The central theme of this book Microbial BioEnergy: Hydrogen Production is focused on the
biological machinery that microorganisms use to produce hydrogen gas. The book summarizes the
achievements over the past decade in the biochemistry structural and molecular biology
genomics and applied aspects of microbial H2-production including microbial fuel cells (MFC)
by phototrophs such as purple sulfur and non-sulfur bacteria (Thiocapsa spp. Rhodobacter and
Rhodopseudomonas spp.) microalgae (Chlamydomonas) and cyanobacteria (Anabaena spp.) along with
anaerobes and thermophiles such as Caldicellulosiruptor and Thermotoga. This is the first book
of this series entirely devoted to microbial bio-hydrogen production and is intended to be a
precious source of information for PhD students researchers and undergraduates from
disciplines such as microbiology biochemistry biotechnology photochemistry and chemical
engineering interested in basic and applied sciences.
