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Microbes are vitally important to all life on Earth. As versatile organisms, they play a major role in various biochemical processes such as biodegradation, biodeterioration, climate change, food spoilage, epidemiology and biotechnology. The exponential rise in the quantity of scientific information and the rate at which new discoveries are made, require much elaborated, interdisciplinary and up-to date information and their understanding. The book "Microbiology Concepts with Experiments for Agricultural and Food Microbiology" has been written to serve as a guidebook for undergraduates and postgraduates of different universities. The chapters have been so arranged to give a sequential knowledge of the introductory basic agricultural microbiology, molecular biology, and plant metabolic pathways, elements of immunology, industrial microbiology, fermentation technology and principle working of basic equipment's in this guide book.

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Dr Khushboo Chaudhary is presently working as a Technical Assistant at THSTI, Faridabad, Haryana, India and having one year of teaching experience and eight years of research experience. She graduated from Dr. M.P.S College, Agra in 2010, completed post-graduate from R.B.S College, Agra (Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University) in 2012 and Ph. D in Biotechnology from Banasthali Vidyapith Tonk Rajasthan in 2019. She has published several research papers in international and national journals. She has published six international text books. She has got seven best paper and poster presentation awards from the Indian Society of Genetics and Biotechnology Research and Development and received the president appreciation awards also in the International conference. She has got the best poster award by ISSGPU Central Institute Research on Goats, Makhdoom. She has published several gene banks in NCBI Pubmed. She has also published a research article in the virology journal. She is likely to be a co-author in several of the publications and coauthor in J. Virological Methods.

Dr.Pankaj Kumar Saraswat graduated from R.B.S. College Bichpuri (Agra University) Agra in 1996, completed post-graduate and Ph.D. in Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry from Banaras Hindu University Varanasi in 1999 and 2004 respectively. Dr. Saraswat started his career atH.N.B.G. University Srinagar Garhwal Uttrakhand in 2005 as a lecturer in Soil Science and moved as Subject Matter Specialist (Soil Science) to KVK Banasthali Vidyapith Tonk Rajasthan. In October 2015 Dr. Saraswat joined ICAR-RC for N.E.H Region Umiam as Sr. Scientist & Head at KVK Tamenglong Manipur. Dr. Saraswat as P.I. completed two research projects externally funded from SERC-DST Govt. of India New Delhi and DST-Govt. of Rajasthan Jaipur. At the same time, he also conducted four INSPIRE-Internship Science Camps under the SEAT program of DST for 10th pass top 1% students of Rajasthan. He has published three international text books Presently Dr. Saraswat has been working for agricultural technology assessment and demonstrations for its wider application at farmers' field along with capacity development programs for farmers, farm women, rural youth, line departments and other stakeholders and also working as P.I. in one of NEC Shillong funded demonstration based project in Tamenglong district Imphal, Manipur.