Dr. Mukesh Kumar Awasthi is associate professor at the College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, China. His major research interests include a wide range of microbiology, environment science, biotechnology & bioengineering. He is associate editor of Bioengineered, Bioenergy & Biofuels, BMC- Microbiology, BioEnergy Research, Environment, Development and Sustainability & Frontier in microbiology. He is also editorial board member of Science of the total environment, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, Integrated Publishing Association, & Journal of Basic and Applied Mycology.