Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cyanobacteria in Diverse Habitats / Lira A. Gaysina, Aniket Saraf and Prashant Singh -- Cyanobacteria in Nitrogen-Fixing Symbioses / Edder D. Bustos-Díaz, Francisco Barona-Gómez, and Angélica Cibrián-Jaramillo -- Cyanobacterial Taxonomy: Morphometry to Molecular Studies / N. Anand, N. Thajuddin, and P.K. Dadheech -- Dormant Cells (Akinetes) of Filamentous Cyanobacteria Demonstrate a Great Variability in Morphology, Physiology, and Ecological Function / Assaf Sukenik, Jacqueline Rücker and Iris Maldener -- Chlorophyll a Fluorescence in Cyanobacteria: Relation to Photosynthesis / Alexandrina Stirbet, Dušan Lazár, George C. Papageorgiou, and Govindjee -- Photomorphogenesis in the Cyanobacterium Fremyella diplosiphon Improves Photosynthetic Efficiency / Vinod Kumar, Pankaj K. Maurya, Soumila Mondal, Rajeshwar P. Sinha, and Shailendra P. Singh -- Mechanisms of Photoprotection in Cyanobacteria / Jainendra Pathak, Haseen Ahmed, Prashant R. Singh, Shailendra P. Singh, Donat-P. Häder, and Rajeshwar P. Sinha -- Nitrogenase and Hydrogenase: Enzymes for Nitrogen Fixation and Hydrogen Production in Cyanobacteria / Arun Kumar Mishra, Manish Singh Kaushik, and D.N. Tiwari -- Influence of Circadian Clocks on Optimal Regime of Central C-N Metabolism of Cyanobacteria / Jan Červený, Jakub Šalagovič, Frantis̆ek Muzika, David Šafránek, and Igor Schreiber -- Phycobiliproteins and Their Commercial Significance / Vinod K. Kannaujiya, Deepak Kumar, Jainendra Pathak, and Rajeshwar P. Sinha -- Environmental and Technological Stresses and Their Management in Cyanobacteria / Liliana Cepoi -- Iron Homeostasis in Cyanobacteria / Manish Singh Kaushik, Meenakshi Srivastava, and Arun Kumar Mishra -- Metals in Cyanobacteria: Physiological and Molecular Regulation / Sanjesh Tiwari, Parul Parihar, Anuradha Patel, Rachana Singh, and Sheo Mohan Prasad -- Ecophysiology of Cyanobacteria in the Polar Regions / Jana Kvíderová, Josef Elster, and Jiří Komárek -- Pesticides and Rice Agriculture / Balkrishna Tiwari, Surbhi Kharwar and D.N. Tiwari -- Cyanobacteria: Applications in Biotechnology / Jay Kumar, Divya Singh, Madhu B. Tyagi, and Ashok Kumar -- Cyanobacterial Exopolysaccharides: Composition, Biosynthesis, and Biotechnological Applications / Savita Singh, Chandra Kant, Ravindra Kumar Yadav, Yattapu Prasad Reddy, and Gerard Abraham -- Cyanobacterial Secretion Systems: Understanding Fundamental Mechanisms Toward Technological Applications / Cátia F. Gonçalves, Steeve Lima, Paula Tamagnini, and Paulo Oliveira -- Cyanobacterial Siderophores: Ecological and Biotechnological Significance / Sindhunath Chakraborty, Ekta Verma and Satya Shila Singh -- Ecotoxicological Assessment of Antibiotics in Freshwater Using Cyanobacteria / Miguel González-Pleiter, Samuel Cirés, Jara Hurtado-Gallegro, Francisco Leganés, Francisca Fernández-Piñas, and David Velázquez -- Cyanobacterial Bioenergy and Biofuels Science and Technology: A Scientometric Overview / O. Konur -- Cyanobacterial Toxins / Joao Sarkis Yunes -- Plant Growth-Promoting Abilities in Cyanobacteria / A.N. Rai, A.K. Singh, and M.B. Syiem -- Importance of Bioinformatics in Genome Mining of Cyanobacteria for Production of Bioactive Compounds / Shashank Kumar Maurya, Niveshika, and Rajnikant Mishra.

"Cyanobacteria constitute the most widely distributed group of photosynthetic prokaryotes found in almost all realms of the earth and play an important role in Earth's nitrogen and carbon cycle. The gradual transformation from reducing atmosphere to oxidizing atmosphere was a turning point in the evolutionary history of the earth and made conditions for present life forms possible. Cyanobacteria: From Basic Science to Applications is the first reference volume that comprehensively discusses all aspects of cyanobacteria, including the diverse mechanisms of cyanobacteria for the advancement of cyanobacterial abilities, towards higher biofuel productivity, enhanced tolerance to environmental stress and bioactive compounds and potential for biofertilizers."--