Microbiology (non-medical)

This book encompasses the current knowledge of plant microbiomes and their potential biotechnological application for plant growth, crop yield and soil health for sustainable agriculture.

Toxic substances threatens aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and ultimately human health.

This book discusses the production of bioethanol from water hyacinth, a potential source of lignocellulosic biomass.

This book series focuses on current progress in the broad field of medical microbiology, and covers both basic and applied topics related to the study of microbes, their interactions with human and animals, and emerging issues relevant for public health.

This book focuses on the multitude of functions bacterial membrane vesicles perform in bacterial ecology and pathogenesis as well as in emerging medical and biotechnological applications.

This book provides an overview of the latest advances concerning symbiotic relationships between plants and microbes, and their applications in plant productivity and agricultural sustainability.

The Central Andean Altiplane represents a unique extreme environment due to its high altitude, closed basins that modulate the salt pans and saline wetlands surrounded by deserts, as well as the considerable influence of volcanic activity.

Pulses have played a major role in human diet and are considered a rich source of proteins.

This book serves as a reference work on pediatric HIV infection and covers the full bandwidth of topics from an introduction to pathogenesis and epidemiology, over the transmission of the HI virus, to clinical manifestations, treatment, and prevention strategies.

Scientific output in low- and middle-income countries is greatly challenged by numerous factors.

This book provides an up-to-date overview of the microbiology, biogeochemistry, and ecology of marine hydrocarbon seeps, a globally occurring habitat for specialized microorganisms and invertebrates that depend on natural hydrocarbon seepage as a food and energy source.

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

This book explores the broad and diverse biological and physiological impacts of established and newly discovered cyclic di-nucleotide second messenger signaling systems, while also providing descriptions of the intriguing biochemical characteristics of multiple turnover enzymes and receptors.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of pertussis - also known as whooping cough.

Nanotechnology progresses its concerts and suitability by improving its effectiveness, security and also reducing the impact and risk.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the design, generation and characterization of minimal cell systems.

This book gathers a series of pivotal papers on the development of an HIV/AIDS vaccine published in the last two decades.

The aim of this book is to present, in depth, updated information on soil and microbial processes involved in mixed plantations of Eucalyptus and N2-fixing species, especially Acacia mangium, focusing on Forestry, Soils, Biology, Ecosystem Services and Sustainability.

This edited volume is an extensive collection of methods for investigating plant litter dynamics in ecosystems.

This book presents 15 selected contributions to the 22nd Evolutionary Biology Meeting, which took place in September 2018 in Marseille.

This encyclopedia scientifically describes 121 vegetable oils and fats.

This volume offers an overview of the various aspects involved in the ability of fungi to damage host cells, and discusses cutting-edge approaches to the study of fungal pathogenesis.

This book discusses the most challenging task ahead of researchers from India and around the globe: providing disease-free field crops for the ever-growing world population.

This book highlights treatment strategies for bacterial biofilms in connection with a variety of human diseases.

This book offers a much-needed discussion on the targeting of biofilm-related infections.

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the major applications and potential of fungal biotechnology.

This book discusses the decoding of the lytic mechanism of an a-helical pore-forming toxin, YaxAB, composed of two different subunits.

Emulsifiers, also known as surfactants, are often added to processed foods to improve stability, texture, or shelf life.

Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and infects approximately 75 million individuals worldwide.

This book focuses on waterborne pathogens and significant diseases occurring along major rivers around the globe, including key examples like the Amazonas, Mekong River and Nile.

Global Virology, Volume III: Virology in the 21st Century examines work that has been undertaken, or is planned, in several fields of virology, in an effort to promote current and future work, research, and health.

This book examines the role of fermented foods on human gut health and offers a unique contribution to this rapidly growing area of study.

The first International Conference on Oral Mucosal Immunity and Microbiome (OMIM) aimed to highlight cutting-edge basic and translational research from an oral immunological and microbiological perspective.

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Globally, HIV-associated tuberculosis is one of the most important causes of infection-related death, accounting for one in every three HIV deaths and over 300,000 in 2017 alone.

With 160+ countries and islands, the tropical belt is the geographical region centered on the equator and limited by the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

The technology used to ripen bananas is affected by a wide range of factors, including the cultivar, growing conditions, harvesting method, and maturity at which the fruit are harvested and handled.

This book addresses the molecular biology of noroviruses (NoVs), pathogenesis, viral diversity and its impact on selective pressure, host susceptibility and outbreaks, clinical diagnosis, and the latest advances in the management and treatment of disease caused by NoVs.

This book highlights recent advances in the field of plant-biotic interactions and explores current serious issues in the crop production industry.

Electronic and electric waste (e-waste), defined as end-of-life electronic products, including computers, television sets, mobile phones, transformers, capacitors, wires and cables, are a major global environmental concern.

This work provides comprehensive coverage of the preparation, processing, marketing, safety and nutritional aspects of traditional foods across the globe.

This book primarily focuses on the African Sahel region, shedding new light on the epidemiology, socio-economics, clinical manifestations and control approaches of transboundary animal diseases (TADs) in this specific region.

In this book, researchers and practitioners working in the field present the major promises of algae biotechnology and they critically discuss the challenges arising from applications.

Food processing is expected to affect content, activity and bioavailability of nutrients; the health-promoting capacity of food products depends on their processing history.

This book covers all details for a successful control and elimination strategy against propagation of deadly liver and intestinal flukes of the genus Schistosoma in China.

This book provides an overview of mitigation strategies and positive health effects of Maillard Reaction products in the contexts of food processing and storage.

This book explores one of the most discussed and investigated novel foods in recent years: edible insects.

This book reviews the wide range of products and applications of solid state fermentation as well as the development of this cultivation technology over the last years.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the microbiological fundamentals and biotechnological applications of methanotrophs: aerobic proteobacteria that can utilize methane as their sole carbon and energy source.

This work introduces the concept of reformulation, a relatively new strategy to develop foods with beneficial properties.