With increasing advancement in Science and technology the importance of aquatic microbial ecosystem and its exploration has received considerable impetus during the past five decades. Interest in the microbial activities in the freshwater, brackish water and in the marine environment has been increased as a greater scale for their participation in the mineralization, disease outbreak, spoilage and their probiotic values. The book on Aquatic Microbiology attempts a survey of our present knowledge concerning bacteria, fungi and streptomycetes and their role in the lively activities of lakes brackishwater and seas. To condense this into roughly 245 pages a synopsis of young science which is undergoing vigorous developments is, of course, not easy. Exploration of some branches of this subject has only just begun and it is the stepping stone for further developments and to present a comprehensive document. It is an essential reference book for the aquatic microbiologists and an ideal introduction for the beginner, providing detailed information on all aspects of Aquatic Microbiology. Lavishly illustrated with over 50 superb drawings, this book is the result of many years research by the Author.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR K. Dhevendaran
Prof. (Dr.) K. Dhevendaran is basically a Marine Biologist and passed M. Sc. in Annamalai University with First class and he continued his Ph.D., Programme in Marine Microbiology and was awarded P.D., in the same University during 1978. This his credit he has outstanding contributions for past three decades on arylsulfatase in marine organisms and L- asparginase in marine streptomycetes. He is often pioneering to present a great deal of scientific findings in the geographical region of South India. He is the fist scientist in India for receiving the D.Sc., degree in Marine Microbiology from Kerala University, Trivandrum dring 2001. based on his Scientific contributions he has been nominated to the International Committee for "Albert Einstein" Science award Mexico. He is also the selection committee member for the Indian citizens to the foreign fellowships like Japanese and Chinese in the Ministry of Human resources and development, New Delhi. he received twice Eureko Forbes award for the best Scientific papers in the Science Congress during 1995 and 1997 and Swadeshi science Congress award for producing the meritorious Ph.D. Theseis and also best paper presentation award in Bharathiyar university, Coimbatore during 2007. He is a nominated Fellow to the Society f Fishery technologist, Kochi for his outstanding contributions in Fishery Microbiology. He published more than 120 scientific papers in the Journals of International Reupt. 12 Ph.D. and 23 M.Phil. students were awarded degree under his able guidance. He is a member of various scientific societies like Society of general Microbilogy, USA and Society of marine Biotechnology, Japan and Europe. Now he is the head of the department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, university of kerala, Tribandrum and he is one of the PAC Committee members of DST, Delhi and also a member in UGC committee as subject expert outside the kerala State. He is a member of Editorial Board in Aquatic Biology Journal and Joint Editor of book on Advances in Aquatic Biology & Fisheries.
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