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Microbial Resource Conservation

Conventional to Modern Approaches

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Editors:
  1. Sushil K. Sharma

    1. National Agriculturally Important Microbial Culture Collection (NAIMCC), ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Maunath Bhanjan, India

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  2. Ajit Varma

    1. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, India

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  • Provides latest information on conventional and modern methods of preservation of diverse microbes
  • Attracts readers from pharma, agriculture, biotechnology, and industry as conservation of microbial resources is increasingly important for their utilization
  • Is a source of knowledge in conventional methodologies for conservation
  • Numerous illustrations make this book a valuable read

Part of the book series: Soil Biology (SOILBIOL, volume 54)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Microbial Genetic Resources: Status, Conservation, and Access and Benefit-Sharing Regulations

    • Sushil K. Sharma, Sanjay K. Singh, A. Ramesh, Pawan K. Sharma, Ajit Varma, Ees Ahmad et al.
    Pages 1-33

  3. Concept of Microbial Preservation: Past, Present and Future

    • Rohit Sharma, Yogesh Nimonkar, Ashutosh Sharma, Rajesh Singh Rathore, Om Prakash
    Pages 35-54

  4. Establishment and Management of Culture Collections of Microorganisms (mBRC): An Overview

    • Duong Van Hop
    Pages 55-109

  5. Specialized Microbial Resource Centers: A Driving Force of the Growing Bioeconomy

    • Irena B. Ivshina, Maria S. Kuyukina
    Pages 111-139

  6. Agricultural Microbial Genetic Resources: Application and Preservation at Microbial Resource Centers

    • Tayebeh Soltanighias, Rajesh K. Vaid, Praveen Rahi
    Pages 141-173

  7. Rhizobia: Culture Collections, Identification, and Methods of Preservation

    • Manvika Sahgal, Vandana Jaggi
    Pages 175-197

  8. Biobank for Conservation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi

    • Richa Agnihotri, Hemant S. Maheshwari, Anil K. Sharma, Mahaveer P. Sharma
    Pages 199-221

  9. Conservation of Fungi: A Review on Conventional Approaches

    • Sanjay K. Singh, P. N. Singh, S. B. Gaikwad, D. K. Maurya
    Pages 223-237

  10. Veterinary Type Cultures and Their Preservation: Status and Challenges

    • Rajesh K. Vaid, Taruna Anand, K. Shanmugasundaram, Bhupendra N. Tripathi
    Pages 239-260

  11. Biodiversity Conservation of Phages and Microbial Populations

    • Galina Novik, Victoria Savich, Elena Kiseleva
    Pages 261-301

  12. Modern Immunochemical Approaches in Microbiology

    • Elena Kiseleva, Konstantin Mikhailopulo, Galina Novik
    Pages 303-333

  13. Conservation and Application of Microalgae for Biofuel Production

    • Samadhan Yuvraj Bagul, Hillol Chakdar, K. Pandiyan, Krishnashis Das
    Pages 335-352

  14. Desert Truffles in Saudi Arabia: Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation

    • Abeer Hashem, Abdulaziz A. Alqarawi, Manzoor Ahmad Shah, Stephan Wirth, Dilfuza Egamberdieva, B. Tabassum et al.
    Pages 353-369

  15. Maintenance, Conservation and Regulation of Microbial Resources for Defense Applications

    • Pritam Sangwan, Kirty Sharma, Mary Celin, Bala Kiran
    Pages 371-391

  16. Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation of Fungal and Bacterial Endophytes

    • Pramod Kumar Pandey, Siddhartha Singh, Mayanglambam Chandrakumar Singh, Amit Kumar Singh, Sudheer Kumar Yadav, Ajai Kumar Pandey et al.
    Pages 393-430

  17. Archaea: Ecology, Application, and Conservation

    • Dipak T. Nagrale, Shailesh P. Gawande
    Pages 431-451
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Keywords

About this book

This book covers broad areas in the conservation of microorganisms. It addresses the short, medium and long-term preservation of agriculturally important microorganisms, as well as culture collections and their roles. The respective chapters address topics such as conventional approaches to bacterial, fungal and algal preservation, as well as methods and strategies for preserving recalcitrant microorganisms. Readers will also find the latest insights into the preservation of vesicular-arbuscular (VA) fungi and ecology, diversity and conservation of endophytes, and entamopathogenic fungi. Microbes of animal and dairy origin, their preservation and biosafety issues are also explored. 


Microorganisms are the silent and unseen majority of life on Earth, and are characterized by a high degree of genetic and metabolic diversity. It is well documented that no branch of science or society is unaffected by microbial interventions. Researchers have documented microorganisms from such extreme and unique environments as deserts and hydrothermal vents, and with specific traits that are currently being exploited in agriculture, industry, medicine and biotechnological applications. Such great potential can only be found in microorganisms. The aim of this book – the first entirely devoted to the conservation of microorganisms, and to regulatory mechanisms for access and benefits sharing as per Biological Diversity (BD) Act 2002 – is to promote awareness of our world’s microbial wealth, and to introduce readers to strategies and methodologies for the conservation of microorganisms, which could ultimately save human life on Earth.

Editors and Affiliations

  • National Agriculturally Important Microbial Culture Collection (NAIMCC), ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Maunath Bhanjan, India

    Sushil K. Sharma

  • Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, India

    Ajit Varma

About the editors

Sushil K. Sharma is Principal Scientist (Agricultural Microbiology) and In-charge/Focal Point of National Agriculturally Important Microbial Culture Collection (NAIMCC) at ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, MaunathBhanjan, Uttar Pradesh, India which is a designated repository (DR) recognized by National Biodiversity Authority, MoEF&CC, Govt of India. Dr Sharma is an individual member of World Federation for Culture Collections (WFCC). He is involved in coordination work of network project “Application of Microorganisms in Agriculture and Allied Sectors (AMAAS)” operating at different centers in India.His research interests include soil biology, microbiological basis of soil quality assessments,soil solarization and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. He is currently working on exploration, collection, characterization and conservation of microbial wealth of India. He is resource person for international, regional and national training/conference/workshops and delivered talk mainly on biofertilization and biofortification of soybean and wheat with Zn and Fe through microbial approaches, P- and Zn-solubilizing bacteria, and status and activities of microbial culture collections, and ex-situ conservation of microorganisms in NAIMCC. He is faculty member of Amity University, Noida for supervising Ph.D students. He is conducting training programs and group meeting for researchers, technical staff and farmers from all over the country on various aspects of microbiology. He has published more than 50 research articles, review articles, book chapters, and technical bulletins in his credit.







Prof Dr Ajit Varma: Ajit Varma has completed his PhD at the age of 25 years from Allahabad University and Former Professor, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Presently, he is the Distinguished Scientist & Professor of Eminence of AmityInstitute of Microbial Technology; Pro-Vice Chancellor, Ritnand Balved Education Foundation, and Vice Chairman, Amity Science, Technology & Innovation Foundation Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India. He has published more than 314 papers. Ajit Varma is the Fellow of Alexander-von-Humboldt Society, Germany, elected Fellow of National Academy Agricultural Sciences and Fellow of Microbiology Society of India.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Microbial Resource Conservation

  • Book Subtitle: Conventional to Modern Approaches

  • Editors: Sushil K. Sharma, Ajit Varma

  • Series Title: Soil Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96971-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-96970-1Published: 12 November 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07280-3Published: 31 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-96971-8Published: 31 October 2018

  • Series ISSN: 1613-3382

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-4831

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 451

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Biotechnology, Plant Sciences, Geoecology/Natural Processes

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