Microorganisms in Environmental Management
Microbes and their biosynthetic capabilities have been invaluable in finding solutions for several intractable problems mankind has encountered in maintaining the quality of the environment. They have, for example, been used to positive effect in human and animal health, genetic engineering, environmental protection, and municipal and industrial waste treatment. Microorganisms have enabled feasible and cost-effective responses which would have been impossible via straightforward chemical or phys...
Secondary Metabolites in Soil Ecology (Soil Biology, #14)
Microbiologists and soil scientists will find this study compelling reading. It focuses on the role of bacterial, fungal and plant secondary metabolites in soil ecosystems. Our understanding of the biological function of secondary metabolites is surprisingly limited, considering our knowledge of their structural diversity and pharmaceutical activity. This book reviews functional aspects of secondary metabolite production, with a focus on interactions among soil organisms.
This volume examines the various aspects of post-transcriptional RNA processing, including biosynthetic, genetic, and functional aspects of nucleoside modification and editing by nucleoside conversion as well as by nucleoside insertion/deletion. Written by leading researchers in the field, it includes descriptions of the different types of modification/editing, identification of the correspondending enzymes, discussion of cis- and trans- acting sequences, machineries, mechanisms, cellular locati...
Biological Resource Management Connecting Science and Policy
Jointly published with INRA, Paris. The application of new production methods in the food industry - genetic engineering in plants and animals - as well as recent crises over food-borne diseases have led consumers to a growing concern about science as an appropriate basis for developing sound agricultural policies. This book presents the discussion of scientists and politicians in the framework of an OECD programme conference on how to restore public trust in the application of new scientific a...
Explorers of the Black Box is a scientific adventure story. The “Black Box” is the brain. The “Explorers” are neuroscientists in search of how nerve cells record memories, and they are as ruthless and dauntless as any soldiers of fortune. The book centers around the early, often-controversial research Nobel Prize–winner Eric Kandel. It takes readers behind the scenes of laboratories at Woods Hole, Columbia, Yale, and Princeton to create an absorbing account of how the brain works and of how scie...
With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. The present volume includes reviews on genetics, cell biology, and vegetation science.
Mechanismen der Paraprobiotik als Werkzeuge
by Nditange Shigwedha and Li Jia
Cloose Leaf Version for Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach with Connect Access Card
by Marjorie Kelly Cowan
The abundance of sulfate-reducing bacteria and archaea (SRBA) is impressive and new isolates are being reported continuously. A few decades ago, only two genera of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) had been identified. As of 2018, 92 genera containing more than 420 species of SRB have been isolated and characterized and there are several species of archaea. This book addresses the development of the research with SRBA and includes historical background of this field. Biochemical characterization...
Fungi (Progress in Mycological Research)
The book deals with the application of fungi and the strategic management of some plant pathogens. It covers fungal bioactive metabolites, with emphasis on those secondary metabolites that are produced by various endophytes, their pharmaceutical and agricultural uses, regulation of the metabolites, mycotoxins, nutritional value of mushrooms, prospecting of thermophilic and wood-rotting fungi, and fungi as myconano factories. Strategies for the management of some plant pathogenic fungi of rice an...
Bio-Geo Interactions in Metal-Contaminated Soils (Soil Biology, #31)
Metal contamination is an increasing ecological and eco-toxicological risk. Understanding the processes involved in metal mobilization, sorption and mineralization in soils are key features for soil bioremediation. Following an introduction to the physical, chemical and biological components of contaminated soils, various chapters address the interactions of soil, microorganisms, plants and the water phase necessary to transfer metals into biological systems. These include topics such as potent...
Valuepack: Brock Biology of Microorganisms and Student Companion Website PLus Grade Tracker Access Card: International Edition/Practical Skills in Biomolecular Sciences
by Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Rob Reed, David Holmes, Jonathan Weyers, Allan Jones, Paul V Dunlap, and David P. Clark
This Value Pack consists of Brock Biology of Microorganisms and Student Companion Website Plus Grade Tracker Access Card: International Edition, 11/e by Michael T. Madigan (ISBN 9780132017848)and Practical Skills in Biomolecular Sciences, 3/e by Rob Reed, David Holmes, Jonathon Weyers and Allan Jones (ISBN 9780132391153)
Mikroorganismen kommen naturlicherweise im Grund- und Trinkwasser vor. Kritisch wird es dann, wenn pathogene Keime im Trinkwasser auftreten. Das vorliegende Buch gibt einen umfassenden Einblick in den Wissensstand zum Transport von Mikroorganismen im Grundwasser und zeigt die Bedeutung der pathogenen Mikroorganismen fur die menschliche Gesundheit sowie das Epidemienrisiko auf. Es stellt neuste und zukunftige Nachweismethoden vor und bietet Loesungsstrategien fur die Erhaltung einer guten Trinkwa...
A state-of-the-art examination of research in this field and the impact of this gram-positive pathogen on human disease. * Provides coverage of topics in basic microbiology such as details of DNA transformation, molecular and medical epidemiology, the molecular basis of invasive disease, and various interactions with host defenses. * Presents important historical information on the field of pneumococcal research and suggests strategies for future investigation. * Serves as a valuable source of i...
Food Microbiology Based Entrepreneurship
This book is first part of the 3 volume set focusing on basic and advanced methods for using microbiology as an entrepreneurial venture. This book deals with the concept of entrepreneurship skills for production, cost-benefit analysis and marketing of button, oyster, milky mushroom, Ganoderma sp, Single cell protein, Breads, Cheese, Yoghurt, Wine, Beer, Probiotics, Prebiotics fermented vegetables, and Fermented Fish etc. Chapters cover the applications of microorganisms in small and large scale...
Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria
Ammonia oxidising bacteria (AOB) and archaea are ubiquitous microorganisms, but their abundance and diversity vary widely across environments and play a crucial role in many ecosystems and aquatic ecosystems in particular. However, characterization of AOB communities require genomic methods as they are difficult to isolate from samples. Although non-toxic to humans, in the short term, ammonia in water systems are harmful to aquatic life both directly and indirectly through the disruption of the...
Zell- Und Molekularbiologie Im Überblick
by Daniel Boujard, Bruno Anselme, Christophe Cullin, and Celine Raguenes-Nicol
A clear, concise, introductory text on antibacterial agents. * Reviews the basics of bacterial structure and function, and describes the basis for understanding mechanisms of antibacterial action, as well as the mechanisms developed by bacteria to overcome the action of antibacterial agents. * Covers the characteristic features of bacterial pathogenicity, the genetic basis of resistance to antibacterial drugs, the biochemical mechanisms of action of antibacterial drugs, how antibacterial drugs r...
Multi Pack Brocks Biology of Microorganisms with Asking Questions in Biology
by Chris Barnard, Francis Gilbert, Peter Mcgregor, Michael M. Madigan, John M. Martinko, and Jack Parker
This Multi Pack Consists of: *Madigan/ Brock's Biology of Microorganisms 10e - 0130491470 *Barnard/ Asking Questions in Biology: Key Skills for Practical Assessments and Project Work 2e - 013045141X