Table of Contents

Coastal Sand Dunes: A Potential Gold Mine of Bioresources.- Eubacterial  Siderophores and  Factors Modulating Their Production.- Denitrifying  Bacteria : Physiological Response to Hydrocarbons.- Alkaliphilic Bacteria: Diversity, Physiology and Industrial Applications.- Biodegradation of Aromatic Compounds by Alkaliphilic  Bacteria.- Response of Alkaliphilic Bacteria to Aromatic Amines.- Insights Into Organic Solvent Tolerant Bacteria and Their Biotechnological Potentials.- Heterotrophic Bacteria Producing Polyhydroxyalkanoates : A Biodegradable Polymer.- Transformation of Triphenyltin by Eubacteria: Fate and Effects in Environmental  System.- Bacteria Adhered to Particulate Matter and Their Role in Plant Litter Mineralization.- Feruloyl Esterase: A Principal  Biodegradative Enzyme.- Bioprocessing  of Coir.- A Natural Fibre for Diversified End use.- Role of Microbes in Vermicomposting: A Review.- Prevalence of Listeria in Milk From Farm to Table.- Index. 

About the Author

Dr. Sunita Borkar, Associate Prof. and Head, Department of Microbiology, P.E,S.S.R.S.N. College of Arts and Science, Farmagudi, Ponda, Goa started with the Department of Microbiology at the same college in 1989 as Lecturer after M.Sc. from Bombay University and became Associate Prof. in 2006. She obtained her Doctoral degree in 2003 during her teaching tenure from Goa University. She worked on “Studies on Alkaliphiles - An Industrially Significant group of Extremophiles” under the able guidance of Prof. Saroj Bhosle. She has 27 years of teaching and research experience and guided project work of 40 undergraduate  students, 2 Ph.D scholars as co-guide and 1 M.Phil. student. She has to her credit 3 Minor Research Projects funded by UGC and 1 Major Research Project funded by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Her major research interests encompass Diversity of Alkaliphilic Bacteria, Bioremediation, Phosphate Solubilisation, and PGPR. Dr. Borkar has participated and presented several research papers at National and International conferences and symposia and published research papers and articles related to her research interest. She is a life member of Association of Microbiologists of India and has received Carmelite Award as the best outgoing graduate student.