Microbiology (non-medical)

This book presents the latest information on canine parasites with zoonotic potential, to help avoid human infections.

Plants and microbes interact in a complex relationship that can have both harmful and beneficial impacts on both plant and microbial communities.

Approximately 77 percent of the freshwater used in the United States comes from surface-water sources and is subject to natural organic matter contamination according to the United States Geological Survey.

Worldwide, the numbers of people suffering and dying from parasitic diseases are overwhelming, with more than 100 million cases and 1 million deaths each year from malaria alone.

I am delighted to be able to write the foreword for this new book on Helicobacter pylori by three pioneers in the field, Vlf West- blom, Steven Czinn and John Nedrud.

This book intends to report the new results of the study of bacteriocins, from basic research to application fields.

This textbook provides an up-to-date overview of the most important parasites in humans and their potential vectors.

This book is about the role played by microbes in their community mode in sustaining ecosystems.

This unique, ground-breaking book is a comprehensive clinical guide to the psychiatric disorder of Delusional Infestation (DI).

Cell mechanics is the field of study that looks at how cells detect, modify, and respond to the physical properties of the cell environment.

The second edition of Mycorrhiza falls into a time period of excep- tionally rapid growth in mycorrhizal research.

It is widely acknowledged that life has adapted to its environment, but the precise mechanism remains unknown since Natural Selection, Descent with Modification and Survival of the Fittest are metaphors that cannot be scientifically tested.

Plants and the soil they grow in, are confronted with severe biotic and abiotic stresses viz.

This volume of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) series covers the most prevalent NTDs in North America.

This book mainly focuses on the recent trends and sustainability challenges in the valorization of agro-wastes, emphasizing the role of microbial biotechnology.

Subsequent to the profiling of organometal(loid) compounds in important biogeogenic and anthropogenic deposits, the importance of this class of compounds for human health are evaluated by the analysis of both physicochemical and biological formation, distribution and transformation processes.

This book provides a detailed description and analysis of the reduction and metabolism of metals and metalloids by sulfate reducing bacteria.

This novel book bridges the gap between the energetic and species approaches to studying food webs, addressing many important topics in ecology.

First published in 2003, this book presents advances in prevention and treatment of biofilm-related diseases to clinicians and researchers.

This book illustrates the importance and significance of the biosurfactants obtained from microorganisms, preferably from bacteria and yeast.

This Brief presents a chemical perspective on frozen vegetables, also known as "e;ready-to-use"e; foods.

This book will explore the knowledge of current diagnostic automation techniques applied in the field of clinical microbiology, tropical diseases, POCT, etc.

AN AUTHORITATIVE SURVEY OF CURRENT RESEARCH INTO CLINICALLY USEFUL CONVENTIONAL AND NONCONVENTIONAL ANTIBIOTIC THERAPEUTICS Pharmaceutically-active antibiotics revolutionized the treatment of infectious diseases, leading to decreased mortality and increased life expectancy.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2.

Aimed at students, researchers, nutritionists, and developers in food technology, this research text addresses the nascent field of metabiotics.

This book presents the advancement of coating materials technology especially in agriculture, particularly for fertilizers.

The Advances in Virus Research series covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology.

Microbial Phenazines: Biosynthesis, Agriculture and Health focuses on phenazines, a group of upwards of a hundred nitrogen-containing redox-active heterocyclic compounds of bacterial origin that have long attracted scientific interest because of their colorful pigmentation.

Diatom biology, genomics and ecology are becoming more relevant to the human species.

Topics covered in this book include RNA silencing and its suppression in plant virus infection, virus replication mechanisms, the association of cellular membranes with virus replication and movement, plant genetic resistance to viruses, viral cell-to-cell spread, long distance movement in plants, virus induced ER stress, virus diversity and evolution, virus-vector interactions, cross protection, geminiviruses, negative strand RNA viruses, viroids, and the diagnosis of plant viral diseases using next generation sequencing.

Somatic genome manipulation is required when a sexual crossing approach cannot be used in breeding or genetic treatment of an individual organism.

Advances in Applied Microbiology

This book is a compilation of articles on various aspects of bioresources and the processes employed for its judicious utilization.

ISPP2009, the 13th International Symposium on Phototrophic Prokaryotes, was held in Montreal, Canada, from August 9 to August 14.

Grapevine is a crop of major economical interest, and wine represents a multicultural heritage which has been growing since several milleniums.

Hypersaline environments are the principal habitats of petroleum deposition.

Rabies is one of the oldest known pathogens, is incurable, and has the highest fatality rate of all infectious diseases.

Plant RNA Viruses: Molecular Pathogenesis and Management provides wide-ranging coverage on the recognition and signaling events between plants and RNA viruses.

During their lifetime, especially when growing and dividing, cells go through various steps of the cell cycle.

Man-made textile fibers are frequently encountered as trace evidence in criminal investigations.

This book reviews new promising drug targets for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), with a special focus on antiprotozoal drugs against trpyanosomatids Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania spp.

The Microbiology of Central Nervous System Infections, Volume 3, discusses modern approaches to the diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of central nervous system (CNS) infections.

Antimicrobial Dressings: The Wound Care Applications explores the literature surrounding the catalytic behavior of proteolytic enzymes immobilized together with nanoparticles.

This fully revised 3rd edition of Fungal Genomics highlights the impact of genomics on the field of fungal biology in four sections: Part I Genome Sequences and Beyond: Examines the impact of genome-based information and techniques on research ranging from the discovery of giant transposons to the analysis of less-studied extremotolerant fungi as well as studies of three-dimensional chromatin organization in fungi.