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Books in Microbiology and virology

Elsevier's Microbiology & Virology collection provides comprehensive coverage of viruses and microorganisms, addressing their impact on human, animal, and plant health. It includes topics such as prevention, treatment, and research of viral diseases like coronaviruses, flaviviruses, and viral hemorrhagic fevers. The collection delves into fields like Bacteriology, Mycology, and Microbial genetics, focusing on their roles in environmental, agricultural, and health-related contexts. This resource serves as a vital tool for scientists, facilitating the study of viruses and microorganisms and enabling the development of effective strategies for infectious disease prevention, diagnosis, and control.

  • Fundamentals and Functional Advancements of Fungal Enzymes in Biorefinery and Bioproducts Development

    Volume 1
    • 1st Edition
    • Manikant Tripathi + 1 more
    • English
    Fundamental and Functional Advancements of Fungal Enzymes in Biorefinery and Bioproducts Development offers highlights the fundamental aspects of fungal enzymes which include their structure, function, chemical composition, and their functional importance for biorefinery and bioproducts development. This is the first of two volumes that provides a comprehensive overview of the utilization of fungal enzymes for biorefinery and bioproduct development. Volume 1 introduces various types of fungal enzymes and offers a better understanding of the basic science of fungal enzymes, their structure, their fundamental functions and limitations in biochemical development. This book also explores the processes involved in improving the enhanced production, efficiency, and efficacy of fungal enzymes for application. It also examines biofuel and bioproducts production using fungal enzymes. In combination with Volume 2, this book offers a holistic view of the potential and challenges of engineered fungal enzymes for researchers, scientists, and industry professionals seeking to deepen their knowledge of fungal enzymes and their role in biochemical advances.

  • Microbial Fertilizers

    Innovations and Applications for Sustainable Agriculture
    • 1st Edition
    • Laurent Dufossé + 3 more
    • English
    Microbial Fertilizers: Innovations and Applications for Sustainable Agriculture explores the latest developments, applications, and challenges in the formulation and commercialization of novel microbial-based biofertilizers. Covering a wide array of topics, the book begins by covering the selection and diversity of microbial fertilizers. It goes on to explore the molecular and biochemical mechanisms of their plant-microbe interactions and how they can enhance nutrient availability and improve environmental stress tolerance. Additionally, the book addresses the commercialization and market trends of microbial fertilizers like the use of formulation technologies to improve microbial viability and stability in various product formats for better practical application.The book also explores cutting-edge omics approaches that facilitate comprehensive profiling of microbial communities and their roles in soil fertility and plant health as well as innovative technologies like the integration of synthetic biology and genetic engineering to tailor microbial strains for specific functions and the use of nanotechnology with microbial fertilizers for targeted nutrient delivery and controlled release systems.

  • Advances in Parasitology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 133
    • English
    Advances in Parasitology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

  • Innovative Strategies Against Blood Parasites

    Advancing Control Through Natural Products and Next-Generation Technologies
    • 1st Edition
    • Mohamed Dkhil
    • English
    Innovative Strategies Against Blood Parasites: Advancing Control Through Natural Products and Next-Generation Technologies explores innovative strategies for controlling blood parasitic diseases by combining natural products with next-generation technologies like nanotechnology and AI. The book provides a multidisciplinary approach to developing sustainable, effective, and accessible therapies to combat drug resistance and improve patient outcomes. Bridging traditional pharmacognosy with modern biomedical advances, the volume covers natural antiparasitic compounds, nanomedicine-based delivery systems, and computational tools such as genomics and machine learning.It features case studies, practical applications, and future perspectives, serving as an essential resource for researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and students involved in parasitology, tropical medicine, and drug discovery.

  • Investigative and Predictive Forensic Microbiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Hirak Ranjan Dash
    • English
    Investigative and Predictive Forensic Microbiology showcases the latest advancements in microbial technology for forensic applications, covering a wide range of topics in forensic microbiology. Sections explore human normal microflora, cover classical methods of analyzing microbes, discuss microbial tools in forensic medicine that address post-mortem analysis, and delve into microbial biomarkers for estimating time of death. Investigative microbiology topics include analyzing body fluids, geolocation prediction using microbes, ancient microbial DNA analysis, biodefense, and emerging infections.The book's final section focuses on challenges and future approaches, covering statistical interpretation of data, regulatory considerations, and ethical implications of forensic microbiology. With contributions from renowned experts in the field, this book is a comprehensive resource for researchers and practitioners in microbiology, genetics, forensic science, and for law enforcement professionals and advanced students.

  • Microbial Exopolysaccharides

    An Integrated Approach to Green Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Onkar Nath Tiwari + 2 more
    • English
    Microbial Exopolysaccharides: An Integrated Approach to Green Applications provides a comprehensive overview of natural exopolysaccharides (EPS) obtained from different microbial species and marine resources. Featuring contributions by an interdisciplinary group of experts in academia, research, and industry, this book offers a detailed introduction and exploration of natural microbial exopolysaccharides. It offers detailed discussions on topics such as the extraction and characterization of EPS, their role in health-promoting formulations and probiotic potential, their utilization in therapeutics, their use in food technologies and packaging, and their impact in the environmental and medical sectors.The book offers in-depth insights into the principles of EPS and their wide range of applications as sustainable solutions to challenges in the food, health, environmental, and biotechnology sectors.With a focus on green technology and sustainable practices, this book offers cost-effective utilization of natural EPS, their application in diverse sectors, and serves as an informative resource for those interested in the innovative application of natural bio-macromolecules.

  • Microbial Technologies for Sustainable Waste Management

    • 1st Edition
    • Rajneesh Kumar + 2 more
    • English
    Microbial Technologies for Sustainable Waste Management explores advanced waste management through microbial processes. The book investigates the current limitations of traditional waste treatment and the potential for microbial cell factories in bringing innovative solutions to this field. Beginning with an introduction to the role of microbes in waste management, it examines global case studies demonstrating success stories in microbial waste treatment and microbial innovations for biotechnological applications in waste conversion. Concluding chapters focus on microbial pathways for anaerobic digestion, hydrolysis, and fermentation, and microbial technologies for industrial applications such as wastewater treatment and the biofuel industry.Additionall... the book considers microbial remediation of hazardous and toxic waste, microbial fuel cells, and strategies for plastic waste degradation. Emerging technologies, such as AI integration, microbial nanotechnology, and engineered microbes are discussed, along with their environmental impacts and potential for scaling up to commercial applications.

  • Navigating Tuberculosis

    Insights into Host-Pathogen Protein Interactions
    • 1st Edition
    • Mohammad Shariq + 2 more
    • English
    Navigating Tuberculosis: Insights into Host-Pathogen Protein Interactions, the latest release in the Foundations and Frontiers in Enzymology series, explores the interactions between host proteins and the tuberculosis pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), emphasizing their roles in virulence and pathogenesis. The book delves into mechanistic insights, focusing on their roles in modulating innate and adaptive immunity and understanding TB pathomechanisms by elucidating the interplay between host defenses and M. tb infection. It provides a foundation for developing targeted mitigation strategies and discusses key regulatory pathways and protein factors involved in host-pathogen interactions, informing the design and implementation of innovative approaches to combat TB.This comprehensive volume aims to advance knowledge and strategies to combat tuberculosis, aligning with the World Health Organization's goal of eradicating TB by 2035 by addressing the need for up-to-date information on host-pathogen interactions in tuberculosis and incorporating the latest research findings and advancements. It highlights emerging therapeutic targets among host and TB pathogen proteins and integrates multidisciplinary approaches from microbiology, immunology, and molecular biology, offering a holistic perspective on TB pathophysiology. Researchers will find detailed discussions on key host proteins involved in tuberculosis pathogenesis, the molecular tactics employed by M. tb to subvert host defenses, and host-mediated inhibition strategies targeting M. tb.

  • Advances in Virus Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 125
    • English
    Advances in Virus Research, Volume 125 in this ongoing series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters surrounding online resource hubs for modeling viruses/databases to support virology communities

  • Advances in Parasitology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 132
    • English
    The discipline of parasitology is undergoing a profound paradigm shift as anthropogenic pressures dissolve the boundaries separating wildlife, domestic animals, and human populations. This Volume brings together three foundational chapters on vector-borne parasite transmission, wildlife reservoirs, and the ecological frameworks necessary to combat global zoonoses. In the opening Chapter, Sarah N. Farrell and colleagues propose that treating the mosquito vector rather than the human host with antimalarial compounds may represent a suitable and sustainable strategy for malaria control. By attacking the Plasmodium parasite at its bottleneck oocyst stage within the vector, this approach exploits a lower parasite population size to drastically minimize the evolutionary selection pressure for drug resistance. Transitioning from micro-level vector dynamics to macro-level landscape epidemiology, Andrea Springer and colleagues document how conservation successes and urban adaptation have shifted the distribution of zoonotic pathogens. Focusing on the red fox as primary sentinel, the authors illustrate how wild reservoirs dynamically interact with domestic animals and humans, highlighting the importance of the health triangle connecting wild carnivores to urban public health. Finally, Alicia Rojas and Alberto Solano-Barquero dissect the micro- and macroevolutionary events, such as host-switching and hybridization, that allow multi-host parasites to overcome human physiological defenses, and propose instead a balanced "One Health pentad" that gives equal weight to wildlife reservoirs, intermediate bridge hosts, vectors, and complex environmental stages.

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