and other techniques for characterization of bacterial nanocellulose and comparison with plant-derived nanocellulose<br>Sindhu Suresh Singh, David R. Salem, Rajesh K. Sani<br>18. Advancement in tools and techniques to divulge vital biological molecules from microbes associated with corals<br>Neha P. Patel, Ankita Jain, Soumya Haldar<br>Section D: Functional attributes of biological macromolecules<br>19. Role of biological macromolecules of microbes in metal bioremediation<br>Celin Acharya, Devanshi Khare, Divya TV, Pallavi Chandwadkar, Nilesh Kolhe<br>20. Antimicrobial peptides as a potent therapeutic regimen to quench biofilm-mediated antimicrobial resistance<br>Arumugam Priya, Thirukannamangai Krishnan Swetha, Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian<br>21. Microbial release of exopolymeric substances and their role in removal of pollutants from wastewater<br>E. Isil Arslan Topal, Murat Topal<br>22. Microbial fouling in water treatment plants<br>Sudhir K. Shukla, Atif Khan, T. Subba Rao<br>23. Bacterial enzymatic degradation and remediation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene<br>Kiran Lata, Anamika Kushwaha, Gurunath Ramanathan<br>24. Biomass-derived microporous adsorbents for selective CO2 capture<br>Shamik Chowdhury, Sharadwata Pan<br>25. Biosynthesis of polyglutamic acid (γ-PGA), a biodegradable and economical polyamide biopolymer for industrial applications<br>Divakar Dahiya, Rajen Chettri, Poonam Singh Nigam<br>26. Microalgal cell factories, a platform for high-value-added biorenewables to improve the economics of the biorefinery<br>Mohammed Rehmanji, Sukannya Suresh, Asha A. Nesamma, Pannaga P. Jutur<br>27. Effect of bacterial attachment on permeable membranes aided by extracellular polymeric substances<br>Subburaj Suganya, Madhava Anil Kumar, Soumya Haldar<br>28. Biofilm extracellular polymeric substances-based bioremediation of radionuclides<br>Sudhir K. Shukla, Atif Khan, T. Subba Rao<br>29. Importance of protein structure and function in pathogenesis: Highlights on the multifaceted organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis<br>Satakshi Hazra, Sanjukta Patra<br>