The use of natural catalysts -enzymes -for the transformation of non-natural man-made organic compounds is not at all new: they have been used for more than one hundred years, employed either as whole cells, cell organelles or isolated enzymes [1, 2].
Hydatid disease, also known as echinococcosis, is a parasitic infection caused by tapeworms from the genus Echinococcus and affects a significant percentage of the world’s population.
Hydatid disease, also known as echinococcosis, is a parasitic infection caused by tapeworms from the genus Echinococcus and affects a significant percentage of the world’s population.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the role of microorganisms in industrial processes, environmental management, and the production of valuable industrial products.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the role of microorganisms in industrial processes, environmental management, and the production of valuable industrial products.
To cope with the increasing problems created by agrochemicals such as plant fertilizers, pesticides and other plant protection agents, biological alternatives have been developed over the past years.
This volume addresses the similarities and also the differences in the genomes of soil saprophytes, symbionts, and plant pathogens by using examples of fungal species to illustrate particular principles.
This book intensively examines the efficacy of plant-derived products that have been used for over a thousand years by practitioners of so-called Traditional Chinese Medicine in the light of recent chemotherapeuticals.
This volume explores the various functions and potential applications of mycorrhizas, including topics such as the dynamics of root colonization, soil carbon sequestration and the function of mycorrhizas in extreme environments.
This book addresses significant gaps in our understanding of how watershed microbial structures and functions respond to the pressures of urbanization.
This book addresses significant gaps in our understanding of how watershed microbial structures and functions respond to the pressures of urbanization.
Transforming Biotech in Food Processing is a comprehensive and forward-thinking exploration at the intersection of biotechnological innovations and global food processing.
Transforming Biotech in Food Processing is a comprehensive and forward-thinking exploration at the intersection of biotechnological innovations and global food processing.
Leveraging Viruses for the Treatment of Viral Diseases and Cancer: Improving Host Fitness by Combinations of Virus and Host Genes gives a comprehensive overview on the impact of using naturally or intentionally attenuated viruses - which are apathogenic to people - to control viral diseases and cancer.
Extracellular Polysaccharides: A Novel Frontier in Alternative Food Strategies represents a pioneering venture into the understudied territory of extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) and the potential advancements, such as a reduced reliance on chemical additives, that they can make in the realm of alternative food solutions.
Extracellular Polysaccharides: A Novel Frontier in Alternative Food Strategies represents a pioneering venture into the understudied territory of extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) and the potential advancements, such as a reduced reliance on chemical additives, that they can make in the realm of alternative food solutions.
The book presents the complex realm of anaerobes and methanogens, which are microorganisms specialized in surviving in environments with very little or no oxygen.
En el momento donde se hace necesario migrar a la virtualidad, surge como una oportunidad de innovacion en el laboratorio la creacion de un manual no solo de practicas academicas, relacionadas con fundamentos generales de microbiologia, sino una publicacion que implementa metodologias para la solucion de casos mediante softwares o simuladores virtuales, que complementan el aprendizaje basado en problemas a la vez que promueve el uso de una segunda lengua.
Ecology is traditionally presented as a science explaining a highly diverse range of subjects, for example the biogeochemical cycle of oxygen or the structure of species communities.
This book provides a detailed account of the research and applications of hydrothermal reaction technology in the utilization of biomass energy, encompassing processes such as bio-oil and hydrogen production.
This book provides a detailed account of the research and applications of hydrothermal reaction technology in the utilization of biomass energy, encompassing processes such as bio-oil and hydrogen production.
Ecology is traditionally presented as a science explaining a highly diverse range of subjects, for example the biogeochemical cycle of oxygen or the structure of species communities.
This volume presents a comprehensive collection of state-of-the-art techniques used to investigate respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) at multiple levels, from atomic-resolution structural studies to in vivo infection models.
This volume presents a comprehensive collection of state-of-the-art techniques used to investigate respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) at multiple levels, from atomic-resolution structural studies to in vivo infection models.
Antimicrobial resistance is considered one of the most pressing threats to human health worldwide and has firmly established itself as a major public health challenge.
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.
