Books in General microbiology

ESKAPE Pathogens

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Karthikeyan Ramalingam
English
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ESKAPE Pathogens: Virulence, Resistance, and Management provides comprehensive coverage on ESKAPE pathogens, including their virulence mechanisms, resistance patterns, and challenges in their management. The book offers the latest information on ESKAPE pathogens' pathogenicity, mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, and innovative approaches to manage these pathogens. It explores recent advancements in the field of genomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics that could potentially provide valuable insights into the mechanisms and genetic basis of antibiotic resistance in ESKAPE pathogens. Finally, the book highlights the need for alternative treatment options and innovative management strategies to combat the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains.This is a helpful resource to researchers, clinicians, educators, industry professionals, and advanced students interested in the latest research and strategies for combating multidrug-resistant pathogens.

Nanotherapeutics Combating Microbial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Divakar Sharma + 1 more
English

Nanotherapeutics Combating Microbial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance: Volume 2 - Nanotheranostics, Microbial Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance explores how nanotechnology can be as a tool to develop the next generation of therapeutics that can be applied to overcome antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to treat bacterial infections. The book is the second of two volumes that comprise Nanotheranostics, Microbial Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance. Volume 2 explores the various nano-based technologies developed to combat multi-drug resistant pathogens and to deliver treatment against the bacterial infections caused by them. With contribution from experts in the field, Nanotherapeutics Combating Microbial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance is an informative reference for researchers, academics, graduate students, industry professionals, and clinicians in microbiology, infectious diseases, and nanotechnology interested in emerging technologies and latest developments to treat and prevent the progression of bacterial infections

Nanodiagnostics to Identify and Detect Microbial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Divakar Sharma + 1 more
English

Nanodiagnostics to Identify and Detect Microbial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance: Volume 1 - Nanotheranostics, Microbial Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance offers a comprehensive understanding of the global problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and provides insights into the various aspects of AMR and how nanodiagnostics can be utilized to combat it. The book is the first of two volumes that make up Nanotheranostics, Microbial Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance. Volume 1 discusses how the development of nanotechnologies has been applied for the detection and diagnosis of microbial resistant pathogens. It explores a range of nano-inspired diagnostics, such as biosensors, microfluidic-assisted devices, nanorobotics, nanocapsules, and others, aimed at identifying and early detection of antimicrobial resistance. With contributions from expert in the field, Nanodiagnostics to Identify and Detect Microbial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance is a helpful resource for researchers, academics, graduate students, industry professionals, and clinicians in microbiology, nanotechnology, and infectious diseases.

Secondary Metabolites in Stress and Disease Management

1st Edition
October 1, 2025
Amrita Srivastava + 1 more
English

Secondary Metabolites in Stress and Disease Management: A Natural Alternative details the sources and diversity of microbial and plant secondary metabolites, the methods used for their detection and extraction, their novel applications in disease management, and inclusion in mainstream therapy. Organized into three main sections, the book begins by discussing the potential of microbes, plants, and microalgae as valuable sources of secondary metabolites, their role and mechanisms of action in symbiotic/competitive interactions, extractions and purification strategies, and the means to maximize their production. The book goes on to explore the utility of secondary metabolites in mitigating plant stress and their therapeutic impact on human health management. With contributions from experts in the field, Secondary Metabolites in Stress and Disease Management offers a useful resource to researchers, professors, graduate and postgraduate students, and industry professionals studying in applied microbiology, biotechnology, biochemistry, pharmacology, and plant science.

Microbial Electrochemical Systems for Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Research

1st Edition
September 1, 2025
Maulin P. Shah
English
Paperback
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Microbial Electrochemical Systems highlights major challenges in large scale operation and presents the future scope of these techniques to make treatment processes more sustainable as new hybrid technologies combining algae, bacteria, and chemical agents are being developed for sustainable wastewater treatment processes. This book delves into the latest advancements in Microbial Electrochemical Systems, emphasizing the major obstacles faced during large-scale operations and outlining the future potential of these techniques to enhance sustainability in treatment processes. As urbanization and intensive agriculture increase, the variety and concentration of contaminants in wastewater continue to grow. The book addresses these evolving challenges with innovative solutions.Moreover, the book emphasizes the limitations of conventional wastewater treatment methods, which often require longer processing times and higher energy input. By exploring the potential of Microbial Electrochemical Systems (MES), the book offers insights into a more sustainable approach to wastewater treatment. It also highlights the global significance of adopting these advanced technologies to cope with the rising levels of pollutants due to modern detergents, soaps, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides. The comprehensive examination of MES in this book provides a clear understanding of how these systems can revolutionize wastewater management.

Marine Microbiome and Microbial Bioprospecting

1st Edition
August 1, 2025
Manikkam Radhakrishnan + 3 more
English
Paperback
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Marine Microbiome and Microbial Bioprospecting: Diversity and Bioactive Potential comprehensively discusses the diversity of microbes present in various marine ecosystems, their bioprospecting potential, and how they can be utilized to derive bioproducts that benefit different fields and industries. Sections overview marine microbes, their ex situ conservation, and the tools and techniques used to study marine microbial diversity and taxonomy. In addition, it explores and details microorganisms in different marine ecosystems and considers how bioactive metabolites from diverse marine microorganisms can be harnessed to combat pathogens, used in industrial products and in environmental remediation and degradation, and enhanced for agricultural and aquaculture applications.With contributions from experts in the field, this book aims to be a valuable resource for researchers and industry professionals in microbiology and biotechnology and anyone involved in finding lead molecules from marine microbial resources for wide-ranging applications.

Biosafety Level 4 (BSL4) – Virus research at the highest level of biosafety and biosecurity

1st Edition
Volume 122
August 1, 2025
Sandra Diederich
English
Hardback
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Advances in Virus Research, Volume 122 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics, including HERVs in cancer stem cells, Nomenclature for vertical, Modelling of vertically transmitted viruses, Vertical transmission of tomato viruses, and more.

Basic Microbiology

1st Edition
June 3, 2025
Saurabh Bhatia + 2 more
English
Paperback
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Basic Microbiology: History, Fundamentals and Insights is not simply about the basic science of microbiology, it also takes the science into the industrial setting and design and offers invaluable advice on how to apply concepts to the manufacture of pharmaceutical and healthcare products, and for keeping such products within microbial control. The book carries outcomes of present research to reach those whose aspiration allows using this information and know-how in basic settings.Recently, molecular technologies have positively affected the field of microbiology, providing rapid quantitative as well as qualitative information on microorganisms present in a given sample. The development of microbiology-based inventions suggests a worthwhile but challenging prospect to create pharmaceutical products and harvest the superior potential therein. Some of the challenges while patenting the microorganisms can be overcome by updating aspirants related with ethical and regulatory issues, especially guidelines established in microbiology to explore its more clinical applications.

Applied Microbiology

1st Edition
June 3, 2025
Saurabh Bhatia
English
Paperback
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Recently, molecular technologies have positively affected the field of applied microbiology, providing rapid quantitative as well as qualitative information on microorganisms present in a given sample. The development of microbiology-based inventions suggests a worthwhile but challenging prospect to create pharmaceutical products and harvest the superior potential therein. Some of the challenges while patenting the microorganisms can be overcome by updating aspirants related with ethical and regulatory issues, especially guidelines established in microbiology to explore its more clinical applications. Applied Microbiology: Microbes, Pharmaceutical Techniques and Procedures includes diverse applications of microorganisms in 21st century like emerging infections and their futuristic impact over the society. Applied Microbiology: Microbes, Pharmaceutical Techniques and Procedures carries outcomes of present research to reach those whose aspiration allows using this information and know-how in both the basic as the applied settings.

Bacterial Biogeochemistry

4th Edition
June 1, 2025
Tom Fenchel + 1 more
English
Hardback
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Bacterial Biogeochemistry: The Ecophysiology of Mineral Cycling, Fourth Edition discusses the influence of bacterial activity on the chemical environment of the biosphere. Following the success of previous editions, this update focuses on bacterial metabolism and its relevance to the environment, including the decomposition of soil, food chains, nitrogen fixation, assimilation, and reduction of carbon nitrogen and sulfur, and microbial symbiosis. All chapters have been revised and brought up-to-date in light of the many advances and discoveries that have taken place during the last decade. The scope of the new edition has broadened to provide a review of the processes and phenomena that are relevant for global change feedback loops and advances in bacterial biogeochemical cycles.

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