Metagenomics: Techniques, Applications, Challenges and Opportunities

This book summarizes the various  areas of research in metagenomics and their potential applications in medicine, the environment and biotechnology. The book presents the recent advances in theoretical, methodological and applied aspects of metagenom

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nomics: Techniques, Applications, Challenges and Opportunities

Metagenomics: Techniques, Applications, Challenges and Opportunities

Reena Singh Chopra • Chirag Chopra • Neeta Raj Sharma Editors

Metagenomics: Techniques, Applications, Challenges and Opportunities

Editors Reena Singh Chopra School of Bioengineering and Biosciences Lovely Professional University Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Chirag Chopra School of Bioengineering and Biosciences Lovely Professional University Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Neeta Raj Sharma School of Bioengineering and Biosciences Lovely Professional University Jalandhar, Punjab, India

ISBN 978-981-15-6528-1 ISBN 978-981-15-6529-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6529-8

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Contents

Part I 1

2

The New Science of Metagenomics: Revealing the Secrets of Microbial Physiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saurabh Singh, Harpreet Singh, Biswaranjan Rout, Raja Babu Mani Tripathi, Chirag Chopra, and Reena Singh Chopra The Coming Together of Sciences: Metagenomics for Microbial Biochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jyotsana Sharma, Sarmeela Sharma, Indu Sharma, Chirag Chopra, and Varun Sharma

Part II 3

Introduction to Metagenomics

Metagenomic DNA Sequencing: Technological Advances and Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daljeet Singh Dhanjal, Chirag Chopra, and Reena Singh Chopra Environmental Microbial Forensics: How Hidden is the Truth? . . . Peta Pavan Kumar, Kiran Yadav, Varun Vevek, Harshit

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