Advances in Probiotics
Advances in Probiotics: Microorganisms in Food and Health highlights recent advances in probiotic microorganisms, commercial probiotics, safety aspects of probiotics, preparation and commercialization, microbiome therapy for diseases and disorders, and next generation probiotics. This is a comprehensive resource of developments of new formulations and products for probiotic and prebiotic food with focus on the microorganisms to enable effective probiotic delivery. The book deliberates contempora...
Molecular Ecology of Aquatic Microbes (NATO ASI Subseries G, #38)
A NATO ASI on "Molecular Ecology of Aquatic Microbes" was held at II Ciocco, Lucca, Italy from 28 August - 9 September 1994. The aims of the ASI were to evaluate the potential for molecular biology to solve some important questions in aquatic microbiology, particularly in relation to biogeochemical cycling and microbial physiology. Techniques developed by molecular biologists have now been adopted by a wide range of scientific disciplines. In the last 5 years, aquatic microbial ecologists have b...
The Prokaryotes, The
The second, expanded edition of "The Prokaryotes" has been extensively rewritten and restructured to reflect the many advances that have occurred in bacteriology during the past decade. 250 scientists have served as authors for its more than 220 chapters. The new subtitle, "A Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria - Ecophysiology, Isolation, Identification, Applications" reflects the increasing awareness of the role played by prokaryotes in the environment and in biotechnological applications. The...
Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment (Soil Biology, #55)
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the benefits of biofertilizers as an alternative to chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Agricultural production has increased massively over the last century due to increased use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, but these gains have come at a price. The chemicals are not only expensive; they also reduce microbial activity in agricultural soils and accumulate in the food chain, with potentially harmful effects for humans. Accordingly, it is...
Parasitism and Ecosystems
by Dr. Frederic Thomas, Francois Renaud, and Jean-Francois Guegan
Antibiotic Resistance Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology, #1736)
This third edition provides a wide range of different technologies, ranging from conventional growth basic techniques, application of molecular biology, development of resistance mutations, and diagnosis and monitoring treatment response. New and updated chapters cover techniques from the microscopic scale to whole animal models. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary material...
An interface, the boundary between two phases, has physical and chemical properties that differ from those of either phase. In this book, bacteria are treated as living colloidal systems, and the behavior of microorganisms at interfaces is analyzed on the basis of this concept. Nonspecific physical and chemical forces acting on microorganisms at interfaces are described and related to biological factors determining the distribution of and interaction between microorganisms in both aquatic and te...
Antimicrobial Resistance
by Rubina Lawrence, Ebenezer Jeyakumar, and George Thomas
In the pursuit of tackling the menace of antimicrobial resistance, this volume was compiled with contributions from eminent scientists of a variety of fields. As the drivers of antimicrobial resistance are multifarious, the volume illustrates the prevalence of resistance among microbes of human and animal origin, various perspectives in the resistance flux with modern agricultural practices, distribution of resistance genes in the environment and regulatory aspects of antimicrobial resistance....
Lactic Acid Bacteria
The book summarizes the latest research and developments in dairy biotechnology and engineering. It provides a strategic approach for readers relating to fundamental research and practical work with lactic acid bacteria. The book covers every aspect from identification, ecology, taxonomy and industrial use. All contributors are experts who have substantial experience in the corresponding research field. The book is intended for researchers in the human, animal, and food sciences related to lacti...
Connect Microbiology Access Card for Foundations in Microbiology
by Kathleen Park Talaro
Microbiological Testing and Interpretation Guidance
This book enables engineering students to understand how microbiology can be applied to environmental research and practical applications. Written specifically for senior undergraduate to graduate level civil and environmental engineering students, the textbook encompasses both fundamental and applied principles and covers topics such as the microb
Handbook of Molecular Microbial Ecology
Microbes are significant drivers of the world’s ecosystems. Microbial ecology is the study of microbes in the environment and their interactions with each other. Microbes are the tiniest creatures on Earth, yet despite their small size, they have an enormous impact on us and on our environment. Microbial ecology can help answer some of our most practical questions such as “How can we improve our lives?” as well as basic questions such as “Why are we here?” Microbial ecology can show us our place...
Micro- and Nanosystems for Biotechnology
This new book in the advances in material systems for application in medicine and biology entitled: Micro and Nanosystem for Biotechnology will address the novel application of micro and nanosystems in biological research, diagnostics and therapeutics. Speci?cally the book will address research aspects related to material in imaging and biological research, nano materials as a bio-sensing tool, oligonucleotides and biopolymer as nano building blocks, nano materials for drug delivery, medicinal a...