Editorial | Volume 11, Issue 4, July, 2023
Microbes as a gift from God
Editorial | Volume 11, Issue 4, July, 2023
Microbes as a gift from God
Microbes, the fascinating and imperceptible organisms, are minuscule creatures that cannot be observed without the aid of magnification. Microorganisms are ubiquitous in nature that are known to exist everywhere from the equator to the poles, deserts to the deep sea, rocks, geysers, and even extreme hot and cold conditions. Microbes are unicellular or multicellular organisms and belong to three domains of life i.e. archaea, bacteria, and eukarya. These tiny creatures are truly a gift from God as they play several roles for the environment and every creature of the earth such as humans, plants, and animals, without (gnotobiotic condition) which quality and quantity of life will drastically reduce. Microbes where maintain the biogeological cycles in the environment and on the other hand they maintain the soil fertility. In plants, they help in plant growth promotion by protecting them from pathogens and fulfilling nutritional requirements, whereas in humans and animals, they maintain cognitive functions. The importance and their role played in nature the scientist have gained research interest past many decades and they have been studied via culturable and unculturable (metagenomics) techniques.
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Month
Beneficial microbiomes: Biodiversity and potential biotechnological applications for sustainable agriculture and human health
Ajar Nath Yadav, Rajesh Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Vinod Kumar, TCK Sugitha, Bhanumati Singh, Vinay Singh Chauahan, Harcharan Singh Dhaliwal, Anil Kumar SaxenaBeneficial plant-microbe interactions for agricultural sustainability
Ajar Nath YadavPhytomicrobiomes for agro-environmental sustainability
Ajar Nath YadavBeneficial microorganisms for healthy soils, healthy plants and healthy humans
Ajar Nath Yadav, Divjot Kour, Neelam YadavA metagenomic analysis of gut microbiome phylogeny among four economically important carp species from wild and aquaculture farms
Shrihari Ashok Pingle, Abhay John KhandagleRhizospheric microbiomes for agricultural sustainability
Ajar Nath Yadav,, Divjot Kour, Neelam Yadav