Table Of ContentCLIMATE CHANGE AND MICROBES
Impacts and Vulnerability
CLIMATE CHANGE AND MICROBES
Impacts and Vulnerability
Edited by
Javid A. Parray, PhD
Suhaib A. Bandh, PhD
Nowsheen Shameem, PhD
First edition published 2022
Apple Academic Press Inc. CRC Press
1265 Goldenrod Circle, NE, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW,
Palm Bay, FL 32905 USA Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 USA
4164 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, 2 Park Square, Milton Park,
ON, L7L 1A4 Canada Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN UK
© 2022 Apple Academic Press, Inc.
Apple Academic Press exclusively co-publishes with CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the authors, editors, and publisher cannot
assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors, editors, and publishers
have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders
if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged, please write
and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint.
Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized
in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying,
microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers.
For permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, access www.copyright.com or contact the Copyright
Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400. For works that are not available on
CCC please contact [email protected]
Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks and are used only for identification
and explanation without intent to infringe.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Title: Climate change and microbes : impacts and vulnerability / edited by Javid A. Parray, PhD, Suhaib A. Bandh, PhD,
Nowsheen Shameem, PhD.
Names: Parray, Javid Ahmad, editor. | Bandh, Suhaib A., editor. | Shameem, Nowsheen, editor.
Description: First edition. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20210370149 | Canadiana (ebook) 20210370203 | ISBN 9781774637210 (hardcover) |
ISBN 9781774637968 (softcover) | ISBN 9781003189725 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Microbial ecology. | LCSH: Climatic changes. | LCSH: Microorganisms. | LCSH: Plants—Microbiology.
Classification: LCC QR100 .C53 2022 | DDC 579/.17—dc23
Library of Congress Cataloging‑in‑Publication Data
CIP data on file with US Library of C ongress
ISBN: 978-1-77463-721-0 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-77463-796-8 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-00318-972-5 (ebk)
About the Editors
Javid A. Parray, PhD
Javid A. Parray, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Higher Education
Department at Government Degree College Eidgah, Srinagar, India, where
he teaches the subject of environmental science. He has published many
research articles in reputable refereed international and national journals.
He had authored books on different themes, including Approaches to
Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants; Sustainable Agriculture: Biotechniques
in Plant Biology; and Sustainable Agriculture: Advances in Plant
Metabolome and Microbiome. He was awarded the “Emerging Scientist
of Year Award” by the Indian Academy of Environmental Science for
the year 2015 in addition to being awarded with an international travel
grant for participating in international conferences. Dr. Parray completed
a fast-track project entitled “Molecular characterization and metabolic
potential of rhizospheric bacteria from Arnebia benthamii across North
Western Himalaya” at CORD, University of Kashmir, India. He finished
his postdoctorate research associateship on a DBT-funded project entitled
“Tissue culture-based network programme on saffron.” He earned a PhD in
Environmental Science with a specialization in plant microbe interaction
on the topic “Evaluating role of Rhizospheric bacteria in saffron culture”
from the University of Kashmir, India.
Suhaib A. Bandh, PhD
Suhaib A. Bandh, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Higher Educa
tion Department of Jammu and Kashmir at Government Degree College,
DH Pora, Kulgam, India, where he teaches courses on environmental
science and disaster management at the graduate level. He is the Presi
dent of the Academy of EcoScience in addition to being a life member of
the Academy of Plant Sciences, India, and the National Environmental
Science Academy. He is a recipient of many awards and has participated in
a number of national and international conferences organized by reputed
scientific bodies in India and abroad. He has a number of scientific
vi About the Editors
publications to his credit, published in some highly reputed and impacted
journals. Dr. Bandh has recently edited and authored a number of books,
including Freshwater Microbiology: Perspectives of Bacterial Dynamics
in Lake Ecosystems; Environmental Management: Environmental Issues,
Awareness and Abatement, and Environmental Perspectives and Issues.
Dr. Bandh has also edited a special issue on “Ecology and Biotechno
logical Applications of Biofilm” in BioMed Research International.
Nowsheen Shameem, PhD
Nowsheen Shameem, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department
of Environmental Science at Cluster University Srinagar, India. She has
worked as a project associate on the DBT-sanctioned project on “Spawn
production for the entrepreneurs of Kashmir Valley” at CORD, University
of Kashmir, India. She has also worked as a group leader for drafting
a number of research proposals and ideas. She has published many
research articles in reputed, refereed international and national journals
of Springer, Elsevier, and Hindawi. She has also presented her research
work at international and national conferences. Dr. Shameem finished her
doctorate through the University of Kashmir on “Phytochemical analysis
and nutraceutical value of some wild mushrooms growing in Kashmir
Valley” in 2017.
Contents
Contributors ......................................................................................................... ix
Abbreviations ....................................................................................................... xi
Preface ...............................................................................................................xiii
1. Role of Microorganisms as Climate Engineers:
Mitigation and Adaptations to Climate Change ...................................... 1
Muhammad Mahroz Hussain, Zia Ur Rahman Farooqi, Fahad Rasheed, and
Waqas Mohy Ud Din
2. Climate Change‑Induced Aggravations in Microbial Populations
and Processes: Constraints and Remediations .......................................25
Waqas Mohy Ud Din, Muhammad Mahroz Hussain, and Zia Ur Rahman Farooqi
3. The Vulnerability of Microbial Ecosystems in a
Challenging Climate ................................................................................ 51
Basharat A. Bhat, Lubna Tariq, Rakeeb A. Mir, Ishfaq Majeed, and
Maajid M. Bandh
4. Climate Change and Its Influence on Microbial Diversity,
Communities, and Processes ....................................................................81
Irteza Qayoom, Haika Mohi-ud-din, Aqsa Khursheed, Aashia Altaf, and
Suhaib A. Bandh
5. Climate Change and Its Impact on Plant‑Microbe Interaction .......... 125
S. S. Khandare and M. G. Ingale
6. Climate Change and Microbial Aquatic Life ....................................... 163
Tanzeela Rehman, Shahnaz Bashir, Mohazib Nabi, and Suhaib A. Bandh
7. Microbial Food‑borne Diseases Due to Climate Change ..................... 187
John Mohd War, Anees Un Nisa, Abdul Hamid Wani, and Mohd Yaqub Bhat
8. Algae as Indicators of Climate Change .................................................... 235
Christy B. K. Sangma and Sabira Sultana
viii Contents
9. Regulation of Ethylene Levels with 1‑Aminocyclopropane‑
1‑Carboxylate Deaminase Produced by Plant Growth
Promoting Rhizobacteria ........................................................................... 267
Aparna B. Gunjal
10. Core Microbiome of Solanum Lycopersicum for
Sustainable Agroecosystems ...................................................................... 279
Anamika Chattopadhyay and G. Thiribhuvanamala
Index ................................................................................................................. 301
Contributors
Maajid M. Bandh
Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
Suhaib A. Bandh
Government Degree College, DH Pora, Kulgam, India
Shahnaz Bashir
Sri Pratap College Campus, Cluster University, Srinagar, India
Aashia Beigh
Sri Pratap College, Cluster University Srinagar, India
Basharat A Bhat
Department of Bioresources, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
Mohd Yaqub Bhat
Section of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar,
Jammu and Kashmir, India
Zia Ur Rahman Farooqi
Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Aparna B. Gunjal
Department of Microbiology, Dr. D.Y. Patil, Arts, Commerce and Science College, Pimpri, Pune,
Maharashtra, India
Muhammad Mahroz Hussain
Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
M. G. Ingale
Department of Microbiology, Bajaj College of Science, Wardha, India
S. S. Khandare
Department of Microbiology, Bajaj College of Science, Wardha, India
Aqsa Khursheed
Sri Pratap College, Cluster University Srinagar, India
Ishfaq Majeed
Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
Rakeeb A Mir
Department of Biotechnology, BGSB University, Rajouri, India
Haika Mohi‑ud‑din
Sri Pratap College, Cluster University Srinagar, India
Waqas Mohy Ud Din
Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
