Cyanobacteria (eBook)

Dr. Naveen K. Sharma, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Post-Graduate College, India. Professor Ashawani K. Rai, Professor in Botany, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, India. Dr. Lucas J. Stal, Professor and Head of Department, Department of Marine Microbiology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, NIOO-KNAW & Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

List of contributors ix

Preface xiii

About the editors xv

Acknowledgements xvii

About the book xix

Introduction xxi

Naveen K. Sharma, Ashwani K. Rai, and Lucas J. Stal

About the companion website xxv

PART I: BIOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION OF CYANOBACTERIA 1

Chapter 1 Cyanobacteria: biology, ecology and evolution 3

Aharon Oren

Chapter 2 Modern classification of cyanobacteria 21

Ji¢§r´¥ Kom´arek

PART II: ECOLOGICAL SERVICES RENDERED BY CYANOBACTERIA
41

Chapter 3 Ecological importance of cyanobacteria 43

Beatriz D´¥ez and Karolina Ininbergs

Chapter 4 Cyanobacteria and carbon sequestration 65

Eduardo Jacob-Lopes, Leila Queiroz Zepka, and Maria Isabel
Queiroz

Chapter 5 Ecology of cyanobacteria on stone monuments,
biodeterioration, and the conservation of cultural heritage
73

Nitin Keshari and Siba Prasad Adhikari

PART III: CYANOBACTERIAL PRODUCTS 91

Chapter 6 Therapeutic applications of cyanobacteria with
emphasis on their economics 93

Rathinam Raja, Shanmugam Hemaiswarya, Isabel S. Carvalho, and
Venkatesan

Ganesan

Chapter 7 Spirulina: an example of cyanobacteria as
nutraceuticals 103

Masayuki Ohmori and Shigeki Ehira

Chapter 8 Ultraviolet photoprotective compounds from
cyanobacteria in biomedical applications 119

Tanya Soule and Ferran Garcia-Pichel

Chapter 9 Cyanobacteria as a ''green''
option for sustainable agriculture 145

Radha Prasanna, Anjuli Sood, Sachitra Kumar Ratha, and Pawan K.
Singh

Chapter 10 The economics of cyanobacteria-based biofuel
production: challenges and opportunities 167

Naveen K. Sharma and Lucas J. Stal

Chapter 11 Cyanobacterial cellulose synthesis in the light of
the photanol concept 181

R. Milou Schuurmans, Hans C.P. Matthijs, Lucas J. Stal, and Klaas
J. Hellingwerf

Chapter 12 Exopolysaccharides from cyanobacteria and their
possible industrial applications 197

Giovanni Colica and Roberto De Philippis

Chapter 13 Phycocyanins 209

Ruperto Bermejo

Chapter 14 Cyanobacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates: an alternative
source for plastics 227

Shilalipi Samantaray, Ranjana Bhati, and Nirupama Mallick

PART IV: HARMFUL ASPECTS 245

Chapter 15 Costs of harmful blooms of freshwater cyanobacteria
247

David P. Hamilton, Susanna A. Wood, Daniel R. Dietrich, and
Jonathan Puddick

Chapter 16 Cyanotoxins 257

Jason N. Woodhouse, Melissa Rapadas, and Brett A. Neilan

PART V: TOOLS, TECHNIQUES, AND PATENTS 269

Chapter 17 Photobioreactors for cyanobacterial culturing
271

A. Catarina Guedes, Nadpi G. Katkam, Jo~ao Varela, and
Francisco XavierMalcata

Chapter 18 Commercial-scale culturing of cyanobacteria: an
industrial experience 293

Hiroyuki Takenaka and Yuji Yamaguchi

Chapter 19 Engineering cyanobacteria for industrial products
303

Timo H.J. Niedermeyer, Ekaterina Kuchmina, and Annegret Wilde

Chapter 20 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria 319

John G. Day

Chapter 21 Patents on cyanobacteria and cyanobacterial products
and uses 329

Michael A. Borowitzka

Index 339