Metagenomics: Perspectives, Methods, and Applications, Second Edition provides thorough coverage of the growing field of metagenomics. Chapters from international experts examine methods for metagenomic analysis of microbiota, metagenomic computational tools, and recent metagenomic studies in various environments and clinical settings. This emphasis on applications makes the text particularly useful for applied researchers, practitioners, clinicians and students seeking to employ metagenomic approaches to advance knowledge in the biomedical and life sciences. Case-study based application chapters include topics ranging from viral metagenome profiling, metagenomics in oral disease and health, metagenomic insights into the human gut microbiome and metabolic syndromes, and more. This new edition has been fully updated to address the rapid growth and development of metagenomics applications that are discussed by experts who detail recent developments and fresh case studies. Newly added chapters instruct in methods and implications of metagenomics in areas of growing focus, such as microbiome research, clinical diagnosis, metagenomic epidemiology, wildlife conservation, zoonotic diseases and plant microbe interaction.

About the Author
Dr. M. Nagarajan received his M.Sc and PhD in Environmental Biotechnology from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. After his Ph.D program, he carried out his postdoctoral research at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, India and then at Laboratoire de Biologie Moleculaire de la Cellule, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France. He was an Assistant Professor at Sri Paramakalyani Centre for Environmental Sciences, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Alwarkurichi, Tamil Nadu before joining Central University of Kerala in 2012. He is an editorial board member of Webmed Central Plus Genetics and reviewer of many peer-reviewed journals in the field of Genetics and Genomics including Gene and Biochemical Genetics. He has 18 publications in leading international journals including PLoS Genetics and Molecular Ecology. He has been awarded the Fast Track Young Scientists award by DST, Govt. of India. Presently, he is operating two major research projects funded by UGC and DST.


Book Information
ISBN 9780323916318
Author Muniyandi Nagarajan
Format Paperback
Page Count 456
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science & Technology