Advances in Applied Microbiology
- 1st Edition, Volume 112 - August 4, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Geoffrey M. Gadd, Sima Sariaslani
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 7 0 7 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 7 0 8 - 6
Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 112, continues the comprehensive reach of this widely read and authoritative review source in microbiology. Users will find invalu… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 112, continues the comprehensive reach of this widely read and authoritative review source in microbiology. Users will find invaluable references and information on a variety of areas. Chapters in this new release include discussions of Microbial mercury transformation: focus on molecules and functions, Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis, Clockwork microbial worlds , Molecular engineering to improve the levels of bioproducts from agricultural and forestry waste by filamentous fungi, Multi-species Biofilms for Resource Recovery from Wastewater, Evasion of host defenses by intracellular Staphylococcus aureus, A genomic analysis on stress-responses in C. glabrata and their relevance in pathogenesis and drug resistance, and more.
- Contains contributions from leading authorities in the field
- Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field of microbiology
- Includes discussions on the role of specific molecules in pathogen life stages and interactions, and much more
All those who deal with today’s microbiology in the Medical and Biotechnological arenas
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter One: Degradation strategies and associated regulatory mechanisms/features for aromatic compound metabolism in bacteria
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Transport and uptake of aromatic compounds inside the cell
- 3: Routes for degradation of aromatic compounds
- 4: Enzymes involved in the degradation of aromatic compounds
- 5: Metabolism of aromatic compounds
- 6: Regulation of metabolic pathway for efficient degradation
- 7: Chemotaxis
- 8: Preferential utilization of carbon sources
- 9: Compartmentalization of enzymes involved in metabolic pathways
- 10: Role of biosurfactants
- 11: Aromatic compounds and their metabolites as inhibitors
- 12: Diversity in the metabolic pathways
- 13: Evolutionary aspects
- 14: Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter Two: Peptidoglycan biosynthesis and remodeling revisited
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Biosynthesis of the PG precursor
- 3: PG assembly
- 4: Penicillin binding proteins (PBPs)
- 5: Shape, elongation, division and sporulation (SEDS) proteins
- 6: l,d-Transpeptidases (LDTs)
- 7: The role of the bacterial cytoskeleton for PG biosynthesis and cell shape maintenance
- 8: MreB directs PG biosynthesis, cell growth and cell shape maintenance
- 9: FtsZ
- 10: Bacterial tropomyosin homologs and their role in PG biosynthesis, cell growth and cell division
- 11: Regulation of PG biosynthesis by protein-protein interaction
- 12: Regulation of PG biosynthesis by protein phosphorylation
- 13: Regulation of PG biosynthesis and remodeling by hydrolases
- 14: Enzymes required for PG remodeling
- 15: PG hydrolase regulation
- 16: PG recycling
- 17: PG recycling in mycobacterial species
- 18: PG recycling and β-lactamase signaling
- 19: Conclusion
- Chapter Three: Evasion of host defenses by intracellular Staphylococcus aureus
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: S. aureus infections and recurrence
- 3: Intracellular S. aureus: The evidence
- 4: Host cell adhesion and invasion by S. aureus
- 5: Bacterial factors modulating intracellular survival and replication
- 6: Staphylococcal small colony variants
- 7: Host cell pathways modulated during intracellular infection
- 8: Targeting intracellular bacteria
- Summary
- Chapter Four: Antimicrobial resistance genes in bacteria from animal-based foods
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Cattle
- 3: Poultry
- 4: Swine
- 5: Fish
- 6: Milk and dairy
- 7: Eggs
- 8: Final considerations
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 112
- Published: August 4, 2020
- No. of pages (Hardback): 192
- No. of pages (eBook): 192
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128207079
- eBook ISBN: 9780128207086
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Geoffrey M. Gadd
Geoffrey Gadd is a Professor at the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK
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Professor, University of Dundee, Scotland, UKSS
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