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Book SynopsisMycobacteria are bacterial pathogens which cause diseases in humans and non-human animals. This monograph primarily covers the most important and widely researched groups of mycobacteria: members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) and Mycobacterium leprae, across a wide range of host species. M. tuberculosis and M. bovis are particularly relevant with the increasing drug resistance and co-infection with HIV associated with M. tuberculosis and the possible cross-infection of badgers and cattle associated with M. bovis. This book provides a reference for researchers working in different fields, creating a work which draws together information on different pathogens, and by considering the diseases in a zoonotic context, provides a One Health approach to these important groups of diseases.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Many Hosts of Mycobacteria: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Mycobacterial Diseases Part I: Tuberculosis in Humans 1: Introduction and Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Humans 2: Comparative Mycobacteriology of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex 3: Immunopathogenesis of Tuberculosis in Humans 4: Current Methods for Diagnosis of Human Tuberculosis and Considerations for Global Surveillance 5: Development of Next-generation TB Vaccines: Comparative Approaches in Humans and Animals 6: The Continuing Co-evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Homo sapiens Part II: Tuberculosis in Domesticated and Companion Animal Species 7: The Global Distribution of Mycobacterium bovis 8: Immunopathogenesis of Mycobacterium bovis Infection of Cattle 9: Diagnosis of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Cattle 10: Vaccination of Cattle Against Tuberculosis 11: Mycobacterium bovis/M. caprae Infection in Goats and Sheep: Introduction, Epidemiology and Control Measures 12: Mycobacterial Infections in Camelids 13: Tuberculosis in Companion Animal Species Part III: Mycobacterial Infections in Zoo Species 14: Mycobacterial Infections in Elephants 15: Mycobacterial Infections in Other Zoo Animals Part IV: Tuberculosis in Wildlife 16: Tuberculosis in Badgers (Meles meles) 17: Tuberculosis in Pigs and Wild Boar 18: Australian Brushtail Possum: A Highly Susceptible Host for Mycobacterium bovis 19: Tuberculosis in Wild and Captive Deer 20: Tuberculosis in South African Wildlife: Lions, African Buffalo and Other Species 21: Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex spp. in Group-living African Mammals Part V: In Vivo Laboratory Models of Tuberculosis 22: Rabbit Model of Mycobacterial Diseases 23: Laboratory Models of Tuberculosis: Guinea Pigs 24: Of Mice and Mycobacteria: Lessons from a Manipulatable Model 25: Non-human Primate Laboratory Models of Tuberculosis Part VI: Other Mycobacterial Diseases 26: Mycobacterium leprae in Humans 27: Animal Models for Leprosy Research 28: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection, Immunology and Pathology of Livestock 29: Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections

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Book SynopsisPlant-parasitic nematodes are one of multiple causes of soil-related sub-optimal crop performance. This book integrates soil health and sustainable agriculture with nematode ecology and suppressive services provided by the soil food web to provide holistic solutions. Biological control is an important component of all nematode management programmes, and with a particular focus on integrated soil biology management, this book describes tools available to farmers to enhance the activity of natural enemies, and utilize soil biological processes to reduce losses from nematodes.Table of ContentsA: Foreword B: Preface Section I: Setting the Scene 1: Ecosystem Services and the Concept of ‘Integrated Soil Biology Management’ Section II: The Soil Environment, Soil Ecology, Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture 2: The Soil Environment and the Soil–Root Interface 15 3: The Soil Food Web and the Soil Nematode Community 4: Global Food Security, Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture Section III: Natural Enemies of Nematodes 5: Nematophagous Fungi and Oomycetes 6: Nematodes, Mites and Collembola as Predators of Nematodes, and the role of Generalist Predators 7: Obligate Parasites of Nematodes: Viruses and Bacteria in the Genus Pasteuria Section IV: Plant-Microbial Symbiont-Nematode Interactions 8: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Endophytic Fungi, Bacterial Endophytes and Plant Growth-promoting Rhizobacteria Section V: Natural Suppression and Inundative Biological Control 9: Suppression of Nematodes and Other Soilborne Pathogens with Organic Amendments 10: Specific Suppression of Plant-parasitic Nematodes 11: Integrated Soil Biology Management: The Pathway to Enhanced Natural Suppression of Plant-parasitic Nematodes 12: Biological Products for Nematode Management Section VI: Summary, Conclusions, Practical Guidelines and Future Research 13: Biological Control as a Component of Integrated Nematode Management: The Way Forward 14: A Practical Guide to Improving Soil Health and Enhancing Suppressiveness to Nematode Pests

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Book SynopsisRhizosphere biology is approaching a century of investigations wherein growth-promoting rhizomicroorganisms (PGPR) have attracted special attention for their ability to enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability at a time when food security and rural livelihood are a key priority. Bio-inputs - either directly in the form of microbes or their by-products - are gaining tremendous momentum and harnessing the potential of agriculturally important microorganisms could help in providing low-cost and environmentally safe technologies to farmers.One approach to such biologically-based strategies is the use of naturally occurring products such as PGPR. Advances in PGPR Research explores recent developments and global issues in biopesticide research, presented via extended case studies and up-to-date coverage of: · Low input biofertilizers and biofungicides used for sustainable agriculture. · Molecular techniques to enhance efficacy of microbial inputs. · Intellectual property issues in PGPR research. Written by an international team of experts, this book considers new concepts and global issues in biopesticide research and evaluates the implications for sustainable productivity. It is an invaluable resource for researchers in applied agricultural biotechnology, microbiology and soil science, and also for industry personnel in these areas.Table of Contents1: Mechanisms of Growth Promotion by Members of the Rhizosphere Fungal Genus Trichoderma 2: Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Phytostimulation 3: Real-time PCR as a Tool towards Understanding Microbial Community Dynamics in Rhizosphere 4: Biosafety Evaluation: A Necessary Process Ensuring the Equitable Beneficial Effects of PGPR 5: Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms in Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Remediation 6: Pseudomonas Communities in Soil Agroecosystems 7: Management of Soilborne Plant Pathogens with Beneficial Root-Colonizing Pseudomonas 8: Rhizosphere, Mycorrhizosphere and Hyphosphere as Unique Niches for Soil-Inhabiting Bacteria and Micromycetes 9: The Rhizospheres of Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems are a Source of Microorganisms with Growth-Promoting Potential 10: Rhizosphere Colonization by Plant-Beneficial Pseudomonas spp.: Thriving in a Heterogeneous and Challenging Environment 11: Endophytomicrobiont: A Multifaceted Beneficial Interaction 12: Contribution of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria to the Maize Yield 13: The Potential of Mycorrhiza Helper Bacteria as PGPR 14: Methods for Evaluating Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Traits 15: The Rhizosphere Microbial Community and Methods of its Analysis 16: Improving Crop Performance under Heat Stress using Thermotolerant Agriculturally Important Microorganisms 17: Phytoremediation and the Key Role of PGPR 18: Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) in Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds and Allelochemicals 19: Harnessing Bio-priming for Integrated Resource Management under Changing Climate 20: Unravelling the Dual Applications of Trichoderma spp. as Biopesticide and Biofertilizer 21: Genome Insights into Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria, an Important Component of Rhizosphere Microbiome 22: Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): Mechanism, Role in Crop Improvement and Sustainable Agriculture 23: PGPR: A Good Step to Control Several of Plant Pathogens 24: Role of Trichoderma Secondary Metabolites in Plant Growth Promotion and Biological Control 25: PGPR-Mediated Defence Responses in Plants under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

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Book SynopsisThis book is a compendium of current information on all aspects of these economically important parasites. It provides comprehensive coverage of their biology, management, morphology and diagnostics, in addition to up-to-date information on molecular aspects of taxonomy, host-parasitic relationships and resistance. Written by a team of international experts, Cyst Nematodes will be invaluable to all researchers, lecturers and students in nematology, parasitology, agriculture and agronomy, industries with an interest in chemical and biological control products for management of plant-parasitic nematodes, and any courses, quarantine and advisory services.Table of Contents1: Cyst Nematodes – Life Cycle and Economic Importance 2: Genomics and Transcriptomics– a Revolution in the Study of Cyst Nematode Biology 3: Hatch, Survival and Sensory Perception 4: Biology of Effectors 5: Biochemistry 6: Role of Population Dynamics and Damage Thresholds in Cyst Nematode Management 7: Quarantine, Distribution Patterns and Sampling 8: Mechanisms of Resistance to Cyst Nematodes 9: Resistance Breeding 10: Plant Biotechnology Approaches: from Breeding to Genome Editing 11: Biological Control of Cyst Nematodes through Microbial Pathogens, Endophytes and Antagonists 12: Interactions with Other Pathogens 13: Field Management and Control Strategies 14: General Morphology of Cyst Nematodes 15: Taxonomy, Identification and Principal Species 16: Molecular Taxonomy and Phylogeny 17: Biochemical and Molecular Identification

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Book SynopsisCovering all aspects of practical plant nematology in subtropical and tropical agriculture, the third edition of this definitive global reference work is fully revised and in full colour throughout. It covers the presence, distribution, symptomology and management of all economically important plant parasitic nematodes damaging the world's major food and cash crops. This includes: rice, cereals, solanum and sweet potatoes (and other root and tuber crops), food legumes, vegetables, peanut, citrus, fruit tree crops, coconut and other palms, coffee, cocoa, tea, bananas, sugarcane, tobacco, pineapple, cotton, other tropical fibres, spices and medicinal plants. New content for this edition includes: - A chapter on nematode soil biodiversity and soil health. - Reflections on the future impact of nematodes and nematology on food security. - The importance of climate change, emerging threats, and new management technologies for large and small subsistence growers. - Significant revisions to the IPM chapter and chapters on vegetables, citrus, legumes, tuber crops, cotton, peanut and banana where major advances in nematode management have occurred. This book is highly illustrated, with up-to-date practical guidance on methods of extraction, processing and diagnosing of different plant and soil nematodes and on integrated pest management. It remains an invaluable resource for those studying and working in the area of crop protection.Table of Contents1: Reflections and Challenges: Nematology in Subtropical and Tropical Agriculture 2: Identification, Morphology and Biology of Plant Parasitic Nematodes 3: Nematode Ecology and Soil Health 4: Methods for Extraction, Processing and Detection of Plant and Soil Nematodes 5: Nematode Parasites of Rice 6: Nematode Parasites of Cereals 7: Nematode Parasites of Potato and Sweet Potato 8: Nematode Parasites of Tropical Root and Tuber Crops (Excluding Potatoes) 9: Nematode Parasites of Food Legumes 10: Nematode Parasites of Vegetables 11: Nematode Parasites of Groundnut 12: Nematode Parasites of Citrus 13: Nematode Parasites of Subtropical and Tropical Fruit Tree Crops 14: Nematode Parasites of Coconut and other Palms 15: Nematode Parasites of Coffee and Cocoa 16: Nematode Parasites of Tea 17: Nematode Parasites of Bananas and Plantains 18: Nematode Parasites of Sugarcane 19: Nematode Parasites of Tobacco 20: Nematode Parasites of Pineapple 21: Nematode Parasites of Cotton and other Tropical Fibre Crops 22: Nematode Parasites of Spices and Medicinal Plants 23: Management Practices: An Overview of Integrated Nematode Management Technologies Appendix: Plant Parasitic Nematode Genera and Species Cited

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive manual of phytobacteriology is heavily illustrated with over 200 colour photographs and line illustrations. It begins by outlining the history and science of bacteriology and gives an overview of the diversity and versatility of complex bacteria. It then explains the characterization, identification and naming of complex bacteria, and explores how bacteria can cause disease and how plants react to such disease. The book also discusses the economic importance of bacterial diseases as well as strategies for their control and the reduction of crop losses. It concludes with fifty examples of plant pathogenic bacteria and the diseases that they cause.Table of Contents1: Introduction to bacteriology and bacteria 2: Phytobacteriology and diagnosis of bacterial diseases of plants 3: Disease and symptoms caused by plant pathogenic bacteria 4: Epidemiology 5: Damage and losses 6: Prevention and control of bacterial pathogens and diseases 7: Examples of bacterial diseases of cultivated and wild plants 8: Annexes 9: Suggested reading and literature cited Chapter I: Introduction to bacteriology and bacteria Chapter II: Phytobacteriology and diagnosis of bacterial diseases of plants Chapter III: Disease and symptoms caused by plant pathogenic bacteria Chapter IV: Epidemiology Chapter V: Damage and losses Chapter VI: Prevention and control of bacterial pathogens and diseases Chapter VII: Examples of bacterial diseases of cultivated and wild plants"

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Book SynopsisAll aerial plant surfaces, including leaves, stems and flowers are inhabited by diverse assemblages of microorganisms, including filamentous fungi, yeasts, bacteria, and bacteriophages. These organisms have profound effects on plant health and thus impact on ecosystem and agricultural functions. This book is based on proceedings from the 8th International Symposium on the mircobiology of aerial plant surfaces, held in Oxford 2005. This is a five yearly conference which brings together international scientists and provides a unique opportunity to discuss developments in this field.Table of ContentsSection I: Biodiversity and Population Genetics of Phyllosphere Communities 1: Phyllosphere Microbiology: A Perspective 2: Microbial Diversity in the Phyllosphere and Rhizosphere of Field Grown Crop Plants: Microbial Specialisation at the Plant Surface 3: Diversity, Scale and Variation of Endophytic Fungi in Leaves of Tropical Plants 4: Microorganisms in the Phyllosphere of Temperate Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Environment Section II: Spatial Distribution and Biofilms 5: Bacterial Biofilm Formation, Adaptation and Fitness 6: Bacterial Assemblages on Plant Surfaces 7: The Role of Plant Genetics in Determining Above- and Below-ground Microbial Communities 8: A Survey of A-L Biofilm Formation and Cellulose Expression Amongst Soil and Plant-Associated Pseudomonas Isolates Section III: Biological Control and Pathogenicity 9: Biological Control of Plant Diseases by Phyllosphere Applied Biological Control Agents 10: Ecophysiology of Biocontrol Agents for Improved Competence in the Phyllosphere 11: Compost Teas: Alternative Approaches to the Biological Control of Plant Diseases Section IV: Gene Expression and Phyllosphere Genomics 12: Molecular Interactions at the Leaf Surface: Xanthomonas and its Host 13: Erwiniae: Genomics and the Secret Life of a Plant Pathogen 14: Host-Pathogen Interactions of Relevance to the Phyllosphere Section V: Leaf Colonisation and Dispersal 15: Effects of Endophytes on Colonisation by Leaf Surface Microbiota 16: Plant Control of Phyllosphere Diversity: Genotype Interactions with Ultraviolet-B Radiation 17: Population Growth and the Landscape Ecology of Microbes on Leaf Surfaces 18: What DNA Microarrays Can Tell Us About Bacterial Diversity: A New Light on an Old Question Section VI: Aerobiology and Plant Surface Microbiology 19: Human Pathogens and the Health Threat of the Phyllosphere 20: Post-harvest Spoilage of Wheat Grains: Malodour Formation and the Infection Process 21: Atmospheric Composition and the Phyllosphere: The Role of Foliar Surfaces in Regulating Biogeochemical Cycles

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Book SynopsisGiardia and Cryptosporidium are both parasites of considerable global interest due to the gastrointestinal problems the organisms can cause in humans as well as domestic and wild animals. This book presents a comprehensive overview of recent research. Chapters discuss topics from taxonomy, nomenclature and evolution to molecular epidemiology, advances in diagnostics and zoonotic, human and animal health issues.Table of Contents1: Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Evolution 2: Molecular Epidemiology and Typing 3: Zoonotic, Human and Animal Health issues 4: Molecular epidemiology and typing 5: Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology 6: Advances in Diagnosis 7: Treatment of Drinking Water 8: Control in Water 9: Metabolomics and Transcriptome 10: Genomics 11: Prototeomics 12: Biochemistry and Physiology 13: Cell Biology and Signalling 14: Pathogenesis and Host-Parasite Relationship 15: Drug Treatment and Novel Drug Targets 16: Other Waterborne Protozoa 17: Basic Biology

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Book SynopsisThe fungal kingdom consists of a wide variety of organisms with a diverse range of forms and functions. Fungi have been utilized for thousands of years and their importance in agriculture, medicine, food production and the environmental sciences is well known. New advances in genomic and metabolomic technologies have allowed further developments in the use of fungi in industry and medicine, increasing the need for a compilation of new applications, developments and technologies across the mycological field. Applied Mycology brings together a range of contributions, highlighting the diverse nature of current research. Chapters include discussions of fungal associations in the environment, agriculture and forestry, long established and novel applications of fungi in fermentation, the use of fungi in the pharmaceutical industry, the growing recognition of fungal infections, current interests in the use fungal enzymes in biotechnology and the new and emerging field of myconanotechnology. Demonstrating the broad coverage and importance of mycological research, this book will be of interest to researchers and students in all biological sciences.Table of Contents1: Mycology: an Overlooked Megascience - David Hawksworth I: Environment, Agriculture and Forestry 2: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Symbiosis Under Stress Conditions: Ecological Implications of Drought, Flooding and Salinity - Ileana V. García and Rodolfo E. Mendoza 3: An Overview of Ochratoxin Research - János Varga, Sándor Kocsubé, Zsanett Péteri and Robert A. Samson 4: Improvement of Controlled Mycorrhiza Usage in Forest Nurseries - Robin Duponnois, D. Diouf. , A. Galiana and Y. Prin 5: Fungi in Tree Canopy: an Appraisal - K.R. Sridhar 6: Ecology of Endophytic Fungi Associated with Leaf Litter Decomposition - Takashi Osono and Dai Hirose II: Food, Food Products and Medicine 7: Brewing Yeast in Action: Beer Fermentation - Pieter J. Verbelen1 and Freddy R. Delvaux 8: Genomic Adaptation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Inhibitors Involving Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion to Ethanol - Zonglin Lewis Liu and Mingzhou Joe Song 9: Spoilage Yeasts and Other Fungi: Their roles in Modern Enology - M. Malfeito-Ferreira and V. Loureiro 10: Medicinal Potential of Ganoderma lucidum - Daniel Sliva 11: Current Advances in Dematiaceous Mycotic Infections - Sanjay Revankar III: Biotechnology and Emerging Science 12: Biotechnological Aspects of Trichoderma spp. - A.M. Rincón, T. Benítez, A.C. Codón and M.A. Moreno-Mateos 13: Agrobacterium tumefaciens as a Molecular Tool for the Study of Fungal Pathogens - Carol M. McClell and and Brian L. Wickes 14: Myconanotechnology: a New and Emerging Science - Mahendra Rai, Alka Yadav, Paul Bridge, Aniket Gade 15: Current Advances in Fungal Chitinases - Duochuan Li and Anna Li 16: Extracellular Proteases of Mycoparasitic and Nematophagous Fungi - László Kredics, Sándor Kocsubé, Zsuzsanna Antal, Lóránt Hatvani, László Manczinger, Csaba Vágvölgyi

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Book SynopsisThe ‘Keys’ are an essential resource for those working within medical, veterinary and biological departments worldwide, and are now available in a single volume, published by CABI. This supplementary volume includes revised and redescribed taxa and draws attention to new taxa, to the generic level, published by many authors after the original 'Keys' were completed. It also identifies the current position of some of the older genera not included in the original 'Keys'.Table of ContentsI: Adenophorea 1: Enoplida 2: Rhaditida 3: Strongylida 4: Oxyurida 5: Ascaridida 6: Spirurida

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Book SynopsisThe ability of pathogenic bacteria to adapt to various chemical, biochemical and physical conditions within the human host and their ability to respond to stresses generated in these environments is a central feature of infectious diseases and the outcome of bacterial infection. This book covers the key aspects of this rapidly developing field, including the generation of stresses by the host immune system, bacterial response to reactive chemicals, and adaptation to environmental conditions of anatomical niches such as the gut, mouth and urogenital tract. It also addresses the increasing importance of different metal ions in the pathogenesis and survival of specific bacteria. With chapters by active research experts in the field, the book provides a comprehensive outline of the current understanding of this field, the latest developments and where future research is likely to be directed.Table of ContentsPart 1: Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress 1: Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress Defence Systems in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2: Coordinated Regulation of Stress and Virulence Adaptations in Stages of Haemophilus Pathogenesis 3: Nitric Oxide Stress in E. coli and Salmonella 4: Nitric Oxide and Gram-positive Pathogens Part 2: Novel Gene Regulation in Response to Host Defences 5: Novel Regulation in Response to Host-generated Stresses 6: Stress Responses in the Pathogenic Neisseria Part 3: Acid Stress: pH Control and Survival in the Human Host 7: Acid Survival Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogens of the Digestive Tract 8: Urease and the Bacterial Acid Stress Response Part 4: Nutrient Stress 9: Secretion Systems and Metabolism in the Pathogenic Yersiniae 10: Response of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to Oxygen Limitation and Excess Part 5: Metal Ions and Pathogenic Bacteria 11: Copper and Zinc Stress in Bacteria 12: Metal Ion Sensing in Mycobacterium tuberculosis 13: Salmonella and the Host in the Battle for Iron

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Book SynopsisThe demands of producing high quality, pathogen-free food rely increasingly on natural sources of antimicrobials to inhibit food spoilage organisms, foodborne pathogens and toxins. Discovery and development of new antimicrobials from natural sources for a wide range of applications requires that knowledge of traditional sources for food antimicrobials is combined with the latest technologies in identification, characterization and application. This book explores some novel, natural sources of antimicrobials as well as the latest developments in using well-known antimicrobials in food. Covering antimicrobials derived from microbial sources (bacteriophages, bacteria, algae, fungi), animal-derived products (milk proteins, chitosan, reduction of biogenic amines), plants and plant-products (essential oils, phytochemicals, bioactive compounds), this book includes the development and use of natural antimicrobials for processed and fresh food products. New and emerging technologies concerning antimicrobials are also discussed.Table of Contents1: Naturally Occurring Biocides in the Food Industry 2: Bacteriophages and Phage-encoded Proteins: Prospects in Food Quality and Safety 3: A Survey of Antimicrobial Activity in Lactic Acid Bacteria of Different Origin 4: Bacteriocins for Bioprotection of Foods 5: Bacterial Antimicrobial Peptides and Food Preservation 6: Microbial Fermentation for Food Preservation 7: Antimicrobials from Marine Algae 8: Antimicrobial Secondary Metabolites from Fungi for Food Safety 9: Antimicrobial Films and Coatings from Milk Proteins 10: Antimicrobial and Other Beneficial Applications of Chitosans 11: Reduction of Biogenic Amine Levels in Meat and Meat Products 12: Biogenic Amines in Wine and Vinegar: Role of Starter Culture in its Inhibition 13: Natural Inhibitors of Food-borne Fungi from Plants and Microorganisms 14: Application of Plant-based Antimicrobials in Food Preservation 15: Essential Oils and their Components for the Control of Phytopathogenic Fungi that Affect Plant Health and Agri-food Quality and Safety 16: Fruit Postharvest Disease Control by Plant Bioactive Compounds 17: Antimicrobials from Wild Edible Plants of Nigeria 18: Natural Antimicrobials Compounds to Preserve Quality and Assure Safety of Fresh Horticultural Produce 19: Biological Approaches for Control of Human Pathogens on Produce 20: Antimicrobial and Other Biological Effects of Garcinia Plants Used in Food and Herbal Medicine 21: Predictive Modelling of Antimicrobial Effects of Natural Aromatic Compounds in Model and Food Systems 22: Database Mining for Bacteriocin Discovery

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Book SynopsisThis practical book provides an updated resource for the identification of bacteria found in animals inhabiting the aquatic environment, illustrated with colour photos. It contains expanded biochemical identification tables to include newly identified pathogenic and saprophytic bacteria, molecular identification tests now available for a greater number of aquatic bacterial pathogens, more information on the pathogenesis and virulence of each organism and new coverage of traditional and molecular identification of fungal pathogens and quality assurance standards for laboratories.Table of Contents1: Aquatic Animal Species and Organism Relationship 2: Bacteriological Culture Techniques: Microscopy, Culture and Identification 3: Biochemical Identification Tables 4: Technical Methods 5: Fungi , Yeasts and Oomycetes from Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms 6: Techniques for the Molecular Identification of Bacteria 7: Preparation of Media for Culture and Identification 8: Further and Other Information Sources 9: Common name Scientific Name 10: Glossary of terms 11: REFERENCES 12: Index

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Book SynopsisBacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. As such, they have many potential uses for promoting health and combating disease. This book covers the many facets of phage-bacterial-human interaction in three sections: the role and impact of phages on natural bacterial communities, the potential to develop phage-based therapeutics and other aspects in which phages can be used to combat disease, including bacterial detection, bacterial epidemiology, the tracing of fecal contamination of water and decontamination of foods.Table of Contents1: Phages Section I: Phages, Bacterial Disease, and Normal Flora 2: Bacteriophages as Part of the Human Microbiome 3: Diseases Caused by Phages 4: Prophage-Induced Changes in Cellular Cytochemistry and Virulence 5: The Lion and the Mouse: How Bacteriophages Create, Liberate, and Decimate Bacterial Pathogens 6: Phages and Bacterial Epidemiology Section II: Phage-Based Biomedical Technology 7: Phages as Therapeutic Delivery Vehicles 8: Clinical Applications of Phage Display 9: Phages and Their Hosts: A Web of Interactions - Applications to Drug Design 10: Bacteriophage-Based Methods of Bacterial Detection and Identification 11: Phage Detection as Indication of Fecal Contamination Section III: Phage-Based Antibacterial Strategies 12: Phage Translocation, Safety, and Immunomodulation 13: Phage Therapy of Wounds and Related Purulent Infections 14: Phage Therapy of Non-Wound Infections 15: Phage-Based Enzybiotics 16: Role of Phages in Control of Bacterial Pathogens in Food 17: Phage Therapy Best Practices

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Book SynopsisDrug-resistant bacteria — known as superbugs — are one of the biggest medical threats of our time. Here, a doctor, researcher, and ethics professor tells the exhilarating story of his race to beat them and save countless lives. When doctor Matt McCarthy first meets Jackson, a mechanic from Queens, it is in the ER, where he has come for treatment for an infected gunshot wound. Usually, antibiotics would be prescribed, but Jackson’s infection is one of a growing number of superbugs, bacteria that have built up resistance to known drugs. He only has one option, and if that doesn’t work he may lose his leg or even his life. On the same day, McCarthy and his mentor Tom Walsh begin work on a groundbreaking clinical trial for a new antibiotic they believe will eradicate certain kinds of superbugs and demonstrate to Big Pharma that investment in these drugs can save millions of lives and prove financially viable. But there are seemingly endless hoops to jump through before they can begin administering the drug to patients, and for people like Jackson time is in short supply. Superbugs is a compelling tale of medical ingenuity. From the muddy trenches of the First World War, where Alexander Fleming searched for a cure for soldiers with infected wounds, to breakthroughs in antibiotics and antifungals today that could revolutionise how infections are treated, McCarthy takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride through the history — and future — of medicine. Along the way, we meet patients like Remy, a teenage girl with a dangerous and rare infection; Donny, a retired firefighter with a compromised immune system; and Bill, the author’s own father-in-law, who contracts a deadly staph infection. And we learn about the ethics of medical research: why potentially life-saving treatments are often delayed for years to protect patients from exploitation. Can McCarthy get his trial approved and underway in time to save the lives of his countless patients infected with deadly bacteria, who have otherwise lost all hope?Trade Review‘There might not be another author who so fluidly combines a world-class doctor and researcher's knowledge and experience with a memoirist's sensibility. Matt McCarthy is Siddhartha Mukherjee and David Sedaris rolled into one. Who else but McCarthy could write a dispatch from the front lines of the secret fight for the future of the human race that is not just gripping and illuminating, but also poignant and funny?’ -- Ben Reiter, New York Times bestselling author of Astroball‘Written from the front lines in the battle against resistant microbes, Superbugs will educate and inspire all those concerned about the growing threat to individuals and society. McCarthy offers a fast paced, vivid narrative that grips the reader from the opening pages and never lets go.’ -- Dr. Jerome Groopman, Recanati Professor at Harvard Medical School, and co-author of New York Times bestseller Your Medical Mind‘Superbugs is a riveting look into the world of bacteria and antibiotics. Dr. Matt McCarthy offers a compulsively readable tour through infectious disease. With his characteristic humour and warmth, Dr. McCarthy humanises a fascinating and timely topic that has resonance for us all. In a voice that is thoughtful and honest, punctuated by sharp wit, he reveals the drugs and dilemmas that will impact humanity for years to come. This is a rare and important book.’ -- Daniela Lamas, author of You Can Stop Humming Now‘An amazing informative book that changes our perspective on medicine, microbes and our future’ -- Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, New York Times bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies‘A perfect work of popular science. Like Atul Gawande, Matt McCarthy has the magical ability to transmit deeply technical knowledge in a way that makes the reader feel like part of a high-level professional conversation; like Michael Lewis, a gift for the place where big ideas overlap; like Elizabeth Kolbert, a sense of narrative urgency about the state of the present world that makes anything outside its pages seem trivial. Magnificent.’ -- Charles Finch, winner of National Book Critics Circle Award‘Dr. Matt McCarthy … writes about the ‘microscopic miracles’ that lie beneath the soil.’ -- Sarah Berry * Sydney Morning Herald *‘The rise of the superbug has transformed each working hour into a battle to outwit the treatment-resistant bacteria that threaten patients’ lives … In McCarthy’s new book, he explains through the stories of his patients what antibiotic resistance means to every one of us.’ -- Simon Crompton * The Times *‘Intriguing ... This book discusses many big things, along with microscopic ones, and the two combine to provide a valuable insight to a challenge facing us all, whether doctor or patient.’ -- Robin Osborne * GPSpeak *‘It is a fascinating read, enhanced by his detours into medical history ... McCarthy can wring suspense from fungal infection and faculty meetings.’ -- Jenny Nicholls * North and South *‘Mostly heart-breaking, but at times laugh-out-loud funny … Superbugs is an immersive and educational read that combines feelings of futility with a sense of hope at just the right moments.’ -- Anna Kosmynina * COSMOS *‘A riveting insider’s look at the race to find a cure for antibiotic-resistant infections, one of the most pressing challenges in modern medicine … The author’s storytelling is at once urgent and empathetic, a compelling combination that leaves readers feeling informed and optimistic. Insightful and honest, McCarthy effectively combines useful information about the latest advances in microbial research with accounts of the best aspects of humanity.’ * Kirkus Reviews *‘McCarthy gives an insider’s look at the history of antibiotics and the urgent fight against deadly, drug-resistant bacteria.’ * People *‘Dr. McCarthy offers a glimmer of hope: a new way to both cure and prevent future superbug infections with a single treatment.’ * Christian Broadcasting Network *‘McCarthy weaves the history of the life-saving drugs into a suspenseful account of his own role in a groundbreaking clinical trial.’ * The Boston Globe Magazine *‘It may sound like another sci-fi superhero movie, but physician and author Matt McCarthy warns that the topic of lethal bacteria is not to be taken lightly … McCarthy explains how these pathogens have built up a resistance to our current arsenal of antibiotics.’ * NPR’s All Things Considered *‘Cutting-edge science.’ * Twin Cities Pioneer Press *‘Sheds a lot of light on an issue that should be in the public consciousness.’ * SF Gate *‘Incredibly interesting with a good mix of the scientific and human aspects … McCarthy also goes into the history of antibiotic development and the economics of today’s drug development that limit the research for new antimicrobials … The book is easy to read, and never dull due to the patient interactions. McCarthy explains novel concepts in a simple, easy to understand way.’ * Sam Still Reading *

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Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary work deals with the bacterial degradation of organic and inorganic materials such as prosthetic devices and the consequent production of non-engineered nanoparticles (NPs). Focus is put on the interaction of these, often toxic, NPs with the environment, the microorganisms and the host human body. Electron Microscopy is the method of choice to investigate bacterial colonization and degradation of plastic polymers. Hence one section of the book is fully dedicated to the most recent and interesting microscopy technologies in microbiology and soft matters. The final chapter of the book on the complex and multivariate relationships between a microscopist and electron microscopy images is dedicated to Lyubov Vasilievna Didenko (1958 – 2015), a passionate researcher who contributed substantially to the field of Electron Microscopy research and its applications in studying bacterial-polymer interactions. The book addresses researchers and advanced students working in general and clinical microbiology, nanobiology, materials sciences and image analysis fields. Table of ContentsChap 1. Staphylococcus aureus.- Chap 2. Electron Microscopy.- Chap 3. Nanoworld.- Chap 4. Staphylococcus aureus scouts the nanoworld. A neverending story.- Chap 5. Nanoparticles and toxicity.- Chap 6. Images, knowledge and doubt. Chap 7. Post Scriptum.

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Book SynopsisRecent discoveries in microbiology are hard to grasp for those unfamiliar with scientific jargon, and the research data can be overwhelming even for those working in other scientific fields. This book aims to remedy this situation by presenting the most interesting findings and current trends in microbiology in an easy-to-read and understandable format. The first part tells the story of the beginnings of microbiology itself and introduces the reader to the founders of this fascinating research discipline. The second part focuses on communication between microorganisms and how they organize themselves into fascinating microbial cities called “biofilms”. The reader also learns how bacteria exchange genetic material - mechanisms that are the root of the emergence of multidrug-resistant superbugs, pathogens that pose a major burden to human health and our healthcare systems. The third part is devoted to the latest techniques being used by scientists to study, control, and manipulate microorganisms for our benefit. The final part links the first three parts together and highlights how infectious diseases, including coronaviruses, can be transmitted from animals to humans, how global warming is affecting emerging diseases, and provides information on the actions that need to be taken to get ahead of pathogenic microbes and future pandemics. This comprehensive, state-of-the-art book is intended for anyone interested in microbiology and epidemiology, from biology and biomedical students in schools and colleges, to patients suffering from infectious diseases who want to learn more about their condition. The concepts covered in this book contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Health and Well-Being.Table of ContentsContents Preface The world of microorganisms The origin of life on Earth Essence of life: what makes an organism alive? Bacteria Archaea Eukaryotic microorganisms Viruses Viroids Prions The dawn of microbiology Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Benjamin Jesty Edward Jenner Louis Pasteur Robert Koch Communication between microorganisms Quorum sensing and bioluminescence Quorum sensing in pathogenic bacteria Intra-species communication Inter-species communication Inter-kingdom communication Quorum sensing inhibitors Microbial communities Microbial cities Interactions in biofilms Biofilms of pathogenic microbes Mixed biofilms Drugs targeting biofilms Gene transfer Vertical gene transfer Horizontal gene transfer Mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer Mobile DNA Multidrug resistant bacteria Alexander Fleming and the discovery of penicillin Antibiosis Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance Evolution by quantum leaps Hospital superbugs New drugs against bad bugs Synthetic biology in microbiology What is synthetic biology? Key technologies of synthetic biology Genome editing Building blocks of synthetic biology Engineering synthetic organisms J. Craig Venter’s Synthia Synthetic Yeast 2.0 Minimal synthetic cell Synthetic biology applications Artificial intelligence in microbiology Fourth Industrial Revolution Neural networks Human versus computer games Artificial intelligence around us Artificial intelligence in healthcare Artificial intelligence-powered smart microscopes Artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery On the road to artificial super intelligence Emerging and zoonotic diseases Emerging diseases and global warming Zoonotic diseases AIDS Ebola virus disease SARS MERS Zika virus disease Marburg virus disease Plague Anthrax Brucellosis Toxoplasmosis COVID-19 Origins SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis SARS-CoV-2 mutants Tackling SARS-CoV-2 Biosensors Aptamers Vaccines Future pandemics Zoonotic pathogens Global climatic changes Horizontal gene transfer Into a brighter future

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Book SynopsisIntroduction: Concept, Significance and Properties of Microbial Toxins.- Toxicological Terms.- Pathogenicity Mechanisms of Bacteria.- Beneficial roles of microbial toxins.- Detection of Bacterial Toxins.- Microbial toxins degradation.- Environmental toxicology.- Bacterial Toxins: Genetics, Cellular Biology and Practical Applications.- Food Industry and Microbiological Toxins Contamination.- Proteomics as a tool for studying of microbial toxins.- Detection and Identification of microbial toxins by Proteomics Approaches.- Food Intoxication Prevention, Diagnoses, and Treatment.- Significance of bacterial toxins.- Bacterial protein toxins.- Bacterial Toxins and Human Health.- Bacterial Toxins and cancer.- Endotoxins and external bacterial toxins.- New discoveries in toxins from Gram-positive bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus.- New discoveries in toxins from Gram positive bacteria, Clostridium botulinum.- New discoveries in toxins from Gram negative bacteria  Eschrichia coli.- New discoveries in toxins from Gram negative bacteria Salmonella.- New discoveries in toxins from Gram negative bacteria Vibrio Cholerae.- New discoveries in toxins from Gram-positive bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes.- New discoveries in toxins from Campylobacter.- Mycotoxins, producing fungi, types and properties.- Aflatoxins Occurrence, Toxicity Effects and Degradation.- Ochratoxins  Toxins.- Zearalenone Toxins.- Mushroom poisons.- Patulin Toxins.- Citrulline Toxins.- Algal toxins.- Viral Toxins.- Implications of Mycotoxins in Food Safety and Regulations.- Bacterial toxins in the management of colon cancer Current perspective.

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Book SynopsisKokken, Stäbchen, Pilze, Viren, Prionen, Parasiten und Co. ? die Medizinische Mikrobiologie ist komplex und vielfältig. Aber keine Sorge, Ralf-Peter Vonberg und Christina Haese führen Sie Schritt für Schritt in die mikrobiologische Welt ein und erklären Ihnen alles, was Sie über pathogene Mikroorganismen und deren Bekämpfung wissen müssen. Dabei erläutern sie klar strukturiert das Wichtigste über Prävention, Diagnose und Behandlung von Infektionskrankheiten und richten sich dabei nach dem IMPP-Gegenstandskatalog.Table of ContentsÜber die Autoren 7 Einleitung 23 Teil I: Einführung 27 Kapitel 1: Infektionslehre, Epidemiologie und Hygiene – ein paar Grundlagen 29 Teil II: Bakteriologie 65 Kapitel 2: Grundlagen der Bakteriologie 67 Kapitel 3: Grampositive und gramnegative Kokken 71 Kapitel 4: Gramnegative Stäbchen 89 Kapitel 5: Grampositive aerobe Stäbchen 117 Kapitel 6: Anaerobe Bakterien 125 Kapitel 7: Säurefeste Stäbchen 137 Kapitel 8: Spirochäten, Intrazelluläre, Zellwandlose und »Partyreste« 145 Kapitel 9: Praktische Bakteriologie 163 Teil III: Virologie 197 Kapitel 10: Einführung in die Virologie – seltsame Gestalten 199 Kapitel 11: Retro- und Herpesviren – zwei unterschiedliche Familien 215 Kapitel 12: Virale Drüseninfektionen 235 Kapitel 13: Gastrointestinale und urogenitale Virusinfektionen – die inneren Rohrleitungen 251 Kapitel 14: Atemwegsinfekte – Husten, Schnupfen, Heiserkeit 259 Kapitel 15: Infektionen im Kopfbereich – Auge, Ohr, Gehirn 271 Kapitel 16: Viruserkrankungen mit Hauterscheinungen – sieht man doch! 281 Kapitel 17: Virales hämorrhagisches Fieber – Schrecken der Tropen 295 Kapitel 18: Virale Embryo- und Fetopathien, onkogene und transplantationsmedizinisch relevante Viren 305 Kapitel 19: Die »Basics« der Virusdiagnostik 315 Teil IV: Mykologie 323 Kapitel 20: Mykologie – Pilze in Theorie und Praxis 325 Teil V: Parasitologie 351 Kapitel 21: Parasitologie – kleine Tiere, großer Zoo 353 Teil VI: Serologie 387 Kapitel 22: Serologische Methoden – einfach, aber genial 389 Teil VII: Antiinfektive Therapie 409 Kapitel 23: Grundlagen der antiinfektiven Therapie 411 Kapitel 24: Antibiotika 417 Kapitel 25: Antimykotische Therapie 439 Kapitel 26: Antiparasitäre Therapie 443 Kapitel 27: Die Therapie von Viruserkrankungen 447 Teil VIII: Der Top- Ten- Teil 455 Kapitel 28: Wissenschaft, Literatur, Kunst und mehr 457 Abbildungsverzeichnis 467 Stichwortverzeichnis 477

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Book SynopsisWeshalb ist ein Frosch grün? Wie viel Energie benötigt ein Bakterium, um sich zu verdoppeln? Von den Grundlagen des Stoffwechsels über die Vielfalt der Mikroorganismen bis hin zu den Prozessen, die sich im Meer oder bei einer Infektionskrankheit abspielen, erläutert der Autor anhand von Beispielen die grundlegenden Zusammenhänge der Mikrobiologie. Kompakt und doch anspruchsvoll, bietet das Buch einen idealen Einstieg in das Fachgebiet. Die 4. Auflage wurde gründlich überarbeitet und erstmals mit vielen farbigen Bildern ausgestattet.Trade ReviewGut gelungen ist der Aufbau der einzelnen Kapitel: Die Formulierung der Lernziele gibt dem Leser sofort einen Überblick über das zu vermittelnde Wissen. Ebenfalls lobenswert ist das Glossar am Ende jedes Kapitels.(...) Insgesamt fasst dieses für Schüler, Studierende und alle Interessierten empfehlenswerte Buch die Mikrobiologie überschaubar zusammen. (wissenschaft-online.de, September 2010)“Das gut eingeführte Lehrbuch … Iiegt nunmehr in der 4., überarbeiteten und aktualisierten Auflage vor ... Viele Abbildungen und Texte wurden überarbeitet und neue Fotos sind hinzugekommen. ... Weiterhin sehr gut geeignet für Bibliotheken an Hochschulstandorten.“ (in: ekz-Informationsdienst, 2010, Vol. 2010/29)“... bietet das Buch eine Grundlage zum Verständnis der Mikrobiologie, vor allem für Schüler der oberen Klassenstufen und Studierende irn Bachelorstudium. ... Der Schreibstil ist gut verständlich. … gibt dem Leser sofort einen Überblick über das zu vermittelnde Wissen. ... lobenswert ist das Glossar am Ende jedes Kapitels. … Wichtige Begriffe oder Schlagwörter sind fett gedruckt … Tabellen ... fassen wichtige Vergleiche und Zusammenhänge übersichtlich, einfach verständlich und textunterstützend zusammen. ... fasst dieses für Schüler, Studierende und alle Interessierten ernpfehlenswerte Buch die Mikrobiologie überschaubar zusammen.“ (Melanie Wirth, in: spektrumdirekt, 20/September/2010)Table of ContentsMikrobiologie – Wissenschaft von unsichtbaren Lebewesen.- Aufbau der Zelle – der Grundbedarf des Lebendigen.- Spezielle Morphologie von Prokaryoten.- Eukaryotische Mikroorganismen.- Viren.- Mikrobiologische Methoden.- Klassifizierung und Grundstruktur des phylogenetischen Stammbaums.- Wachstum von Mikroben.- Allgemeine Bioenergetik.- Transport.- Abbau eines Zuckermoleküls.- Regulation.- Elektronentransport und chemiosmotische Energiekonservierung.- Gärungen.- Anaerobe Atmungsprozesse.- Lithotrophie – Verwertung anorganischer Elektronendonatoren.- Mikrobielle Ökologie und Biogeochemie.- Wie das Leben angefangen haben könnte.- Biotechnologie und Umweltmikrobiologie.- Humanpathogene Mikroben und Viren.- Hundert Namen, die man kennen könnte.

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Book SynopsisThis volume gives a survey of the state of the art in the traditional fields of industrial mycology as well as of selected novel applications of fungi. The first section deals with the use of fungi in the production and processing of bread, cheese, beer and wine, traditional Asian fermentation products and edible mushrooms. The second section is devoted to the production of fungal metabolites and enzymes representing value-added products. In addition to antibiotics, alkaloids organic acids, vitamins and industrial enzymes, which have successfully been in use for decades, it is also dedicated to fungal metabolites, such as insecticidal and nematicidal compounds, immunosurppressants and flavors with promising biotechnological potential. In the next section, the recent developments in fungal biotransformation of small molecules, the bioconversion of lignocelluloses as well as the use of fungi in metal recovery are presented. The final part introduces some innovative new trends in the field of applied mycology: the preparation of fungal bioherbicides, recent genomic approaches for the identification of biopolymer degrading enzymes, current developments in using oxidative enzymes from fungi as well as new attempts to transfer fungal remediation technologies into practice.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:" ... very good reference volume, which will prove of value to both mycologists and biotechnolgists." (Mycologist)"Having found a number of the volumes in this series very useful, I was looking forward to reading vol. 10 covering my particular area of interest. I have to say that I found the contents … varied. All the chapters are readable and informative … ." (J. Kelley, Bibliography of Systematic Mycology, Vol. 11 (5), April, 2003)"This volume of The Mycota contains 21 chapters reviewing the role of fungi in traditional and more recent biotechnologies. ... On the whole, the highly detailed chapters are amply illustrated with figures and tables and provided with detailed bibliographies, and are well written … . will prove of value to both mycologists and biotechnologists." (Brian Flannigan, Mycologist, Vol. 17 (1), 2003)"The latest volume in this series provides an overview of both traditional and novel industrial applications of fungi from their role in the production of bread, cheese, fermented foods, beer and wines, to their potential in bioremediation. ... it represents a useful source of information for undergraduates as well as their teachers and researchers. Recommended for purchase by academic libraries." (Vicki Tariq, Microbiology Today, Vol. 29, August, 2002)From the reviews of the second edition:“This new book … covers the recent development in the industry of fungal world … . this book is good for those interested in industrial application of fungi … . It is also well referenced and updated so the recent development can be clearly viewed from this book. … should be available in all college and university libraries where courses in plant pathology and biotechnology are offered. It is also useful source of information for undergraduates as well as their teachers and researchers.” (Shova Baral, Fungal Diversity, April, 2012)Table of ContentsTraditional Food and Beverage Fermentation 1 Production of Bread, Cheese and Meat KLAUS GORI , METTE DINES CANTOR, MOGENS JAKOBSEN, LENE JESPERSEN 2 Asian Fungal Fermented Food M.J. ROBERT NOUT, KOFI E. AIDOO 3 Production of Beer and Wine WINFRIED HARTMEIER, MONIKA REISS 4 Production of Edible Mushrooms RAMESH CHANDRA UPADHYAY , MANJIT SINGH Metabolites and Enzymes 5 The β-Lactam Antibiotics: Current Situation and Future Prospects in Manufacture and Therapy FRANK-RAINER SCHMIDT 6 Non-β-Lactam Antibiotics GERHARD ERKEL 7 Insecticidal and Nematicidal Metabolites from Fungi HEIDRUN ANKE 8 Immunomodulators HESHAM EL ENSHASY 9 Ergot Alkaloids DANIEL G. PANACCIONE 10 Production of Organic Acids by Filamentous Fungi CHRISTIAN P. KUBICEK , PETER PUNT , JAAP VISSER3 11 Production of Vitamin B2 and a Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid by Fungi K.-PETER STAHMANN 12 Fungal Flavours Marco A. Fraatz , Holger Zorn 13 Industrial Applications of Fungal Enzymes LARS H. ØSTERGAARD , HANS SEJR OLSEN Biotransformations, Lignocellulose Conversion and Recovery of Metals from Solution 14 Fungal Biotransformations in Pharmaceutical Sciences WOLFGANG HÜTTEL , DIRK HOFFMEISTER 15 Fungal Biodegradation of Lignocelluloses ANNELE HATAKKA , KENNETH HAMMEL 16 (Hemi-)cellulose degrading enzymes and their encoding genes from Aspergillus and Trichoderma RONALD P. DE VRIES , EVY BATTAGLIA , PEDRO M. COUTINHO , BERNARD HENRISSAT, JAAP VISSER 17 Fungi and their Enzymes for Pitch Control in the Pulp and Paper Industry ANA GUTIÉRREZ , JOSÉ C. DEL RÍO1, ÁNGEL T. MARTÍNEZ 18 Biosorption of Metals MARTIN ZIMMERMANN , KLAUS WOLF1 Recent Developments and New Strategies 19 Bioherbicides ALICE L. PILGERAM , DAVID C. SANDS 20 Genomic approaches for identification of the biopolymer degrading enzyme network of Aspergillus niger R.M VAN DER KAAIJ , A.F.J. RAM, P.SCHAAP, P.J. PUNT1 21 New Trends in Fungal Biooxidation MARTIN HOFRICHTER, RENÉ ULLRICH 22 Fungal Soil Bioremediation: Developments Towards Large-Scale Applications KARI STEFFEN , MARJA TUOMELA

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Book SynopsisBachelor-Studierende müssen sich schon in den ersten Semestern in viele Lehrmodule einarbeiten und Prüfungen ablegen. Die neuen handlichen „Lerntafeln im Überblick" bieten dabei eine großartige Orientierungshilfe, indem sie: alle Grundlagenfächer der Biologie behandeln die essenziellen biologischen Stichwörter und Fachbegriffe zusammenfassen gesichertes Lehrwissen bereitstellen Vorlesungsskripte ergänzen und vor den Prüfungen als Repetitorien verwendet werden können. Die Tafeln bestehen jeweils aus 6 zusammengeklappten Seiten, die sich mittels einer Lochleiste abheftet lassen. Die Laminierung macht sie biegsam und widerstandsfähig, sodass sie überall hin mitgenommen werden können und zur schnellen Wiederholung des Lernstoffes zur Verfügung stehen.Die Lerntafel „Mikrobiologie im Überblick" beschreibt die Grundlagen der Cytologie sowie des Wachstums und der Differenzierung von Bakterien in einer übersichtlichen Kombination von Text und zahlreichen Farbbildern. Weitere Tafelinhalte widmen sich der Systematik und Evolution von Mikroorganismen und der Darstellung des mikrobiellen Stoffwechsels.Table of ContentsCytologie.- Struktur der prokaryotischen Zelle.- Zellwand von Bakterien und Archaeen.- Wachstum und Differenzierung.- Wachstum und Vermehrung.- Wachstumskinetik. Wachstumszyklus.- Einfluss von Nährstoffen.- Einfluss von Umweltfaktoren.- Viren und Bakteriengenetik.- Struktur von Viren.- Vermehrung von Viren.- Retroviren.- Bakterien.- Plasmide.- Systematik.- Stoffwechselaktivitäten.- Haupttypen des mikrobiellen Stoffwechsels.- Phototrophe Lebensweise.- Chemolithotrophe Lebensweise.- Chemoorganotrophie - anaerobe Atmung. Chemoorganotrophie - Gärung.

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Book SynopsisIn diesem Lehrbuch wird die medizinische Mikrobiologie von den allgemeinen Grundlagen über die Immunologie, die Diagnostik bis hin zur Chemotherapie dargestellt. Dabei sind die Kapitel zu den einzelnen Erregern besonders übersichtlich gestaltet. Um den klinischen Bezug deutlich zu machen, gibt es eine eigene große Sektion zu den Krankheitsbildern. Ein durchdachtes Konzept macht das Lernen leicht: Erreger-Steckbriefe zum schnellen Lernen Fallbeispiele Zusammenfassungen am Kapitelende Zahlreiche klinische Abbildungen Enge Vernetzung zwischen Erreger-Kapiteln und den Krankheitsbildern durch viele Querverweise Sämtliche Teilbereiche des Fachgebietes sind enthalten: Grundlagen, Immunologie, Diagnostik, Epidemiologie, Prävention, Hygiene, Bakteriologie, Virologie, Mykologie, Parasitologie, Chemotherapie, wichtige KrankheitsbilderDie HerausgeberProfessor Sebastian Suerbaum ist Vorstand des Lehrstuhls für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Krankenhaushygiene am Max von Pettenkofer-Institut der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Professor Gerd-Dieter Burchard ist tätig im Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin in Hamburg.Professor Thomas Schulz ist Direktor des Instituts für Virologie der Medizinischen Hochschule HannoverProfessor Stefan H.E. Kaufmann ist Direktor am Max-Planck-Institut für Infektionsbiologie in Berlin.Table of ContentsGrundlagen: Die Medizinische Mikrobiologie im 21. Jahrhundert.- Ursprung der Medizinischen Mikrobiologie.- Pathogenität und Virulenz.- Physiologische Mikrobiota: Regulation und Wirkungen, iatrogene Störungen und Probiotika.-One Health.-Immunologie: Immunologische Grundbegriffe- Zellen des Immunsystems.- Organe des Immunsystems.- Antikörper und ihre Antigene.- Komplement.- Antigen-Antikörper-Reaktion: Grundlagen serologischer Methoden.- Haupthistokompatibiltätskomplex. T-Zellen.- Phagozyten und antigenpräsentierende Zellen.- Immunpathologie.- Infektabwehr. Impfung. Diagnostik: Klinische Diagnostik und Probenentnahme.- Methoden der mikrobiologischen Diagnostik.- Epidemiologie und Prävention: Epidemiologie der Infektionskrankheiten.- Prävention der Infektionsausbreitung.- Krankenhaushygiene.- Bakteriologie: Bakterien: Definition und Aufbau.- Bakterien: Vermehrung u. Stoffwechsel.- Staphylokokken.- Streptokokken.- Enterokokken u. weitere katalasenegative grampositive Kokken.- Neisserien.- Enterobakterien.- Vibrionen, Aeromonas.-Nichtfermentierende Bakterien (Nonfermenter): Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, Stenotrophomonas, Acinetobacter.-Campylobacter.-Helicobacter.- Haemophilus.- Bordetella.- Legionellen.- Anthropozoonoseerreger ohne Familienzugehörigkeit: Listerien, Brucellen, Francisellen und Erysipelothrix.- Corynebakterien.- Bacillus.- Obligat anaerobe sporenbildende Stäbchen (Clostridien).- Obligat anaerobe, nicht sporenbildende Bakterien.- Mykobakterien.-Nocardien und andere aerobe Aktinomyzeten.- Treponemen.- Borrelien.- Leptospiren.-Rickettsiaceae (Rickettsia, Orientia) Anaplasmataceae (Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Neorickettsien) und Coxiellaceae.- Bartonellen.- Mykoplasmen und Ureaplasmen.- Chlamydien.- Weitere medizinisch bedeutsame Bakterien.- Virologie: Viren – allgemeine Prinzipien.- Humane onkogene Viren.- Picornaviren.- Flaviviren.- Rötelnvirus.- Coronaviren.- Orthomyxoviren: Influenza.-Paramyxoviren.- Tollwutvirus.- Arenaviren.- Bunyaviren.- Filoviren.- Virale Gastroenteritiserreger.- Humane Immundefizienz-Viren (HIV-1, HIV-2).- Humane T-lymphotrope Viren (HTLV-1, HTLV-2)LV.- Parvoviren.- Papillomviren und Polyomaviren.- Adenoviren.- Herpesviren.- Hepatitisviren.- Pockenviren.- Prionen.- Mykologie: Allgemeine Mykologie.- Candida.- Cryptococcus.- Pneumocystis.- Aspergillus.-Mucorales.- Fusarium.- Weitere humanpathogene Pilze.- Dermatophyten.- Außereuropäische Systemmykosen.- Parasitologie: Allgemeine Parasitologie.- Protozooen.- Trematoden.- Zestoden.- Nematoden.- Ektoparasiten.- Antimikrobielle und antivirale Chemotherapie: Allgemeines.- Antibakterielle Wirkung.- Resistenz.- Pharmakokinetik.- Applikation u. Dosierung.- Nebenwirkungen.-Auswahl von antimikrobiellen Substanzen (Indikation).-β-Laktam-Antibiotika I: Penicilline.- β-Laktam-Antibiotika II: Cephalosporine.- Kominationen mit ß-Laktamase-Inhibitoren.- β-Laktam-Antibiotika III: Carbapeneme.- Glykopeptidantibiotika.- Aminoglykoside.- Tetracycline (Doxycyclin) und Glycylcycline.- Lincosamine (Clindamycin).- Makrolide.-Antimikrobielle Folsäureantagonisten.- Fluorchinolone.- Antimykobakterielle Therapeutika.- Weitere antibakterielle Substanzen.- Antimykotika.- Antivirale Chemotherapie.- Antiparasitäre Substanzen.- Krankheitsbilder: Fieber - Pathophysiologie und Differenzialdiagnose.- Sepsis -schwere Sepsis - septischer Schock.- Infektionen des Herzens und der Gefäße.- Infektionen des ZNS.- Augeninfektionen.- Infektionen des oberen Respirationstrakts.- Pleuropulmonale Infektionen.- Harnwegeinfektion.-Genitoanale und sexuell übertragbare Infektionen.- Infektionen der Knochen und Gelenke.- Haut- und Weichgewebeinfektionen.- Gastroenteritiden und Peritonitis.- Infektionen der Leber, der Gallenwege und des Pankreas.- Infektionen der Zähne und des Zahnhalteapparates.- Reisemedizin.- Migrationsmedizin.- Infektionen bei immunsupprimierten Patienten.- Biologische Waffen - eine neue Herausforderung an Diagnostik, Therapie, Klinik und Prävention.

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Book SynopsisDieses Sachbuch ist eine populär gestaltete, aber fachlich anspruchsvolle, reich bebilderte Übersicht der allgemeinen, speziellen und der angewandten Mykologie (Pilzkunde). Die Lebensweise der Pilze, die vielfältigen Formen ihrer Sexualität, die Anatomie und Morphologie ihrer Fruchtkörper, ihre Ökologie samt ihrer komplizierten symbiontischen Verflechtungen bis hin zu Fusionssymbiosen werden ebenso erläutert wie die Problematik der Gift- und Speisepilze, der Mykotoxine, der Pilzkulturen, des Pilzschutzes, der Pilzkrankheiten oder des problemreichen Holzabbaus durch Pilze.Pilze begegnen uns alltäglich, sie können mit ihrer Lebensleistungen für uns Menschen großen Nutzen bringen, aber auch gewaltige Schäden verursachen; denken wir z.B. an hochwertige Pilzgerichte mit schmackhaften Trüffeln, aber auch an verheerende Ernteverluste durch pilzliche Kartoffelschädlinge -– an Hochleistungsstämme von Hefepilzen und lästige Nagelpilze im Fußbereich.Das Buch wurde für mykologisch interessierte Naturfreunde geschrieben, die mehr über die Pilze, ihre Rolle in der Natur und ihre Bedeutung für uns Menschen wissen möchten, als im Allgemeinen bekannt ist. Es ist auch für Pilzberater, Studierende biologischer Wissenschaften, für Lehrkräfte und interessierte Praktiker und Praktikerinnen in der Land- und Forstwirtschaft verfasst worden.Die nach Sachgebieten gegliederten Texte ermöglichen es zudem, das Buch als spezielle Lektüre zu nutzen. Das Organismen-Register und die Inhaltsübersichten bieten weitere Möglichkeiten des Einstiegs in den vielgliedrigen Inhalt.Table of ContentsPilze heute und früher.- Pilzstrukturen und ihre Funktion.- Faszination der Mannigfaltigkeit – Fruchtkörperformen.- Vom Leben der Pilze.- Vom Nutzen und Schaden der Pilze.- Das Pilzsystem.- Schutz und Verbreitung der Pilze.

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