Microbiology (non-medical) Books

Book SynopsisThe book Coronavirus Therapeutics Volume II provides the most comprehensive review on contemporary knowledge on the consequences during the outbreak of Coronavirus. This also describes the clinical features, diagnostic evaluation and management of Coronavirus patients. Using an integrative approach to the understanding of paradigm gap in host-pathogen interaction studies to the management of Coronavirus patients in the Intensive Care Unit to the current challenges for the effective management of Coronavirus pandemic risk factors including diabetes, hypertension, obesity and repercussion on the central and peripheral nervous system.Key basic and clinical research laboratories from major universities, academic medical hospitals, biotechnology and pharmaceutical laboratories around the world have contributed articles that review present research activity on the role of heat shock proteins in human diseases and importantly project the field into the future. The book is a must read for graduate students. medical students, basic science researchers and postdoctoral scholars in the fields of Cancer Biology, Oncology, Cardiovascular Diseases, Microbiology, Inflammation, Translational Medicine, Clinical Research, Biotechnology, Cell & Molecular Medicine, Pharmaceutical Scientists and Researchers involved in Drug Discovery.Table of Contents1. Clinical features, diagnostic evaluation and management of COVID-19 patients. Rahul Mallick, University of Eastern Finland and Asim K. Duttaroy, University of Oslo.2. Outbreak of COVID-19: A Detailed Overview and Its Consequences. Sintu Kumar Samantaa. Indian Institute of Information Technology3. A paradigm gap in host-pathogen interaction studies: Lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic. K. Balamurugan, Alagappa University, India. 4. SARS/CoV-2: Behavioral Host Manipulation. John R. Cook, Georgia Gwinnett College. USA. 5. Management of COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit. Kamil İnci, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Turkey.6. First wave of Covid-19 pandemic in Italy: data and evidence. Daiana Bezzini, Irene Schiavetti, Tommaso Manacorda, Giorgia Franzone, Mario A Battaglia. University of Siena, Siena, Italy.7. Risk factors for COVID-19: diabetes, hypertension and obesity. Silvio Buscemi, Davide Corleo, Cristiana Randazzo. University of Palermo, Italy. 8. Current challenges for the effective management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dhananjay Shukla. Department of Biotechnology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, India.9. COVID-19 Outbreak Challenges in Indian Migrant Pregnant and Lactating Mothers: Learnt Lesson Demands Phronesis and Hierarchical Strategies for Such Future Pandemics. Biswaranjan Paital. Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, India.10. COVID-19 and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Mariusz Kowalewski, Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Poland. 11. COVID-19's Clinical-Pathological Evidence in Relation to its Repercussion on the Central and Peripheral Nervous System. Modesto Leite Rolim Neto, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Cariri, Brasil. 12. Anatomopathological Aspects and Clinical Correlation of COVID-19: A Systematic Review. Modesto Leite Rolim Neto, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Cariri, Brasil.13. SARS-CoV-2 liability: the hidden mystery behind its presentation in children – Amir Avan, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

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Book SynopsisDiatoms are the most species rich group of algae, and they contribute about 20% of annual global carbon fixation. They play major roles in ocean food webs and global biogeochemical cycles. They are also a target of the biotechnology industry because of their nano-patterned silica cell wall and high lipid content. Diatoms have received increasing attention as more genomes became available and because of the development of genome editing tools such as the CRISPR/Cas9 technology, which has made diatoms as genetically tractable as well-established biological model species. This book provides an overview on diatom molecular biology. It brings together international leading experts in the field to discuss the latest data and developments from genes to ecosystems. As the understanding of diatoms is currently experiencing a step change, it is critical to allow for synergistic approaches on diverse aspects of diatom biology and evolution. The books offers fundamental insights into the molecular life of diatoms; at the same time new scientific concepts are developed based on the application of the latest molecular tools and genomic information to explore the fascinating lifestyle of diatoms.Table of ContentsPart 1: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION   Part coordinator : Thomas Mock Chapter 1: Trait-based ecology with diatoms   Elena Litchman       Chapter 2: The population genetics and evolutionary potential of diatoms   Tatiana A. Rynearson, Ian W. Bishop, Sinead Collins      Chapter 3: An integrated view of diatom interactions Flora Vincent & Chris Bowler      Chapter 4: Ancient diatom DNA   Matthew I. M. Pinder and Mats Töpel       Part 2: GENOMICS  Part coordinator : Thomas Mock   Chapter 5: Structure and evolution of diatom nuclear genes and genomes   Thomas Mock, Kat Hodgkinson, Taoyang Wu, Vincent Moulton, Anthony Duncan, Cock van Oosterhout, Monica Pichler      Chapter 6: Reconstructing dynamic evolutionary events in diatom nuclear and organelle     genomes   Richard G. Dorrell, Fuhai Liu, Chris Bowler      Chapter 7: Epigenetic control of diatom genomes: An overview from in silico    characterisation to functional studies    Xue Zhao, Antoine Hoguin, Timothée Chaumier and Leila Tirichine      Part 3: CELL BIOLOGY Part coordinators : Nicole Poulsen, Nils Kröger  Wim Vyverman,    Chapter 8: Life-cycle regulation   Gust Bilcke, Maria Immacolata Ferrante, Marina Montresor, Sam De Decker, Lieven De Veylder and Wim Vyverman      Chapter 9: Cellular hallmarks and regulation of the diatom cell cycle   Petra Bulankova, Gust Bilcke, Wim Vyverman and Lieven De Veylder      Chapter 10: Cell Biology of organelles   Uwe G. Maier, Daniel Moog, Serena Flori, Pierre-Henri Jouneau, Denis Falconet, Thomas Heimerl, Peter G. Kroth, Giovanni Finazzi      Chapter 11: Structure and Morphogenesis of the Frustule     Iaroslav Babenko, Benjamin M. Friedrich, Nils Kröger       Chapter 12: Biomolecules involved in Frustule Biogenesis and Function Nils Kröger      Chapter 13: Silicic Acid Uptake and Storage by Diatoms   Felicitas Kolbe, Eike Brunner      Chapter 14: Adhesion and Motility   Nicole Poulsen, Metin Gabriel Davutoglu and Jirina Zackova Suchanova         Part 4: PRIMARY METABOLISM  Part coordinators : Yusuke Matsuda & Peter Kroth   Chapter 15: Photosynthetic Light Reactions in Diatoms. I. The Lipids and Light-harvesting Complexes of the Thylakoid Membrane   Claudia Büchel, Reimund Goss, Benjamin Bailleul, Douglas A. Campbell, Johann Lavaud and Bernard  Lepetit      Chapter 16: Photosynthetic Light Reactions in Diatoms. II. The Dynamic Regulation of the Various Light Reactions   Bernard Lepetit, Douglas A. Campbell, Johann Lavaud, Claudia Büchel, Reimund Goss and Benjamin Bailleul      Chapter 17: Carbohydrate Metabolism  Peter G. Kroth and Yusuke Matsuda      Chapter 18: Lipid Metabolism in Diatoms Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Kohei Yoneda and Yoshiaki Maeda      Chapter 19: Comparative and Functional Genomics of Macronutrient Utilization in Marine Diatoms   Sarah R. Smith and Andrew E. Allen     Chapter 20 Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Micronutrient Utilization in Marine      Diatoms   Tyler H. Coale, Erin M. Bertrand2, Robert H. Lampe3 and Andrew E. Allen    Part 5: CELL SIGNALLING and INTERACTIONS   Part coordinators : Assaf Vardi & Angela Falciatore Chapter 21: Sensing and signalling in diatom responses to abiotic cues    Marianne Jaubert, Carole Duchêne, Peter G. Kroth, Alessandra Rogato, Jean-Pierre Bouly and Angela Falciatore      Chapter 22: An Ocean of Signals: Intracellular and Extracellular Signalling      Shiri Graff van Creveld, Avia Mizrachi and Assaf Vardi      Chapter 23: The Diatom Microbiome: New Perspectives for Diatom-Bacteria Symbioses Katherine E. Helliwell, Ahmed A. Shibl and Shady A. Amin      Chapter 24: Diatom Viruses   Laure Arsenieff, Kei Kimura, Chana F. Kranzler, Anne-Claire Baudoux and Kimberlee Thamatrakoln      Part 6: GENETIC AND METABOLIC ENGINEERING   Part coordinator : Angela Falciatore Chapter 25: Genetic Engineering in Marine Diatoms: Current Practices and Emerging           Technologies            Mark Moosburner, Andrew E. Allen and Fayza Daboussi      Chapter 26: Constraint-based Modelling of Diatoms Metabolism and Quantitative Biology Approaches    Manish Kumar, Cristal Zuniga, Juan D. Tibocha-Bonilla, Sarah R. Smith, Joanna Coker, Andrew E. Allen, Karsten Zengler  

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Book SynopsisThis book covers the wider aspects of the microbiology of hot desert soil ecosystems, compiling disparate information from a range of relevant desert soil microbial fields.The reader learns about microbial ecology of the more dominant and possibly most important desert habitats, detailing the phylogenetic and functional diversity of these different habitats as well as their potential role in desert ecosystem ecology. Particular attention is also given to microbial stress adaptation in hot desert soils. Furthermore, it is the first volume in this particular field to cover modern metagenomics technologies that can be applied to studies of all aspects of desert microbial communities. Additionally, the book explores viruses and viral communities, which are among the least studied (and little understood) components of desert soil microbial communities. Particular attention is also given to the roles of desert microbial communities in biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. Through this book the reader discovers how desert microbiology has been at the forefront of Astrobiology and how it may be used conceptually in future terraforming strategies. Desert ecosystems are increasingly coming into focus given the impacts of climate change and desertification trends, making this volume particularly timely. Each of the chapters is authored by leading international researchers and is a must-read for microbial ecologists. Table of ContentsMicrobiology of Hot Deserts Table of Contents: Chapter 1 (Preface) : Introduction to Microbiology of Hot Deserts Chapter 2: A Brief Introduction to Hot Desert Environments: Climate, Geomorphology, Habitats and Soils Chapter 3: Novel methods for studying the structure and function of hot desert microorganisms and their communities Chapter 4: Phototrophic Mats of the Desert: The Bacteria of the Biological Soil Crust Community Chapter 5: Microbial Ecology of Hot Desert Soils Chapter 6: Biology of Desert Endolithic Habitats Chapter 7: Journey of a thousand miles: The evolution of our understanding of viruses in hot Deserts Chapter 8: C, N and P nutrient cycling in Drylands Chapter 9: Diversity and plant growth promoting properties of microbiomes associated with plants in desert soils Chapter 10: Insights of Extreme Desert Ecology to the Habitats and Habitability of Mars Chapter 11: Survival under stress: Microbial adaptation in hot desert soils Chapter 12: The response of soil microbial communities to hydration and desiccation cycles in hot desert ecosystems Chapter 13: Hot Desert Microbiology: Perspectives in a Warming World

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of cyanobacteria and their applications as solar cell factories. Cyanobacteria are able to perform oxygenic photosynthesis and they are utilized in many different bioprocesses. The book covers two major aspects of a cyano-based bioprocess: the biological whole-cell catalyst and the technical environment in which the catalyst is applied. In the biocatalyst itself electron and carbon flow play an essential role for the performance of the cell and need to be tackled likewise for successful biocatalyst development. In the first chapters of this volume, cyanobacterial biotechnology and the fundamentals of cyanobacterial bioenergetics are introduced followed by an overview on tools and strategies for cyanobacteria engineering. Further on, examples of applications, engineering and production of different industrially relevant compounds in these organisms are provided, and finally process technology specific for cyanobacteria is covered. In this book, particular attention is given to topics such as cyanobacterial bioenergetics, metabolic engineering design strategies, utilizing cyanobacteria in biophotovoltaics, and production of pigments as well as photobiohydrogen in cyanobacteria, among others. This book will provide interested students and researchers in the area of photo-biotechnology with a deeper understanding of the cyanobacterial cell-factory, including the latest innovations and persistent challenges in the field.Table of ContentsSpotlight on Cyano-photo-biotechnology: Advantages and persisting challenges.- Cyanobacterial bioenergetics in relation to cellular growth and productivity.- The molecular toolset and techniques required to build cyanobacterial cell factories.- Metabolic engineering design strategies for increasing carbon fluxes relevant for biosynthesis in cyanobacteria.- Production of fatty acids and derivatives using cyanobacteria.- Sustainable production of pigments from cyanobacteria.- Photobiohydrogen production and strategies for H2 yield improvements in cyanobacteria.- Utilizing cyanobacteria in biophotovoltaics: an emerging field in bioelectrochemistry.- Process Technologies of Cyanobacteria.

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Book SynopsisVirus-infected Cells is a comprehensive and technical exploration of the intricate interactions between viruses and host cells. This book delves into the molecular and cellular aspects of viral infections, providing a wealth of knowledge about various viruses and their effects on cellular mechanisms. The first part of the book covers general/technical aspects, introducing the reader to the field of virology and providing an overview of the techniques used to study virus-infected cells. It covers topics such as the visualisation of virus-infected cells by cryo-electron tomography and the assessment of necroptosis, a type of programmed cell death, in virus-infected cells. In addition, the book explores the role of apoptosis and phagocytosis as antiviral mechanisms, as well as the intricate process of viral membrane fusion and penetration. It also discusses the tracking of viral entry into living cells and the use of correlative cryo-imaging to study the biology of viruses in cells and tissues. Finally, the book examines the cytopathic effect induced by viruses, shedding light on the damage caused to infected cells. The second section of the book explores specific viruses and their interactions with host cells. Each chapter focuses on a specific virus and provides an in-depth look at its behaviour within infected cells. The book covers a wide range of viruses, including human papillomavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, African swine fever virus, coronavirus, influenza A virus and human endogenous retroviruses. Each chapter examines unique aspects of virus-host interactions, such as viral assembly, impact on the cytoskeleton, critical host-virus interactions mediated by viral RNA, mechanisms of cell entry, and the involvement of cholesterol in virus budding and scission. This volume in the Subcellular Biochemistry series is a valuable resource for researchers, virologists and students interested in understanding the complex dynamics between viruses and the cells they infect. With its detailed exploration of general and specific aspects of virus-host interactions, this book provides a comprehensive understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in viral infections.Table of Contents​see attachment

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Book SynopsisThis volume on iron-sulfur proteins includes chapters that describe the initial discovery of iron-sulfur proteins in the 1960s to elucidation of the roles of iron sulfur clusters as prosthetic groups of enzymes, such as the citric acid cycle enzyme, aconitase, and numerous other proteins, ranging from nitrogenase to DNA repair proteins. The capacity of iron sulfur clusters to accept and delocalize single electrons is explained by basic chemical principles, which illustrate why iron sulfur proteins are uniquely suitable for electron transport and other activities. Techniques used for detection and stabilization of iron-sulfur clusters, including EPR and Mossbauer spectroscopies, are discussed because they are important for characterizing unrecognized and elusive iron sulfur proteins. Recent insights into how nitrogenase works have arisen from multiple advances, described here, including studies of high-resolution crystal structures.

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Book SynopsisThe cryosphere stands for environments where water appears in a frozen form. It includes permafrost, glaciers, ice sheets, and sea ice and is currently more affected by Global Change than most other regions of the Earth. In the cryosphere, limited water availability and subzero temperatures cause extreme conditions for all kind of life which microorganisms can cope with extremely well. The cryosphere’s microbiota displays an unexpectedly large genetic potential, and taxonomic as well as functional diversity which, however, we still only begin to map. Also, microbial communities influence reaction patterns of the cryosphere towards Global Change. Altered patterns of seasonal temperature fluctuations and precipitation are expected in the Arctic and will affect the microbial turnover of soil organic matter (SOM). Activation of nutrients by thawing and increased active layer thickness as well as erosion renders nutrient stocks accessible to microbial activities. Also, glacier melt and retreat stimulate microbial life in turn influencing albedo and surface temperatures. In this context, the functional resilience of microbial communities in the cryosphere is of major interest. Particularly important is the ability of microorganisms and microbial communities to respond to changes in their surroundings by intracellular regulation and population shifts within functional niches, respectively. Research on microbial life exposed to permanent freeze or seasonal freeze-thaw cycles has led to astonishing findings about microbial versatility, adaptation, and diversity. Microorganisms thrive in cold habitats and new sequencing techniques have produced large amounts of genomic, metagenomic, and metatranscriptomic data that allow insights into the fascinating microbial ecology and physiology at low and subzero temperatures. Moreover, some of the frozen ecosystems such as permafrost constitute major global carbon and nitrogen storages, but can also act as sources of the greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide. In this book we summarize state of the art knowledge on whether environmental changes are met by a flexible microbial community retaining its function, or if the altered conditions also render the community in a state of altered properties that affect the Earth’s element cycles and climate. This book brings together research on the cryosphere’s microbiota including permafrost, glaciers, and sea ice in Arctic and Antarctic regions. Different spatial scales and levels of complexity are considered, spanning from ecosystem level to pure culture studies of model microbes in the laboratory. It aims to attract a wide range of parties with interest in the effect of climate change and/or low temperatures on microbial nutrient cycling and physiology.

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Book SynopsisThe increased demand due to anthropogenic activity leads to emerging contaminants, resulting in a substantial environmental hazard. The long-term presence and exposure of contaminants lead to severe negative impacts on the environment, humans, and other life forms. Hence, emerging contaminants in the environment is a worldwide concern, and new technologies to mitigate these contaminants are being developed. This book covers the source, occurrence, toxicity, and detection techniques of a wide range of emerging contaminants. This collection also discusses the scope and applications of diverse techniques, including Bio/Phyto and Nano-remediation technologies, to mitigate the emerging contaminants; along with their sustainability issue and prospects. As a result, this book appears to provide insight into several modern and environmentally friendly waste management options, the possibility to minimize and lessen the effects of contaminants, and striving to lower toxicological endpoints to assure environmental safety. This book delivers the most recent advancements by prominent specialists in environmental sciences to academics, researchers, students, and practitioners interested in the identification and eradication of emerging pollutants from the environment.

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Book SynopsisCurrent use of the ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) within biological wastewater treatment system is incomplete due to limitations of current culture-based techniques. This book offers an overview of new nitrification technologies via the use of AOB in the removal of ammonia nitrogen from wastewater. The application of new approaches based on AOB leads to greater ammonia nitrogen removal and results in more efficient wastewater treatment.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, the latest tools available for functional metagenomics research are described.This research enables scientists to directly access the genomes from diverse microbial genomes at one time and study these “metagenomes”. Using the modern tools of genome sequencing and cloning, researchers have now been able to harness this astounding metagenomic diversity to understand and exploit the diverse functions of microorganisms. Leading scientists from around the world demonstrate how these approaches have been applied in many different settings, including aquatic and terrestrial habitats, microbiomes, and many more environments. This is a highly informative and carefully presented book, providing microbiologists with a summary of the latest functional metagenomics literature on all specific habitats.Table of ContentsSection I. Tools for Functional Metagenomics.- Prologue.- 1) Next-generation sequencing in Functional Metagenomics.- 2) Cloning systems .- 3) Expression systems .- 4) Hosts for heterologous expression .- 5) Bioinformatic tools for functional metagenomics .- 6) Screening and selection for expressed functions .- 7) Synthetic biology approaches for functional metagenomics.- Section II. Applications in Functional Metagenomics .- 8) Enzyme discovery .- 9) Metabolite discovery .- 10) C substrate utilization (with SIP) .- 11) Genome Assembly and Functional Annotation .- 12) Aquatic ecosystems .- 13) Terrestrial ecosystems .- 14) Aeromicrobiology .- 15) Animal microbiomes .- 16) Human microbiomes.- 17) Plant microbiomes.- 18) Biofilms .- 19) Extreme environments.- 20) Wastewater .- 21) Food microbiology .- Epilogue: Future prospects in functional metagenomics.

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