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Microbiology and Biotechnology for Sustainable Development contains two sections. Section A contains informative and thought provoking articles by leading scientists who have contributed immensely in their field of research. Section B includes research articles covering various aspects of research in the field of microbiology and biotechnology. It contains articles on the challenging issues and information on existing microbial biodiversity and its preservation biofertilizers biopesticides toxic metabolites in higher fungi environmental pollutants and the role of microorganisms in bioprocessing of solid waste and environmental clean up. In addition it contains full chapters on some aspects of medicine and human health enzymes of industrial importance secondary metabolites of higher fungi and problems of food contamination. The volume will be useful to scientists research and extension workers teachers and students of microbiology and biotechnology. This will also serve as a catalyst in stimulating our scientific community to think and solve the challenging problems for sustainability. About the Author Dr. P. C. Jain Reader in the Department of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Dr. H.S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya has 22 years of teaching experience of both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Dr. Jain did his post-doctoral work with Dr. J. Lacey at Rothamsted Experimental Station Harpenden England and Dr. L. Stevens Department of Biochemistry University of Stirling Scotland in United Kingdom. He has supervised 9 Ph.D. scholars and has more than 60 research publications to his credit published in international and national journals. He has written and edited 4 books in botany published by Madhya Pradesh Hindi Granth Academy Bhopal and contributed 6 review articles in reference books published by national and international publishers. He is a well-known academician of national repute and is a guest faculty of many universities. He has chaired sessions delivered a number of keynote and lead lectures in various national symposia/seminar etc. Dr. Jain has been the Principal Investigator in many research projects. He is a member of many learned societies and board of editors of some research journals of biological sciences.