Advances in Applied Microbiology

Contributors

Chapter One The Bacterial Etiology of Preterm Birth

1 Preterm Birth and Associated Morbidity and Mortality

2 Intrauterine Invasion by Vaginal Bacteria

3 The Pathogenesis of Infectious Preterm Birth

4 Prevention and Treatment

5 Conclusion

Chapter Two The Future of Taxonomy

1 Introduction

2 The Past

3 The Present

4 The Future

Chapter Three Mathematics Make Microbes Beautiful, Beneficial, and Bountiful

1 Introduction: Bacterial “Blooms”

2 Counting, Measuring, and Calculating

3 Graphing, Mapping, and Ordering

4 Problem-Solving

5 Analysis of the “Bacterial Bonanza”

6 Hypothesis Testing

7 Modeling

8 Conclusion

Chapter Four Pleiomorphism in Mycobacterium

1 Introduction

2 Morphological Variations in Bacteria

3 Mycobacterium spp.—Morphology and Pleiomorphism

4 Symmetric Versus Asymmetric Cell Division

5 Regulatory Genes and Spore Formation in the Firmicutes

6 Regulatory Genes Involved in the Sporulation Pathway—B. subtilis Versus Mycobacterium spp.

7 Domestication—“You Study What You Select For”

8 Concluding Remarks

Chapter Five Review: Metal-Based Nanoparticles; Size, Function, and Areas for Advancement in Applied Microbiology

1 Introduction

2 Current Forms, Function, and Production of Commercially Synthesized Nanoparticles

3 Biological Synthesis of Nanoparticles (Focus on Fe and AgNPs)

4 Potential Molecular Genetic Manipulation of Microbes to Enhance Nanoparticle Production

5 Conclusion

Index

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