Advances in Applied Microbiology
- 1st Edition, Volume 90 - January 8, 2015
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Geoffrey Michael Gadd, Sima Sariaslani
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 2 2 7 5 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 2 4 7 3 - 7
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Chapter One. Sugar Catabolism in Aspergillus and Other Fungi Related to the Utilization of Plant Biomass
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Composition of Plant Biomass
- 3. Fungal Growth on Plant Biomass
- 4. Aspergillus as a Plant Biomass Degrader
- 5. Fungal Sugar Catabolism
- 6. Conclusions
Chapter Two. The Evolution of Fungicide Resistance
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Fungicide Resistance: The Evolutionary Context
- 3. Fungicide Use on Cereals in Europe
- 4. Mechanisms of Resistance to Single-Site Inhibitors
- 5. Case Histories
- 6. Predictability of Resistance Evolution
- 7. Estimating Resistance Risk
- 8. Implications for Resistance Management
- 9. Conclusions
Chapter Three. Genetic Control of Asexual Development in Aspergillus fumigatus
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Central Regulatory Pathway of Conidiation
- 3. The Roles of the Velvet Regulators in Conidiation
- 4. FluG and FLBs Govern Upstream Activation of Conidiation
- 5. Heterotrimeric G-protein Signaling Indirectly Controls Conidiation
- 6. Light and Conidiation
- 7. Conclusions and Prospects
Chapter Four. Escherichia coli ST131: The Quintessential Example of an International Multiresistant High-Risk Clone
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Extraintestinal Pathogenic E. coli
- 3. Expanded-Spectrum β-Lactamases
- 4. OXA-48-like β-Lactamases
- 5. International Multiresistant High-Risk Clones
- 6. Escherichia coli ST131
- 7. Rapid Methods for the Detection of E. coli ST131
- 8. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
- 9. Summary
Chapter Five. Colonization Factors of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Pilus and Pilus-Related Colonization Factors
- 3. Nonpilus Adhesins
- 4. Regulation of Pilus Expression
- 5. Conclusions
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 90
- Published: January 8, 2015
- No. of pages (Hardback): 228
- No. of pages (eBook): 228
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128022757
- eBook ISBN: 9780128024737
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Geoffrey Michael Gadd
Dr. Geoffrey Gadd works at the University of Dundee.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Dundee, Dundee, ScotlandSS
Sima Sariaslani
Sima Sariaslani - PhD in microbial Biochemistry - UK. Professor of microbiology/biochemistry - Iran
Research at Univ. of Calif, Riverside - US. Research at Univ. of Iowa - US. Research at DuPont Central Research and Development - US
Intellectual property - DuPont - US
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DuPont Central Research and Development, Wilmington, DE, USARead Advances in Applied Microbiology on ScienceDirect