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Pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and medical device development all employ microbial food technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book addresses the recent advances in microbial functional foods and associated applications, providing an important reference work for graduates and researchers. It also provides up-to-date information on novel nutraceutical compounds and their mechanisms of action—catering to the needs of researchers and academics in food science and technology, microbiology, chemical engineering, and other disciplines who are dealing with microbial functional foods and related areas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMicrobial Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals\u003c\/i\u003e is:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGround-breaking\u003c\/b\u003e: Includes the latest developments and research in the area of microbial functional foods and nutraceuticals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMultidisciplinary\u003c\/b\u003e: Applicable across food science and technology, microbiology, biotechnology, chemical engineering, and other important research fields\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePractical and academic\u003c\/b\u003e: An important area of both academic research and new product development in the food and pharmaceutical industries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMicrobial Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal resource of information for biologists, microbiologists, bioengineers, biochemists, biotechnologists, food technologists, enzymologists, and nutritionists. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Microalgae as a Sustainable Source of Nutraceuticals 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMd Nazmul Islam, Faisal Alsenani, and Peer M. Schenk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Functional Foods from Cyanobacteria: An Emerging Source for Functional Food Products of Pharmaceutical Importance 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeha Panjiar, Shashank Mishra, Ajar Nath Yadav, and Priyanka Verma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Seaweed Carotenoid, Fucoxanthin, as Functional Food 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNissreen Abu‐Ghannam and Emer Shannon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Functional Foods from Mushroom 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVinay Basavegowda Raghavendra, Chandrasekar Venkitasamy, Zhongli Pan, and Chandra Nayak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Microbial Production of Organic Acids 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRam Naraian and Simpal Kumari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Microbes as a Source for the Production of Food Ingredients 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharu Gupta and Dhan Prakash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Microbial Xanthan, Levan, Gellan, and Curdlan as Food Additives 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOzlem Ateş and Ebru Toksoy Oner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Microbial Fibrinolytic Enzyme Production and Applications 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssam Kotb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Microbial Products Maintain Female Homeostasis 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarika Amdekar, Mayuri Khare, Vivek Kumar Shrivastava, Avnish Kumar, and Vinod Singh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Production of High‐Quality Probiotics by Fermentation 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarimuthu Anandharaj, Rizwana Parveen Rani, and Manas R. Swain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Probiotics and Their Health Benefits 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichelle Fleet and Pattanathu K.S.M. Rahman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Nutritional Potential of Auricularia auricula‐judae and Termitomyces umkowaan – The Wild Edible Mushrooms of South‐Western India 281\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNamera C. Karun, Kandikere R. Sridhar, and Cheviri N. Ambarish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 303\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e About the Editors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVijai Kumar Gupta,\u003c\/strong\u003e Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelen Treichel,\u003c\/strong\u003e Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS), Brazil.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolha (Olga) Shapaval,\u003c\/strong\u003e Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLuiz Antonio de Oliveira,\u003c\/strong\u003e Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amaz??nia in Manaus, Brazil.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaria G. Tuohy,\u003c\/strong\u003e National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Showcases the recent advances in microbial functional food applications across food science, microbiology, biotechnology, and chemical engineering\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMicrobial technology plays a key role in the improvement of biotechnology, cosmeceuticals, and biopharmaceutical applications. It has turned into a subject of expanding significance because new microbes and their related biomolecules are distinguished for their biological activity and health benefits. Encompassing both biotechnology and chemical engineering, \u003cem\u003eMicrobial Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals\u003c\/em\u003e brings together microbiology, bacteria, and food processing\/mechanization, which have applications for a variety of audiences. 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