Diversity and Benefits of Microorganisms from the Tropics

Part I. Microorganisms in tropical environments.- Chapter 1. Diversity and Technological aspects of microorganisms from semi-arid environments.- Chapter 2. Why study endophytic fungal community associated with cact species?.- Chapter 3. Diversity and biotechnological potential of endophytic microorganisms associated with tropical mangrove forests.- Chapter 4. Endophytic microorganisms of the tropical savannah: a promising source of bioactive molecules.- Chapter 5. Overview on Biodiversity, Chemistry and Biotechnnological potential of microorganisms from the Brazilian Amazon.- Chapter 6. Diversity and prospection of South Atlantic Ocean Microorganisms.- Part II. Tropical Microorganisms and biotechnological applications.- Chapter 7. Tropical Cyanobacterial and Biotechnological applications.- Chapter 8. Induction of crypitc metabolites production through epigenetic tailoringin Colletotrichum gloeosporioides isolated from Sygidium commune.- Chapter 9. Secondary metabolites of endophytic microorganisms: techniques and biotechnological approaches.- Part III. Agricultural and livestock microorganisms in the tropics.- Chapter 10. Diversity and function of endophytic microbial community of plants with economical potential.- Chapter 11. Importance of mycorhizae in tropical soils.- Chapter 12. Diversity and importance of diazotrophic bactéria in agricultural sustainability in the tropics.- Chapter 13. Describing the unexplored microorganisms associated with guarana: a typical tropical plant.- Chapter 14. Beneficial microorganisms associated to sugarcane crop: the green gold for clean energy.- Part IV. Microorganisms: Promises and challenges.- Chapter 15. Translating endophyte research to applications: prospects and challenges.- Chapter 16. Ecological aspects on ruminal microbiome.- Chapter 17.  Evolution of yeast selection for fuel ethanol: breaking paradigmas.- Chapter 18. Genetically modified organisms in Brazil: challenges and perspectives.