This book focuses on cold habitat microbes as a potential source of elite enzymes and secondary metabolites to meet the growing demands of the pharmaceutical, food and biotechnological industries. Microbes living in such extremely cold conditions are reported to produce various biomolecules with potential biotechnological applications.

The book overviews recent research trends to discover such important biomolecules and also suggests future research directions to discover such elite novel biomolecules.

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Covers studies on various biotic communities and abiotic components of the soil of terrestrial habitats with a focus on cold habitats
Discusses various 'Omic' approaches: metagenomics and meta-transcriptomics
Lists adaptation strategies adopted by cold-adapted microbes
Highlights various biotechnological and industrially important biomolecules produced by cold-adapted microbes
Explores the role of microbial biofilm in the degradation of microplastics in cold habitats

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Cover
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Copyright
Dedication
Contents
About the editors
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of contributors
Introduction
Chapter 1 Soil physicochemical and biological properties in cold habitats of the north-west Himalayas: Their constraints and management strategies
Chapter 2 Soil as a host to the biotic community
Chapter 3 Effects of soil characteristics on the diversity and biomass of microbial communities
Chapter 4 Soil microbiome of cold deserts and its biotechnologically useful adaptations for life on Earth and beyond, with a detailed case study on the Atacama Desert microbiome
Chapter 5 Phosphorus, potassium and iron solubilising bacteria in trans-Himalayan soil
Chapter 6 Potential and responses of microfungi to the dynamics of cold environments
Chapter 7 Rhizobiome of the Indian Himalayan ecosystem and its role
Chapter 8 Soil microbiome for enhanced crop productivity
Chapter 9 Impact of microbial biofilm community shifts on the degradation of microplastics in cold habitats
Chapter 10 A review on the bioprospection of psychrophilic bacteria and their potential applications for sustainability
Chapter 11 Psychrophilic soil microorganismsA potential source of secondary metabolites
Chapter 12 Brass tacks of ‘Omics’ technologies for decoding soil microbiome
Chapter 13 Ecological role of psychrophiles and mechanism of adaptation in various cold ecozones
Chapter 14 Ecology and remediation of soil: The steps toward modern soil biotechnology
Chapter 15 Machine learning to explore the psychrophilic soil microbiome
Chapter 16 Mass spectrometry as an emerging analytical technique for agriculture under changing climate
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