Microbial Genomics: Clinical, Pharmaceutical, and Industrial Applications Developments in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Series

Microbial Genomics: Clinical, Pharmaceutical and Industrial Applications focuses on the various applications of microbial genomics in clinical, pharmaceutical, and industrial fields. The book consists of four parts devoted to bacterial, viral, and fungal genomics, as well as their applications in clinical, pharmaceutical, and industrial fields. Chapters are written by experts in their respective disciplines and are tightly organized with an introduction to detailed descriptions, available software implementation, applications, advanced topics, summaries, analytic questions, exercises, and suggested readings. Throughout this book, the latest genomics and biotechnological developments and discoveries as well as open problems and future challenges on microbial genomics are highlighted. Readers will be introduced to state-of-the-art developments and trends of microbial genomics, its clinical, pharmaceutical, and industrial applications.

1. Introduction to microbial genomics 2. Viral Genomics 3. Bacterial Genomics 4. Fungal Genomics 5. Introduction to genomics-based clinical applications 6. Viral identification and diagnosis 7. Bacterial identification and diagnosis 8. Fungal identification and diagnosis 9. Introduction to genomics-based pharmaceutical applications 10. Potential targets for anti-viral drugs 11. Discovery and development of new antibacterial drugs 12. Potential targets for the development of new antifungal drugs 13. Introduction to genomics-based industrial applications 14. Bacteriophage technology-based applications for bacteria control 15. Synthetic genomics and genome reengineering practices 16. Biotechnological applications of functional metagenomics in the food industry 17. Advances in Fungal biotechnology for Industry

Huseyin Tombuloglu, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Research and Medical Consultation (IRMC) of Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. He received his BSc degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics, an MS degree in Biology and a PhD degree in Biotechnology. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience in Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Genomics, and Biotechnology, as well as Bioinformatics. His current research focuses on nanoparticle-plant interaction. He has published more than 60 internationally indexed articles. Among those, approximately 20 recent articles are related to nanoparticle and plant interactions at molecular and physiological levels. He has also edited two books published by a global publisher.

Amal Mahmoud, PhD, is a Professor of Bioinformatics, Head of the Department of Bioinformatics, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), University of Sadat City, Egypt, previously worked as a Professor of Bioinformatics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (2017-2022). She had a PhD fellowship in CIRAD-Montpellier, France (1995-1998) and previously worked at UC-Davis-CA as a post-doc (2001-2002) in the field of viral bioinformatics. She teaches undergraduate and graduate bioinformatics, genetics, molecular biology, gene regulation and virology as well as supervises research students. Her current research is focused on the application of artificial intelligence and bioinformatics tools for developing novel therapeutic strategies for emerging viruses.

• Presents the recent genomic developments in the industrial applications of microorganisms
• Summarizes recent developments in microbial genomics, emphasizing the role of next-generation sequencing in functional genomics
• Focus on how transcriptomics can help better understand host responses to pathogen infection
• Describes applications of genomics in clinical microbiology