Endophytic Association: What, Why and How

Maulin P. Shah is a distinguished environmental scientist, academician, and globally recognized expert in the fields of environmental biotechnology and sustainablewastewater treatment. He has made significant contributions to advancing eco-friendlytechnologies for pollution control, particularly through innovative biological treatment processes. He holds extensive academic and research experience, with a strong focus on industrial wastewater treatment, bioremediation, and microalgae-based technologies. His work emphasizes the integration of sustainability principles with practical engineering solutions, helping industries reduce their environmental footprint.His books cover a wide spectrum of cutting-edge domains, including industrial wastewater microbiology, bioremediation, biodegradation, algal biotechnology, biofuel, bioenergy, circular economy, metagenomics related to wastewater treatment, and enzyme engineering.

Dr. Deepanwita Deka received her B.Sc. degree (2009) and M.Sc. degree (2011) in Botany with specialization Microbiology from Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India. She earned her M.Phil. and Ph.D. degree in 2013 and 2020 respectively from Microbial Ecology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Gauhati University. She efficiently worked on Plant and Pharmaceutical microbiology during her M.Phil. and Ph.D. research. She is an active researcher and her research interests cover mainly Plant-microbe interactions, Agricultural microbiology, Pharmaceutical microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Bioremediation, Myco-Nanoparticles etc. Dr. Deka received many scholarships, awards and fellowship during her education. She has many publications in different National and International Journals and Books (Elsevier, Springer, CRC Press etc.) on various aspects of microbiology covering her interests. She is the editor of 3 books international repute (1 Elsevier and 2 Springer).