Microbiology (non-medical) Books
Springer Verlag, Singapore Microbiome in Inflammatory Lung Diseases
Book SynopsisThis book reviews the role of the lung microbiome in the development and progression of lung diseases. It deals with the role of microbiota dysbiosis in influencing host defense and immunity leading to resistance, colonization, and disease exacerbation. The book delineates the complex interaction between pathogen and lung residual microbiota during disease conditions. It further highlights the potential role of lung microbiota as the key modulator of lung carcinogenesis and immune response against cancer cells. Lastly, it reviews technological developments for unraveling the lung microbiome that profoundly impacts clinical diagnostics. This book is an essential resource for the scientists working in pulmonary diseases, pharmaceutical & clinical sciences, and pulmonary clinicians.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Lung Diseases.- Introduction to Microbiome.- Role of Microbiome in Inflammation.- The interplay of microbiome, inflammation, and immunity in inflammatory lung diseases.- Microbiome in Asthma.- Microbiome in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- Microbiome in Asthma-COPD Overlap syndrome (ACO).- Microbiome in ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome).- Role of brain-gut- microbiome axis in Depression co-morbid with COPD or Asthma.- Microbiome in Lung Cancer.- Microbiome in Pulmonary Tuberculosis.- Lung Microbiome: Friend or Foe of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.- Microbiome in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Microbiome in SARS-Cov2 (Covid-19).- Status of the microbiome in SARS-Cov2 (Covid-19).- Microbiome in Influenza-A Virus Infection.- Microbiome in Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI).- Challenges in understanding the lung microbiota.- Microbiome in Inflammatory Lung Diseases: Challenges and Future Prospects.- Microbiota targeted via nanotechnology for lung cancer therapy: Challenges and future perspectives.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Organic Waste to Biohydrogen
Book SynopsisThis book provides an updated knowledge on the biohydrogen production from industrial and municipal organic waste materials. Microbes are increasingly being included in the hydrogen based biofuel production and this book covers the processes and protocols for biohydrogen production. There is an urgent need of alternative energy research to fulfill the global energy demand. Biohydrogen is a promising source of sustainable and clean energy as it harnessed by biological means. Biohydrogen may be produced by utilizing different waste materials as a substrate, and by optimization of various parameters of bioreactors such as temperature, pH, partial pressure etc. The waste materials used in hydrogen production are categorized as agricultural waste, municipal waste, industrial waste, and other hazardous wastes. Biohydrogen production from wastes materials opened a new opportunity for the widespread use of everlasting renewable energy source. This book is useful for professional scientists, academicians, biotechnologist and environmentalist along with research scholars in various biotechnology and bioenergy industries by addressing the latest research going on in the field of renewal bioenergy production from waste and their global impact on the environment.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Biohydrogen from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste.- Chapter 2. Biohydrogen from food waste.- Chapter 3. Biohydrogen from fruit and vegetable industry wastes.- Chapter 4. Biohydrogen from Distillery Wastewater: Opportunities and feasibility.- Chapter 5. Biohydrogen from pentose-rich lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysate.- Chapter 6. Biohydrogen Production using Cheese Industry Waste: Current trends and Challenges.- Chapter 7. Methods of biological hydrogen production from industrial waste.- Chapter 8. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR BIOHYDROGEN PRODUCTION AT INDUSTRIAL LEVEL.- Chapter 9. Thermochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass for biohydrogen production.- Chapter 10. Nanotechnological approaches in biohydrogen production.- Chapter 11. Microalgal biomass as a promising feedstock for the production of Biohydrogen: A comprehensive review.- Chapter 12. Biohydrogen: Future energy source for the society.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Recent Technologies for Waste to Clean Energy and its Utilization
Book SynopsisThis book refers to the various biomass valorisation in various fields like bio-fuel; biodiesel; hydrogen production; energy application, environmental pollution using recent clean technologies. Clean energy technology refers to any process, product or service that reduces negative environmental impacts through significant energy efficiency improvements, sustainable use of resources or environmental protection activities. It covers all aspects of new and renewable clean energy production technology. The concept of eco-efficiency involves both ecological and economic aspects of sustainable agriculture. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, scientists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences.Table of ContentsAttached
£151.99
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Advances in Food and Nutrition Research
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Functions and Applications of Bioactive Peptides From Corn Gluten Meal Guoming Li, Wenying Liu, Yuqing Wang, Fuhuai Jia, Yuchen Wang, Yong Ma, Ruizeng Gu and Jun Lu 2. Dietary Fatty Acids and the Metabolic Syndrome: A Personalized Nutrition Approach Sarah O'Connor and Iwona Rudkowska 3. Microbial Ecology of Fermented Vegetables and Non-Alcoholic Drinks and Current Knowledge on Their Impact on Human Health Laura Lavefve, Daya Marasini and Franck Carbonero 4. Marine Waste Utilization as a Source of Functional and Health Compounds Amin Shavandi, Yakun Hou, Alan Carne, Michelle McConnell and Alaa El-din A. Bekhit 5. Advanced Analysis of Roots and Tubers by Hyperspectral Techniques Wen-Hao Su and Da-Wen Sun 6. Advances in Sheep and Goat Meat Products Research Alfredo Teixeira, Severiano Silva and Sandra Rodrigues 7. Particular Alimentations for Nutrition, Health and Pleasure José Miguel Aguilera, Bum-Keun Kim and Dong June Park 8. Meat as a Pharmakon: An Exploration of the Biosocial Complexities of Meat Consumption Frédéric Leroy
£94.50
Oxford University Press Inc From Terrain to Brain
Book SynopsisAn exploration of how the many sciences of wine can enhance our appreciation and enjoyment of wine. In From Terrain to Brain, Professor Erika Szymanski makes wine science accessible to non-experts. Rather than approach wine science as body of facts about wine, Szymanski explores how wine science can open up multiple ways of seeing, understanding, and appreciating wine. Too often, wine science is presented as a comprehensive body of knowledge that enthusiasts aiming to become experts should memorize. This book instead uses scientific research to explore wine as an endlessly rich cultural phenomenon. By foregrounding recent research and developments in wine science, From Terrain to Brain presents wine science as a work-in-progress rather than a codified body of knowledge. Each chapter takes readers on a journey or foray through a topic in wine science, such as minerality, climate, microbiome, and yeast. Chapters are organized from terrain (geography, terroir, soil) and cell membrane (micTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 - Geography Chapter 2 - Vines Chapter 3 - Terroir Chapter 4 - Minerality Chapter 5 - Climate Chapter 6 - Weather Chapter 7 - Yeast Chapter 8 - Microbiome Chapter 9 - Alcohol Chapter 10 - Sulfur Chapter 11 - Sugar Chapter 12 - Oak Chapter 13 - Waste Chapter 14 - Flavor Chapter 15 - Health Chapter 16 - Glass Chapter 17 - Coda Notes Index
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Bacteriology: Structure, Reproduction, Plant
Book SynopsisPlant diseases are a threat to agriculture and food production on a global scale. Significant yield losses have been recorded due to plant pathogens in most agriculture and horticulture crops. The effective management of these diseases is very difficult. As such, it is important to understand fundamental concepts of the management of plant diseases caused by bacteria. Bacteriology is a subdivision of microbiology and involves the documentation, description, and identification of bacteria. This book covers recent updates on the morphology, classification, genetics, ecology, and biochemistry of bacteria as well as the basic molecular concepts of bacteriology. This book has a futuristic approach and will help scholars understand the symptoms, mechanisms, and effective management of diseases caused by bacterial pathogens. This book is useful for students and researchers of plant sciences, botany, microbiology, pathology, agriculture science, veterinary science, medical science, and other allied areas.Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction to Bacteriology; Taxonomy and Classification; Structure and Morphology of Bacteria; Membrane Transport and Nutrient Uptake in Bacteria; Bacterial Growth and Reproduction; Metabolisms in Bacteria; Bacterial Genetics; Bacteria in Laboratory; Introduction to Plant Pathology and Host Pathogen Interaction; Identification and Detection of Bacteria; Bacterial Diseases on Plants and Their Management; Practical Experiments in Bacteriology Sampling of Bacteria; Index.
£219.99
American Society for Microbiology Food Microbiology: An Introduction
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American Medical Publishers Case Studies in Veterinary Virology
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Murphy & Moore Publishing Molecular Virology: A Clinical Approach
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Royal Society of Chemistry Food Safety Hazard Guidebook
Book SynopsisFood safety is important and consumers have a right to expect that those who supply the food that they buy have taken every care to manufacture products that will do them no harm. Those with a responsibility for the regulation of the global food industry recognise this principle and legislate accordingly and the business of managing and regulating the safety of the food supply chain has come a long way in the last 25 years or so. Prompted by the emergence of new food safety hazards, such as the bacterial pathogens Listeria monocytogenes and E. coli O157, powerful new techniques for evaluating and managing the risks presented by these threats have been developed. For example, hazard analysis critical control point, or HACCP, has now become the food safety management system of choice worldwide. Although the food safety management tools are now widely available, they are still virtually useless unless they are supported by adequate and accurate information. HACCP does not work unless its practitioners have access to enough data and scientific knowledge to enable them to understand hazards and how to control them effectively. The Food Safety Hazard Guidebook is an attempt to address the problem of accessing the available information by distilling the key facts about a wide range of individual food safety hazards into a single text. The result is a guidebook, rather than an encyclopaedia, which acts as a portal for the immense and ever expanding body of scientific knowledge that exists for food safety. It is an easy-to-use information resource for anyone with a professional interest in the safety of the food supply. The book is easy to navigate and presents concise and carefully researched factual information on a wide range of biological and chemical hazards in a clear format that is designed to support risk analysis exercises and HACCP studies. It covers a broad range of established and emerging food safety hazards and includes details of authoritative sources of further information (many web-based) for those seeking to examine a topic in greater depth. The section on food allergens is a particularly valuable component of the book, the chapters on fish toxins are also useful and unusual in a book of this kind and bacterial pathogens are comprehensively covered. One of the most important features of the book is the wide scope of the content and the highly structured format designed to help the reader find information quickly. Other key benefits to the reader are: -The wide range of biological and chemical hazards covered in a single book -Written specifically with food industry professionals in mind -Easy to navigate and accessible for the non-expert -Clear and concise presentation of factual information presented in a format that lends itself to use in risk assessment exercises -Inclusion of references and web links to reliable sources of further information on each chapter -specifically designed for practical use by a professional readership.Trade Review"In summary, this is a very useful reference book - and although it will not on its own enable food companies to deal with any particular hazard, it could well be a starting point from which it could build up a library of information.""""The result is a concise guide to a vast subject that is accurate, reliable and useful."""This guidebook covers a wide range of biological and chemical food safety hazards. This 2nd edition contains reviewed and updated Information on each hazard, as well as Information on 15 potential and emerging food safety hazards not covered in the 1st edition.Table of ContentsSection 1: Chapter 1: Biological Hazards; Chapter 2: Bacteria; Chapter 3: Viruses; Chapter 4: Parasites; Chapter 5: Protozoa; Chapter 6: Nematodes; Chapter 7: Other parasites; Chapter 8: Prions; Section 2: Chapter 9: Chemical Hazards; Chapter 10: Biological toxins; Chapter 11: Fungal toxins; Chapter 12: Plant toxins; Chapter 13: Fish toxins; Chapter 14: Biogenic amines; Chapter 15: Non-biological chemical contaminants; Chapter 16: Contaminants produced during processing; Chapter 17: Contaminants from food contact materials; Chapter 18: Environmental contaminants; Chapter 19: Veterinary residues; Section 3: Chapter 20: Allergens; Chapter 21: Food allergy; Chapter 22: Specific allergens; Chapter 23: Allergen control options; Chapter 24: Allergen legislation; Chapter 25: Food Safety Legislation; Chapter 26: Sources of further information
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Molecular Typing in Bacterial Infections, Volume
Book SynopsisThis updated second edition of Molecular Typing in Bacterial Infections, presented in two volumes, covers both common and neglected bacterial pathogenic agents, highlighting the most effective methods for their identification and classification in the light of their specific epidemiology. New chapters have been included to add new species, as well as another view of how bacterial typing can be used. These books are valuable resources for the molecular typing of infectious disease agents encountered in both research and hospital clinical laboratory settings, as well as in culture collections and in the industry. Each of the 21 chapters provides an overview of specific molecular approaches to efficiently detect and type different bacterial pathogens. The chapters are grouped in five parts, covering respiratory and urogenital pathogens (Volume I), and gastrointestinal and healthcare-associated pathogens, as well as a new group of vector-borne and Biosafety level 3 pathogens including a description of typing methods used in the traditional microbiology laboratory in comparison to molecular methods of epidemiology (Volume II). Comprehensive and updated, Molecular Typing in Bacterial Infections provides state-of-the-art methods for accurate diagnosis and for the correct classification of different types which will prove to be critical in unravelling the transmission routes of human pathogens.Table of Contents1. Campylobacter Sophie J. Hedges and Frances M. Colles2. Clostridioides difficile Eliane de Oliveira Ferreira and Gerly Anne de Castro Brito3. CronobacterMarcelo L. L. Brandão and Stephan Forsythe4. Oral and Intestinal Bacteroidetes Marina C. Claros, Zaida C. Claros, Sareh Said Yekta-Michael, and Georg Conrads5. Vibrio choleraeThandavarayan Ramamurthy, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Bhabatosh Das, Ranjan K. Nandy, Ankur Mutreja, and G. Balakrish Nair6. Acinetobacter baumanniiDennis Nurjadi and Sébastien Boutin7. EnterococcusLúcia M. Teixeira, Adriana R. Faria, Stephanie S. R. Souza and Vânia Lúcia C. Merquior8. Pseudomonas aeruginosaJunyan Liu, Ruirui Xu, Zerong Lu and Zhenbo Xu9. StaphylococciJoAnn M. McClure and Kunyan Zhang10. BartonellaceaeJoaquim Ruiz, Cláudia Gomes and Maria J.Pons11. BrucellaRoland T. Ashford and Adrian M. Whatmore12. Coxiella burnetiiDimitrios Frangoulidis, Mathias C. Walter, Akinyemi M. Fasemore and Sally J. Cutler
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Molecular Typing in Bacterial Infections, Volume
Book SynopsisThis updated second edition of Molecular Typing in Bacterial Infections, presented in two volumes, covers both common and neglected bacterial pathogenic agents, highlighting the most effective methods for their identification and classification in the light of their specific epidemiology. New chapters have been included to add new species, as well as another view of how bacterial typing can be used. These books are valuable resources for the molecular typing of infectious disease agents encountered in both research and hospital clinical laboratory settings, as well as in culture collections and in the industry. Each of the 21 chapters provides an overview of specific molecular approaches to efficiently detect and type different bacterial pathogens. The chapters are grouped in five parts, covering respiratory and urogenital pathogens (Volume I), and gastrointestinal and healthcare-associated pathogens, as well as a new group of vector-borne and Biosafety level 3 pathogens including a description of typing methods used in the traditional microbiology laboratory in comparison to molecular methods of epidemiology (Volume II). Comprehensive and updated, Molecular Typing in Bacterial Infections provides state-of-the-art methods for accurate diagnosis and for the correct classification of different types which will prove to be critical in unravelling the transmission routes of human pathogens.Table of Contents1. Campylobacter Sophie J. Hedges and Frances M. Colles2. Clostridioides difficile Eliane de Oliveira Ferreira and Gerly Anne de Castro Brito3. CronobacterMarcelo L. L. Brandão and Stephan Forsythe4. Oral and Intestinal Bacteroidetes Marina C. Claros, Zaida C. Claros, Sareh Said Yekta-Michael, and Georg Conrads5. Vibrio choleraeThandavarayan Ramamurthy, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Bhabatosh Das, Ranjan K. Nandy, Ankur Mutreja, and G. Balakrish Nair6. Acinetobacter baumanniiDennis Nurjadi and Sébastien Boutin7. EnterococcusLúcia M. Teixeira, Adriana R. Faria, Stephanie S. R. Souza and Vânia Lúcia C. Merquior8. Pseudomonas aeruginosaJunyan Liu, Ruirui Xu, Zerong Lu and Zhenbo Xu9. StaphylococciJoAnn M. McClure and Kunyan Zhang10. BartonellaceaeJoaquim Ruiz, Cláudia Gomes and Maria J.Pons11. BrucellaRoland T. Ashford and Adrian M. Whatmore12. Coxiella burnetiiDimitrios Frangoulidis, Mathias C. Walter, Akinyemi M. Fasemore and Sally J. Cutler
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Springer International Publishing AG Plant Relationships: Fungal-Plant Interactions
Book SynopsisThis fully revised 3rd edition provides a comprehensive overview of the biology of fungi associated with plants. Since the publication of the 2nd Edition in 2009, tremendous new knowledge has been gained in the field of fungal-plant interactions, which is reflected in the contributions of this book. World-leading scientists in the field provide authoritative insights into fungal-plant interactions covering the following main topics: Mutualistic and pathogenic fungal-plant interactions in natural and agricultural ecosystems Sensing and signalling in fungus-plant interactions Regulation of fungal gene expression and development Fungal genomes and evolution Global pandemics caused by fungal pathogens and their implications for food security This volume will be of great interest to both specialists and generalists. It is an indispensable resource for researchers, lecturers and students in microbiology, mycology, and plant sciences, as well as agriculture and biotechnology.Table of ContentsSee attachment
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Springer International Publishing AG Prokaryotes and Evolution
Book SynopsisThe purpose of this book is to show the essential and indispensable role of prokaryotes in the evolution of aliving world. The evolutionary success of prokaryotes is explained together with their role in the evolution of the geosphere, the biosphere and its functioning, as well as their ability to colonize all biotopes, including the most extreme ones. We consider that all past and present living beings emerged from prokaryotes and have interacted with them. Forces and mechanisms presented in the various theories of evolution apply to prokaryotes. The major stages of their evolution and biodiversity are also described. Finally, it is emphasized that prokaryotes are living organisms that provide indisputable evidence of evolutionary processes. Many examples of ongoing evolution in prokaryotes, observable at the human scale, are provided. Table of Contents1. Prokaryotes /Eukaryotes dichotomy and Bacteria/Archaea/Eukarya domains: two inseparable concepts.- 2. Phylogeny and Biodiversity of Prokaryotes.- 3. Importance of Prokaryotes in the Functioning and Evolution of the Present and Past Geosphere and Biosphere.- 4. Evolutionary Success of Prokaryotes.- 5. The Evolution of Living Beings Started with Prokaryotes, and In Interaction with Prokaryotes.- 6. Evolution Underway in Prokaryotes.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Microbial safety of lipid-based ready-to-use
Book SynopsisLipid-based ready-to-use foods (RUFs) for the nutritional management of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are provided to children from 6 months to 59 months of age within the context of emergency feeding programmes supervised by governments. Based on the review, the expert committee considered that children with SAM have an increase in susceptibility to bacteraemia and sepsis that is probably between twofold and fivefold compared with children who are not malnourished and are of the same age and live in the same communities. On the basis of its common occurrence as a cause of infections and serious illnesses in children with SAM, and its documented ability to contaminate, survive in, and cause outbreaks of illness associated with low-moisture foods similar to RUFs, the expert committee concluded that Salmonella is the pathogen of most concern in lipid-based RUFs. Many outbreaks of foodborne salmonellosis have been determined to be associated with low-moisture foods that were contaminated at low levels. Therefore, the expert committee carefully considered the qualitative microbiological analyses of RUFs and the contamination levels that could be inferred, and entered into an extended deliberation of dose-response modelling to find a path toward a reasonable approximation of the likely morbidity and mortality in SAM children that could be anticipated from consumption of RUFs contaminated at the estimated levels and observed frequency. The expert committee described three approaches that purchasers of RUFs might use to establish microbiological criteria to assure the safety of RUFs and to communicate to manufacturers their safety expectations. These approaches are: (i) reference to existing standards established for similar low-moisture foods; (ii) determining an acceptable increase in risk over the pre-existing baseline of illness from other sources of exposure; and (iii) process verification sampling using the moving window technique. The microbiological criteria derived by each of these approaches accomplish different purposes, and which is most appropriate is determined by the conditions of manufacture and use
£33.71
Springer Verlag, Singapore Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria: A Challenge to
Book SynopsisThis book summarizes the emerging trends in the field of antibiotic resistance of various gram-negative and gram-positive bacterial species. The ability of different species of bacteria to resist the antimicrobial agent has become a global problem. As such, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the advances in our understanding of the origin and mechanism of resistance, discusses the modern concept of the biochemical and genetic basis of antibacterial resistance and highlights the clinical and economic implications of the increased prevalence of antimicrobial resistant pathogens and their ecotoxic effects. It also reviews various strategies to curtail the emergence and examines a number of innovative therapeutic approaches, such as CRISPR, phage therapy, nanoparticles and natural antimicrobials, to combat the spread of resistance.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria.- Chapter 1.1. Era of antibiotic discovery.- Chapter 1.2. Emergence of antibiotic resistant microbes immediate after the discovery of antibiotics.- Chapter 1.3. Newly discovered antibiotics of 21st century.- Chapter 2. Impact of antibiotic resistant bacteria on different field.- Chapter 2.1. Antibiotic resistance: Role and pattern in different class of bacteria.- Chapter 2.2. Effect of drug resistant bacteria on agriculture, medical society, livestock and environment.- Chapter 3. Antibiotic resistance: Pattern and Mechanisms.- Chapter 3.1. Intrinsic antibiotic resistant mechanism in bacteria.- Chapter 3.2. Extrinsic antibiotic resistant mechanism in bacteria .- Chapter 3.3. Chemical mediated alteration of antibiotics.- Chapter 4.1. Novel strategies for overcoming of antibiotic resistant mechanisms.- Chapter 4.2. Collapsing of antibiotic resistance with the help of genetic approaches.- Chapter 4.3. Bacteriophage: A new hope for the control of antibiotic resistant bacteria.- Chapter 4.4. Nanotechnology: A 21st Century approach towards the control of antibiotic resistant bacteria.- Chapter 5. Future Prospects.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis: Implications on Health
Book SynopsisThe book highlights the importance of prebiotics, probiotics and synbiotics in the signalling mechanism between gut microbiota and brain, also referred to as the gut-brain axis. A stable gut microbiota is essential for normal gut physiology and overall health, since it assists in proper signalling along the brain–gut axis. The book describes how the cross talks between gut microbiota and brain, not only regulate gastro-intestinal functions but also ensure proper functioning of cognitive behaviour and immunological functions. The various chapters describe probiotic microorganisms that colonize gastrointestinal tract and provide an array of health benefits to the host. It further elaborates about certain non-digestible oligosaccharides (prebiotics) are easily fermented by specialist microbes in the gut, to produce health-promoting metabolites and inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria. This book is useful for students, researchers and scientists in the field of microbiology, food science and nutrition. It is also meant for industry experts involved in developing nutraceuticals.Table of ContentsATTACHED
£98.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Textbook of Parasitic Zoonoses
Book SynopsisThis textbook, which is the first volume in the series Microbial Zoonoses, provides a comprehensive overview of the diagnosis, treatment and control of zoonotic parasitic diseases. The book is divided into two sections; the first section discusses the classification of parasitic zoonoses and includes general information on the diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology, prevention, and control of parasitic zoonoses. It also describes the biological features of these organisms, host-parasite interactions, and the disease spectrum, as well as the importance of public health control measures, such as surveillance, and prophylactic measures in controlling these diseases.The second section explores the important zoonotic diseases caused by ectoparasites, protozoan and helminths parasites. It also reviews the life cycle, pathogenesis, pathology, immunology and clinical manifestations, modern diagnostic methods, treatment regimen, prevention, control, and epidemiology of these parasites.Cutting across the disciplines, this book serves as a guide to postgraduate students, faculty members, public health experts, and medical administrators who are interested in the management of these parasitic zoonotic infections.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Parasite taxonomy, Classification of Zoonoses. - Chapter 2. Host Parasite Relationship and Spectrum of Clinical Manifestations. - Chapter 3. Parasitic Immunology. - Chapter 4. Parasite Genomics. - Chapter 5. Parasite Proteomics. - Chapter 6. Epidemiology of Parasitic Zoonoses. - Chapter 7. Diagnosis of Parasitic Zoonoses. - Chapter 8. Treatment and Management of Parasitic Zoonoses. - Chapter 9. Drug Resistance in Parasites. - Chapter 10. Zoonotic potential of Bioterrorism. - Chapter 11. Prevention, Surveillance, and Control of Parasitic Zoonoses. - Chapter 12. Toxoplasmosis. - Chapter 13. Giardiasis. - Chapter 14. Leishmaniasis. - Chapter 15. Trypanosomiasis. - Chapter 16. Malaria. - Chapter 17. Babesiosis. - Chapter 18. Cryptosporidiosis. - Chapter 19. Sarcocystosis. . - Chapter 20. Balantidiasis. - Chapter 21. Schistosomiasis. - Chapter 22. Fascioliasis. - Chapter 23. Fasciolopsiasis. - Chapter 24. Paragonomiasis. - Chapter 25. Echinostomiasis. - Chapter 26. Ophistorchiasis. - Chapter 27. Clonerchiasis. - Chapter 28. Heterophyes, Metagonimus, Dirocelium, Trogolotrema, and Watsonia infections. - Chapter 29. Diphyllobothriasis. - Chapter 30. Taeniasis. - Chapter 31. Echinococciasis. - Chapter 32. Sparganosis. - Chapter 33. Dipyllidiosis. - Chapter 34. Hymenolepsiasis. - Chapter 35. Coenurosis. - Chapter 36. Bertiella, Inermicapsifer, and Raillietinal infections. - Chapter 37. Trichinellosis. - Chapter 38. Dracunculiasis. - Chapter 39. Capillariasis. - Chapter 40. Strongyloidosis. - Chapter 41. Ancylostomiasis. - Chapter 42. Ascariasis. - Chapter 43. Dioctophymasis. - Chapter 44. Angiostrongylus and Trichostrongylus infections. - Chapter 45. Toxocariasis. - Chapter 46. Anisakiasis. - Chapter 47. Gnathostomiasis. - Chapter 48. Dirofilariasis. - Chapter 49. Thelaziasis. - Chapter 50. Gongylonemiasis. - Chapter 51. Termidens infections. - Chapter 52. Larva Migrans . - Chapter 53. Oesophagostomum and Mammomonogamus infections. - Chapter 54. Pentastomiasis. - Chapter 55. Scabies. - Chapter 56. Myiasis. - Chapter 57. Tungiasis. - Chapter 58. Ticks, Mites, Fleas. - Chapter 59. Allergenic Mites
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Pseudotyped Viruses
Book SynopsisThis book intends to report the new progress of pseudotyped viruses, including the construction of pseudotyped viruses with different strategies or vectors for most important viruses. Especially for emerging viruses, optimization of the condition and parameters for assay development based on the pseudotyped viruses and widely application as surrogate of authentic virus to study the biological functions of virus, detection of neutralizing antibody, screening viral entry inhibiters, and others. It includes most pseudotyped viruses that have the protein of the target virus on the surface of the parent virus with incomplete genome. The book is likely to be of interest to all researchers in the field of virology, vaccine, and anti-viral drug development and evaluation.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Pseudotyped Viruses.- Chapter 2. Assays based on Pseudotyped Viruses.- Chapter 3. Application of Pseudotyped Viruses.- Chapter 4. Pseudotyped Viruses for Retroviruses.- Chapter 5. Pseudotyped Virus for Papillomavirus.- Chapter 6. Pseudotyped Viruses for Marburgvirus and Ebolavirus.- Chapter 7. Pseudotyped Viruses for Coronaviruses.- Chapter 8. Pseudotyped Viruses for Influenza.- Chapter 9. Pseudotyped Virus Systems for Studies of Henipavirus.- Chapter 10. Pseudotyped Viruses for lyssavirus.- Chapter 11. Pseudotyped Viruses for Enterovirus.- Chapter 12. Pseudotyped Viruses for Orthohantavirus.- Chapter 13. Pseudotyped Viruses for Phlebovirus.- Chapter 14. Pseudotyped Virus for Bandavirus.- Chapter 15. Pseudotyped Viruses for Mammarenavirus.- Chapter 16. Pseudotyped Viruses for the Alphavirus -- Chikungunya Virus.- Chapter 17. Pseudotyped Virus for Flaviviridae.- Chapter 18. Replicating-competent VSV-vectored Pseudotyped Viruses.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Book SynopsisBiodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Deep Green investigates the potential of nature-based technology for shaping the evolution of contemporary architecture and design. It takes on the now pervasive topic of design intelligence, extending its definition to encompass both biological and digital realms.As in their first title, Systemic Architecture: Operating Manual for the Self-Organizing City, the authors engage the topic through the specific lens of their innovative design practice, ecoLogicStudio, and their research at the University of Innsbruck and at the Bartlett, UCL. Part One of the book, entitled PhotoSyntheticaâ, illustrates design solutions that engage the urban microbiome and seek to achieve an immediate impact, while Part Two, entitled Deep Green, includes synthetic landscapes and operates within a much larger spatio-temporal<Table of ContentsPreface by Claudia Pasquero and Marco PolettoIntroduction by Sir. Peter Cook Part 1: PhotoSyntheticaPhotoSyntheticaProjects 1.01: PhotoSynthetica test beds, pilot projects and early adoptionsBiotechnological architecture: On culturalizing the urban microbiome Projects 1.02: Bio-digital sculptures. Designing the livingEnvironmentalism beyond ideology: Reprogramming the blue-green city Projects 1.03: Cybergardening the city Part 2: Deep GreenPolycephalum: A journey through architecture, bio-computation and cognitionProjects 2.01: Synthetic landscapes Projects 2.02: Deep planning Tomatoes and the Immortality of the Soul by Prof. Mario Carpo
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc This Is Your Brain On Parasites
Book Synopsis“Engrossing … [An] expedition through the hidden and sometimes horrifying microbial domain.” —Wall Street Journal “Fascinating—and full of the kind of factoids you can't wait to share.” —Scientific American Parasites can live only inside another animal and, as Kathleen McAuliffe reveals, these tiny organisms have many evolutionary motives for manipulating the behavior of their hosts. With astonishing precision, parasites can coax rats to approach cats, spiders to transform the patterns of their webs, and fish to draw the attention of birds that then swoop down to feast on them. We humans are hardly immune to their influence. Organisms we pick up from our own pets are strongly suspected of changing our personality traits and contributing to recklessness and impulsivity—even suicide. Germs that cause colds and the flu may alter our behavior even before symptoms become apparent. Parasites influence our species on the cultural level, too. Drawing on a huge body of research, McAuliffe argues that our dread of contamination is an evolved defense against parasites. The horror and revulsion we are programmed to feel when we come in contact with people who appear diseased or dirty helped pave the way for civilization, but may also be the basis for major divisions in societies that persist to this day. This Is Your Brain on Parasites is both a journey into cutting-edge science and a revelatory examination of what it means to be human. “If you’ve ever doubted the power of microbes to shape society and offer us a grander view of life, read on and find yourself duly impressed.” —Heather Havrilesky, Bookforum Trade Review"If you've ever doubted the power of microbes to shape society and offer us a grander view of life, read on and find yourself duly impressed."-BookForum “A fascinating account of an extraordinary suite of biological phenomena, only recently come to light and proving that given enough time and enough evolving species to work with, natural selection can accomplish almost anything.” -Edward O. Wilson, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University, author of Consilience. “This book has all the elements of a crime thriller: violence, blood, gore, race and sex. But here the criminals are parasites. McAuliffe tells a vivid and sometimes horrifying tale of the hijackers that control our brains and our behaviour. In company with the best science writers, she shows us that reality can be way more interesting than fiction.” -Valerie Curtis, Director of the Environmental Health Group of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and author of Don’t Look, Don’t Touch, Don’t Eat “Be prepared to throw away all your preconceptions about the order of life. Humorous, inspiring and macabre—this is infectious reading in the tradition of giants like Robert S. Desowitz and Jared Diamond.” -Michael A Huffman, associate professor, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University "From start to finish, [McAuliffe] spins a consistently engrossing tale of invasive creatures that can alter your behavior and outlook, depress your cognitive functioning, and even make you more violent or sexually aggressive." -- Heather Havrilesky, Book Forum —
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New Society Publishers Compost Science for Gardeners
Book SynopsisCompost Science for Gardeners demystifies the full range of composting methods and helps readers determine or select the best technique for their situation. This comprehensive, plain-language, science-based book covers everything from the inputs required to the beneficial impacts on the environment and soil health.Trade Review"Do you want to know anything about compost or composting? And I do mean “anything!” Robert Pavlis’s book “Compost Science for Gardeners” covers it all, including of course, leading you through the nitty gritty, hands-on making of compost, various kinds of bins, and best uses of compost. Also, some specialized composts, such as bokashi and vermicompost, and more." —Lee Reich, PhD. author of The Ever Curious Gardener and Growing Figs in Cold Climates Come visit my farmden at http://www.leereich.com/blog http://leereich.com "Myth buster Robert Pavlis has done it again -- written an essential resource on the science (and art) of composting. This will be a great addition to your gardening bookshelf." —Rebecca Martin, technical editor for Mother Earth News "Robert Pavlis does what he does best: uses down to earth science to teach, this time to make great compost. This should be your go to manual for great soil!" —Jeff Lowenfels, author of DIY Autoflowering Cannabis, and the Teaming series books on organic growing.Table of Contents1. Introduction What Is Compost? Why Should Everyone Compost Myths About Composting Definitions 2. The Role of Compost in Soil Benefits of Composting The Microorganism Myth What Is Soil Health? What Is Soil? Plant Nutrients Tilling Mulching 3. The Science of Composting The Reality of Composting The Hot Composting Process Understanding Microbes The Role of Macroorganisms What Role Do Worms Play? Heat Kills Pathogens Heat Kills Weed Seeds How Long Does It Take? The Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio Cold vs Medium vs Hot Chemical Properties of Compost Loss of Plant Nutrients Humus When Is Compost Ready? 4. Compostable Material Good Composting Material Controversial Composting Material Bad Composting Material 5. Managing the Composting Process Location Storing Input Ingredients Air Water Turning Shred Input Material The Curing Stage Using Activators Nitrogen Sources Winter Time Two Is Better than One Speeding Up the Process Keep Animals Out Keep Out Insects Troubleshooting Selecting the Right Composting System 6. Piles, Bins, and Tumblers Simple Piles Bins and Boxes Wire Cage Plastic Garden Composter Tumblers and Rotating Drums (Barrels) Food Waste Digester Windrow Composting Sheet Composting 7. Easy Composting Cut and Drop Method Leaf Mold Pit and Trench Composting Keyhole Composting Electric Composters (Food Digesters) 8. Vermicomposting Understanding Worms What Is Vermicompost? Selecting the Right Worms Worm Bins Worm Food Bedding Material Caring for Your Pets Troubleshooting Harvest Castings Using Vermicompost Vermicompost Tea Is Vermicompost Special? 9. Bokashi Composting The Fermentation Process Fermentation vs Composting The Bokashi Method The Power of Effective Microbes (EM) Brew Your Own EM Microbes Making Bokashi Bran Using Bokashi Leachate (Tea) Using Bokashi Ferment Soil Factory Using Bokashi Ferment Pros and Cons of Bokashi 10. Eco-enzyme (Garbage Enzymes) What is Eco-enzyme? Making Eco-enzyme Using Eco-enzyme Tea Using Eco-enzyme Ferment 11. Buying Compost Municipal Compost Biosolids (Sewage Sludge) Mushroom Compost 12. Compost Tea Types of Compost Claimed Benefits of Compost Tea What Does the Science Say 13. Selecting the Best Composting Method Environmental Concerns Mixing Composting Methods 14. Using Compost When Is Compost Finished? Should You Sift Compost? Mulching vs Burying Beware of High Carbon Compost Is Compost Safe for Vegetables? Amending Potting Soil Can You Use Too Much Compost? Storing Compost When Is the Best Time to Use Compost? Can Compost Make You Sick? Epilogue: Beware of Garden Myths Endnotes Index About the Author Also by the Author About New Society Publishers
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Legare Street Press Antony van Leeuwenhoek and his Little Animals
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Legare Street Press The Principles And Practice Of Brewing
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Legare Street Press The Biology of Cilia and Flagella
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Legare Street Press The MicroOrganisms of the Soil
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Legare Street Press Microorganisms and Fermentation
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Experiment The Whole-Body Microbiome: How to Harness
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Oxford University Press Inc Microbes
Book SynopsisFor billions of years, microbes have produced and consumed greenhouse gases that regulate global temperature and in turn other aspects of our climate. The balance of these gases maintains Earth''s habitability. Methane, a greenhouse gas produced only by microbes, may have kept Earth out of a deep freeze billions of years ago. Likewise, variations in carbon dioxide, another greenhouse gas released by microbes and other organisms, help to explain the comings and goings of ice ages over the last million years.Now we face a human-made climate crisis with drastic consequences. The complete story behind greenhouse gases, however, involves microbes and their role in natural ecosystems. Microscopic organisms are also part of the solution, producing biofuels and other forms of green energy which keep fossil fuels in the ground. Other microbes can be harnessed to reduce the release of methane and nitrous oxide from agriculture, and geoengineering solutions that depend on microbes could pull carb
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S. Retroviruses
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Biofilms: Characterization, Applications & Recent
Book SynopsisMicrobial biofilms are populations of microorganisms that are found on solid-liquid interface and are typically surrounded by a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The aggregates of cells not firmly attached to a surface are sometimes termed flocs and have the same characteristics as biofilms. Bacteria in the biofilms produce an extracellular matrix and this contributes to ~90% of the biofilm biomass. They are found in all environments such as marine, freshwater, industrial surfaces, domestic appliances exposed to tap water and wastewater, dental surfaces, medical implants etc. This book discusses the characterization, applications and recent advances in the study of biofilms.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Endophytic Fungi: Diversity, Characterization &
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Microbiology & Biotechnology for a Sustainable
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Guide to Introductory Nematology
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Salmonella enterica: Molecular Characterization,
Book SynopsisThe bacterium Salmonella enterica is a serious bacterial pathogen and causative agent of salmonellosis infections on a worldwide scale. Many clinical isolates of S. entericaS. enterica. Following this, the strengths and limitations of the available molecular tools for effective epidemiological assessment of foodborne salmonellae are collected and critically discussed. Such integration would allow accurate identification of both infection source and transmission route that would lead to implementation of effective control measures. Additionally, the role of Salmonella enterica as a possible therapeutic alternative in the fight against cancer. Although Salmonella enterica tumor selectivity remains unclear, pre-clinical and clinical trials have shown its localization in solid, semi-solid and metastatic tumours. The final chapter reviews some mechanisms and recent trends in the spread of multidrug resistant Salmonella enterica. serovar in Nigeria. Antibiotic use both in animal and human medicine and environmental factors, all have a role in the emergence, persistence and spread of resistance.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Recent Advances in Microbiology: Volume 3
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Enter the World of Microbiology: Interviews about
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The Many Benefits of Lactic Acid Bacteria
Book SynopsisLactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) are a heterologous group of microorganisms that have been isolated from numerous ecological niches, including fermented foods, plants, and the gastrointestinal tract of animals. Because of their "generally regarded as safe" status (GRAS), there has been great interest in using these microorganisms in food production, as probiotic microorganisms or as biotechnological tools. This book describes some of the many benefits of LAB including i) their use in foods where advances in the fight against spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms in foods, their thermotolerance, their microencapsulation, and responses to osmotic challenges will be discussed; ii) their capacity to produce beneficial compounds including bioactive peptides, biosurfactants, gamma-aminobutyric acid, and antimicrobial products such as organic acids, hydrogen peroxide, bacteriocins, and peptidoglycan hydrolases; and iii) their effect on health and other applications such as their use as a DNA vaccine delivery system, bile-salt hydrolase, and exopolysaccharides production as well as the use of spore forming LAB. This new book is a compilation of topics that have been written by experts from all over the world (Argentina, Brazil, Greece, Mexico, and Thailand) who work in different research settings offering varying viewpoints on the most up-to-date information currently available on the uses and many benefits of Lactic Acid Bacteria.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/the-many-benefits-of-lactic-acid-bacteria/
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms: Microbial
Book SynopsisPlant growth promoting microorganisms (PGPM) have gained acceptance and importance due to their dual benefits of promoting plant growth in addition to managing plant pests and diseases and are extensively used as microbial inoculants in improving agricultural productivity. Use of PGPM mixtures and their integration with other means, like host resistance and chemicals, has proven to be more useful in management of several disease problems. Successful greenhouse and field demonstrations have been done using PGPM for growth promotion and resistance induction in various crops, against a broad spectrum of pathogens. Practical use of PGPM-based products has advanced and many formulations are made available in commercial scale, and more are currently under development. Further, novel formulation technologies have been formulated. Microorganisms constitute the major players in the rhizosphere and their composition and biomass significantly alters the plants response to the environment. Composition and interaction of rhizomicroflora with its surroundings highly influences plant health and productivity. Such beneficial rhizo-ecosystems engineering and manipulation of the rhizosphere to exploit or enhance this innate genetic potential, which will most probably play a key role in the future development of sustainable agricultural processes, is also reviewed. In recent years, a substantial amount of work has been done in the area of PGPM and voluminous literature is available. This book presents a methodical, comprehensive and latest research survey in this area. An overview of the scale and impact of PGPM in plant growth promotion and management of crop diseases, focusing attention on details most relevant to the development and application of biological control strategies involving various microbial strains is discussed. Problems and prospects of commercialisation, advantages and disadvantages of their use and their potential for integrated pest management are also outlined. Most of the available books either refer to the subject of plant growth promoting fungi or plant growth promoting bacteria, however, this comprehensive book includes research pertaining to all beneficial microorganisms that are plant growth promoting in nature. Moreover, this is a rapidly developing field of research and has global impact. Therefore, keeping in pace with the latest developments in this area is totally necessary, and this book will be a latest and up-to-date compilation of the research from different parts of the world.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/plant-growth-promoting-microorganisms-microbial-resources-for-enhanced-agricultural-productivity/
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Microbial Catalysts. Volume 2: Volume 2
Book SynopsisThis book comprises a total of 14 chapters contributed by experts from different countries worldwide. It is a comprehensive collection of articles to illustrate an overview of microbial catalysts that include enzymes widely contribute to many fields infood and industrial products. Microorganisms have served and continue to serve as one of the largest and most useful sources of many enzymes used in foods and the food industry. Microbial catalysts are environmentally friendly and consume lower energy. A particular aim of this book is focused on applied and industrial microbiology, agricultural microbiology, and food microbiology. All sections discuss microbial catalysts viz., enzymes with respect to their function and its benefit to human kind especially, and to biotechnology as a subject of which enzymology is an integral part. The book also deals with structure and function of some microbial enzymes. Microbial catalysts are generally preferred than plant and animal as sources of industrial enzymes because their production cost is low. In addition, enzymes are more predictable and controllable, and more so because of the easy availability of raw materials with constant composition for their cultivation.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A Review and Directions
Book SynopsisPseudomonas aeruginosais characterized by its metabolic versatility and found ubiquitously in soil and aquatic habitats and persists survival on various surfaces of plants, animals and humans. Diversity in Pseudomonas characteristics have led to recent technological advances and lay out important avenues of research focused on the role of Pseudomonas and the molecular mechanisms of their beneficial actions. This book brings together respectedP. aeruginosaexperts from around the world to provide a timely, extensive and updated review of Pseudomonas research. It covers various aspects in applications of Pseudomonas in molecular engineering of genetic tools for Pseudomonas protein expression, medical and environmental fields including biofilm development, quorum sensing, heavy metal bioremediation and photodynamic therapy as well as the industrially-important lipoxygenase biocatalysis properties. This book is essential reading for scientists working with Pseudomonas and serves as a ready reference and text book for graduate students, young field microbiologists and research scientists in academia, research institutes and industry.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Beta-Lactamases: An Overview
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Antimicrobial Potential of Essential Oils
Book SynopsisInstead of relying on prescription medications with numerous dangerous side effects, what if you could opt for a safer, natural alternative to address your health concerns? Medicinal plants for therapeutic purposes have been used for many years. The antimicrobial activity of essential oils and their major constituents has been widely documented by several works, however, in a fragmented way. Based on this premise, this book is designed to provide an overview of current knowledge about the antimicrobial properties of essential oils and their mechanisms of action, either alone or in combination, as a possible tool for obtaining new antibiotics.Table of ContentsPreface; Mechanisms of Action, Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity of Essential Oils; Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils in Aromatherapy Protocols; Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics: Essential Oils as a Strategic Tool; Essential Oil of the Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia): A Potent Antimicrobial; Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils from Caatinga Plant Species; Antibacterial Potential of Essential Oil from Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry; Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils from Species of Annona L.; Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil from Xylopia Frutescens Aubl (Annonaceae); Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc A Closer Look at Actinomycetes
Book SynopsisActinomycetes are a versatile group of Gram positive bacteria widely distributed in the terrestrial and aquatic environments. The specialty of the actinomycetes is that they have a mycelial appearance unlike most bacteria. This group of bacteria is well known for their ability to produce a range of bioactive molecules, including antibiotics and various kinds of enzymes. As they are known for their ability to produce various antibiotics, the actinomycetes are widely explored by various research groups in search of novel drug molecules. Since the cultivation and maintenance of actinobacteria are not that easy as in the case of other bacteria, they are rather underexplored. With the frequent emergence of multidrug resistant bacteria, which are outpacing the discovery of new antibiotics, there is a renewed interest in actinomycetes from special habitats such as extreme habitats in the marine environment, salt pans, geothermal springs, permanently frozen polar environments etc. Endophytic actinomycetes are also attracting the attention of current researchers in this field. This book titled "A Closer Look at Actinomycetes" is a compilation of articles which deals with interesting topics such as "actinomycetes as microbial drug factories", endophytic fungi from special habitats of Pakistan as well as strategies for exploration of actinomycetes diversity and the taxonomy of actinomycetes should be of great interest to those who are interested in Actinomycetes research. People with interest in general microbiology will also find it an interesting read.Table of ContentsPreface; Actinomycetes: Microbial Drug Factory; Endophytic Actinomycetes in Indo-Pak Medicinal Plants Leading to New Trends in Drug Discovery; Taxonomic Diversity and Applications of Secondary Metabolites of Amycolaptosis; Marine Actinomycetes as Rich Source of Novel Therapeutics for Cancer Therapy; Streptomyces: Distribution, Biocontrol and Plant Growth Promoting Activity; Diversity and Metabolites of Endophytic Actinomycetes from Plant Roots; Metabolic Profiling of Streptomyces sp. Strain 51 for Detection of Bioactive Compounds; Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Bioactive Actinomycetes (Actinomycetales) from Tropical Wetland Ecosystem; Actinomycetes: Taxonomy, Genomic Approach and Applications; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Microbial Communication and Microbiota-Host
Book SynopsisIn light of recent data, microorganisms are construed in the present monograph as living organisms that are capable of communication and advanced social organization, which conspicuously manifests itself in the formation of extracellular matrix-enclosed biofilms. Microbial communication signals, including quorum sensing pheromones, are of paramount importance both for interactions among microbial cells and the dialogue between them and the host organism. The monograph sums up the facts that demonstrate the complexity of the human organism-inhabiting microbial consortium comprising a wide variety of biofilm-forming eukaryotic, bacterial and archean cells. The microbiota is involved in maintaining microecological, metabolic, epigenetic, neuro-endocrine and immune homeostasis that normally stabilizes the brain-gut-microbiota axis. Microbially produced neuroactive chemicals include peptides, amino acids, amines, short-chain fatty acids, purines and gaseous substances that are used as nutrients, effectors, cofactors and signals by the host organism. In the present-day world, the human organism has to deal with a large number of environmental stress factors that overpower the organism's protective system and disrupt the functioning of symbiotic microbiota predominantly located in the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract. Homeostasis disruption may impede communication between microbial cells and the human organism and cause physical or mental health problems. The operation of the brain-gut-microbiota axis can be improved by useful microorganisms (probiotics) including psychobiotics that directly impact the human brain and behavior. In the authors' opinion, the lifelong epigenetic developmental program of the organism can be ameliorated and genetic and epigenetic disruptions in the human metagenome (comprising all nuclear, mitochondrial and microbial genes) can be prevented by supplementing the diet with traditional, organic and individualized functional food items that relieve the effects of various detrimental stress factors and agents. A reasonably designed lifestyle based on gut microbiota optimization will undoubtedly help human individuals live a decent healthy life and attain active longevity. Current research on the population organization, social behavior and intercellular communication of microorganisms is expected to promote the interdisciplinary dialogue between microbiology, cytology and ethology. In addition, the results of this research are of significant potential importance for medicine and biotechnology.Table of ContentsList of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; Abbreviations; The Social Behavior, Communication, and Supracellular Structures of Microorganisms; The Microbiota-Host System: Bidirectional Communication; Neurochemicals: Their Involvement in Interactivity among Microbial Cells and the Microbiota-Host Dialogue; Theoretical and Practical Impact of the Biosocial Paradigm in Microbiology in Connection with the Microbiota-Host System; Conclusion; Glossary; References.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Frontiers in Bacteriology Research
Book SynopsisFrontiers in Bacteriology Research opens with a summary regarding the role of plants, substrate/filter material, microbial biodiversity, chemical variation, system designs and operational parameters as they relate to the removal of toxic elements in constructed wetlands. The authors discuss oxidoreductases, a large class of enzymes that catalyze several biological oxidation/reduction reactions by transferring electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors. The increasing rate of Clostridium difficile infections and associated control methods are also discussed. Clostridium difficile is an important pathogen that causes diarrhea associated with the use of antibiotics. Recent progress in research concerning the antibacterial activities of different carbon-based nanomaterials is presented. Graphene, graphene oxide, graphene and carbon quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and nanodiamonds are discussed. In closing, data reporting on the activity of lectins against resistant bacteria, alone or in conjunction with other drugs, is reviewed.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Aedes aegypti: Ecology, Control and Transmission
Book SynopsisThe Aedes aegypti mosquito is a recognized vector for dengue, chikungunya, and Zika arboviruses, and has had a significant dispersion in recent years across the southern hemisphere. It is a known nuisance species in the United States and is believed to have been brought to the new world on ships used for European exploration and colonization In recent years, the use of entomopathogenic fungi has proven a promising tool for the biocontrol of Culicides that threaten public health. As such, the authors systematically review studies that evaluated the main entomopathogenic genera used in the biological control of these vectors.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Leptospira Infection in Wild Animals
Book SynopsisLeptospira is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes leptospirosis, one of the most important re-emerging zoonotic diseases. The disease is worldwide diffused, and animals are involved in its spreading. Among animals, wildlife play an important role in the epidemiology of leptospirosis, as reservoir of specific Leptospira serovar. Several species are known as Leptospira maintenance host, but other are less investigated and could represent a "new" host involved in its epidemiology. The book "Leptospira Infection in Wild Animals" contains descriptions of leptospirosis epidemiology in several wild animal species, highlighting the infection in different part of world, the most detected Leptospira serovar and the risks of infection for both humans and domestic animals. Data on marine mammals, wild boar, rodent, lagomorph, wild ruminants, amphibian and reptiles, bats and non-human primates Leptospira infection were deeply analysed and discussed in order to better understand their role in the leptospirosis epidemiology.Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction to Leptospira and Leptospirosis; Leptospirosis in Marine Mammals; Leptospira Infection in Wild Boar (Sus scrofa); Leptospirosis in Wild Rodents: Besides the Rattus Genus; Leptospirosis in Wild Lagomorpha; Leptospirosis in Wild Ruminants; Bat-Leptospira: A New Key in the Epidemiology of Leptospirosis; Leptospira Infection in Non-human Primates; Leptospira infection in Amphibians and Reptiles; Index.
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