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Taylor & Francis Ltd Cytogenetics and Molecular Cytogenetics
Book SynopsisGenomic technologies provide the means of diagnosis and management of many human diseases. Without insights from cytogenetics, correct interpretation of modern high-throughput results is difficult, if not impossible. This book summarizes applications of cytogenetics and molecular cytogenetics for students, clinicians and researchers in genetics, genomics and diagnostics. The book combines the state-of-the-art knowledge and practical expertise from leading researchers and clinicians and provides a comprehensive overview of current medical and research applications of many of these technologies.KEY FEATURES Provides clear summaries of fluorescence in situ hybridization technologies and others Comprehensively covers established and emerging methods Chapters from an international team of leading researchers Useful for students, researchers and cliniciansTable of ContentsSeries Preface. Preface. Acknowledgements. Editor. List of Contributors. Chapter 1 Cytogenetics and Chromosomics. Chapter 2 Banding Cytogenetics. Chapter 3 Generation of Microdissection-Derived Painting Probes from Single Copy Chromosomes. Chapter 4 FISH—An Overview. Chapter 5 FISH—Microscopy and Evaluation. Chapter 6 FISH—in Routine Diagnostic Settings. Chapter 7 FISH—in Leukemia Diagnostics. Chapter 8 FISH—in Tissues. Chapter 9 FISH—in Human Sperm and Infertility. Chapter 10 FISH—in Spontaneously Aborted Products of Conception. Chapter 11 FISH—Characterization of Chromosomal Alterations, Recombination, and Outcomes after Segregation. Chapter 12 Multicolor-FISH—Methods and Applications. Chapter 13 FISH—Centromere- and Heterochromatin-Specific Multicolor Probe Sets. Chapter 14 FISH—Detection of Individual Radio Sensitivity. Chapter 15 FISH—Detection of CNVs. Chapter 16 FISH—Interphase Applications Including Detection of Chromosome Instability (CIN). Chapter 17 FISH—Determination of Telomere Length (Q-FISH/CO-FISH). Chapter 18 FISH—in Three Dimensions—3D-FISH. Chapter 19 FISH—On Fibers. Chapter 20 FISH—and Single-Cell Gel Electrophoresis Assay (Comet Assay). Chapter 21 Molecular Karyotyping. Chapter 22 FISH—Mitochondrial DNA. Chapter 23 FISH—in Birds. Chapter 24 FISH—in Fish Chromosomes. Chapter 25 FISH—and the Characterization of Synaptonemal Complex. Chapter 26 RNA-FISH—on Lampbrush Chromosomes: Visualization of Individual Transcription Units. Chapter 27 FISH—in Insect Chromosomes. Chapter 28 FISH—in Plant Chromosomes. Chapter 29 FISH—and CRISPR/CAS9. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Clinical Melioidosis
Book SynopsisMelioidosis is an endemic tropical disease and is fast becoming an emerging global concern. Its clinical mimicry with several other common diseases has made its diagnosis and treatment difficult. This book identifies a gap in the literature and represents the management and diagnosis of this fatal but curable disease. It provides detailed coverage of its history, epidemiology, the latency of the agent, pathogenesis, manifestations, clinical clues for detection, microbiological diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and environmental aspects. This book is for clinicians, infectious disease specialists, microbiologists, and public health professionals in countries where melioidosis is endemic.Key Features: Provides practical guidance on clinical diagnosis, management, and prevention of melioidosis. Features high-quality radiological and clinical photographs for clinicians and professionals. Explores the latest techniques and advancements in laboratory diagnosis.Table of Contents1. Melioidosis in Global Perspective and Challenges for Surveillance2. Epidemiology of Melioidosis3. History of Melioidosis4. Pathogenesis and Virulence of Melioidosis5. Laboratory Diagnosis of Melioidosis6. Melioidosis: Pulmonary and other Systemic Manifestations7. Radiological Imaging in Melioidosis8. Diagnostic Interventional Procedures in Melioidosis9. Drug Management of Melioidosis10. Management of Melioidosis: A surgeon’s perspective11. Neuro-Melioidosis12. Gastrointestinal Melioidosis13. Septicaemic Melioidosis14. Cutaneous Melioidosis15. Cardiac Melioidosis16. Melioidosis of bone and joint17. Prevention of Melioidosis
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Advanced Nanotechnology in Plants
Book SynopsisNanotechnology uses nanomaterials/nanoparticles that can penetrate plant cells and interact with intracellular organelles and metabolites impacting plant growth, development, physiology, and biochemistry. Advanced Nanotechnology in Plants: Methods and Applications explores emerging plant nanotechnology, covering advanced methods and applications with an emphasis on the mitigation of plant diseases and environmental stressors. This technology can lead to the improvement of crop quality and yield to face the challenge of global climate change with an expanding global population.Features: Summarizes advanced methods and current applications of nanotechnology to mitigate plant stress Supports the Paris Agreement, which tackles three main objectives for sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and incomes, adapting and building resilience to climate change, and reducing and/or removing greenhouse gas emissions Discusses potential uses and
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Bacterial Genetics and Genomics
Book SynopsisUnderstanding of bacterial genetics and genomics is fundamental to understanding bacteria and higher organisms, as well. Novel insights in the fields of genetics and genomics are challenging the once clear borders between the characteristics of bacteria and other life. Biological knowledge of the bacterial world is being viewed under a new light with input from genetic and genomics. Replication of bacterial circular and linear chromosomes, coupled (and uncoupled) transcription and translation, multiprotein systems that enhance survival, wide varieties of ways to control gene and protein expression, and a range of other features all influence the diversity of the microbial world. This text acknowledges that readers have varied knowledge of genetics and microbiology. Therefore, information is presented progressively, to enable all readers to understand the more advanced material in the book.This second edition of Bacterial Genetics and Genomics updates the information fr
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Guide to AIDS Pocket Guides to Biomedical
Book SynopsisThe Pocket Guide to AIDS is succinct review of HIV/AIDS from a human-interest perspective. Chapters focus on some of the common patterns and prevention of HIV transmission and debunks misconceptions about HIV and AIDS. Brief descriptions the human immune system and epidemiology of HIV are included. The cultural component of disease, treatment and living with AIDS is central to much of this Pocket Guide intended to synthesize, explain and de-mystify HIV and AIDS.Table of ContentsHIV/AIDS is Easy to Prevent. A Preventable Disease. Clean Needles in the Developing World. Mosquitos Do Not Spread HIV. Small Personal Choices and Big Results. The Root of the Problem. A Tale of Incomplete Hopes. To Fund or Not to Fund? That is Not the Whole Question. The Human Immune System: Multi-level Protection. Strain 1, Group M and the Epidemiology of HIV. What To Do and Not To Do? As Simple as ABC or ABCC? Alcohol and AIDS. HIV in the Age of the Desaperacidas. The Military-AIDS Complex: AIDS and International Security. Counting the Costs: More Deadly Than Military Conflict. "This is Not Your Land. Go Away AIDS": Music and Orphans. Cultural Differences and AIDS Awareness. AIDS and the Hispanic Community. Culture and AIDS Transmission: The Example of India. Indian Traditions, Women and HIV. Confession and Complaint: Bad, Worse and Worst. The Language of AIDS. These Died of AIDS. Etcetera: These are the Houses That AIDS Built. AIDS Personified.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Molecular Exercise Physiology
Book SynopsisFully revised and expanded, the second edition of Molecular Exercise Physiology offers a student-friendly introduction. It introduces a history documenting the emergence of molecular biology techniques to investigate exercise physiology, the methodology used, exercise genetics and epigenetics, and the molecular mechanisms that lead to adaptation after different types of exercise, with explicit links to outcomes in sport performance, nutrition, physical activity and clinical exercise.Structured around key topics in sport and exercise science and featuring contributions from pioneering scientists, such as Nobel Prize winners, this edition includes new chapters based on cutting-edge research in epigenetics and muscle memory, satellite cells, exercise in cancer, at altitude, and in hot and cold climates. Chapters include learning objectives, structured guides to further reading, review questions, overviews of work by key researchers and box discussions from important pioneTable of Contents1. Introduction to molecular exercise physiology 2. Methods in molecular exercise physiology3. Genetics and exercise: an introduction4. Genetics of muscle mass and strength5. Genetics of endurance6. Epigenetics of exercise 7. Signal transduction and exercise8. Molecular adaptation to resistance exercise9. Molecular adaptations to endurance exercise and skeletal muscle fibre plasticity10. Molecular sport nutrition11. Altitude, temperature, circadiun rhythms and exercise12. Cancer and exercise13. Satellite cells and exercise
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Pictorial Atlas of Soilborne Fungal Plant
Book SynopsisThe Pictorial Atlas of Soilborne Fungal Plant Pathogens and Diseases describes the soilborne fungal diseases caused by Oomycetes, Zygomycetes, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes, and Deuteromycetous (Anamorphic) fungi. Soilborne fungal diseases are significant as both environmental and agricultural problems, yet it is difficult to understand the ecology of pathogenic fungi and its effective control. This book provides very detailed information on many of the commonly and not so commonly encountered groups of soilborne fungi diseases. It will be a useful reference for those teaching and conducting research in mycology, plant pathology, soilborne plant diseases, and the ecology of fungal communities.Table of ContentsPictorial Atlas Design and Usage. Diseases Caused by Oomycetes and Related Topics. Diseases Caused by Zygomycetes and Related Topics. Diseases Caused by Ascomycetes and Related Topics. Diseases Caused by Basidiomycetes and Related Topics. Diseases Caused by Deuteromycetous (Anamorphic) Fungi and Related Topics. Mutual Relationships Among Fungi and Related Topics. References.
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Cambridge University Press Molecular Basis of Virus Evolution
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Cambridge University Press Flexible Pattern Matching in Strings
Book SynopsisPresents recently developed algorithms for searching for simple, multiple and extended strings, regular expressions, exact and approximate matches.Trade Review'If you need efficient pattern matching for any kind of string then this is the only book I know that comes even close to providing you [with] the tools for the job.' The Journal of the ACCU'I really enjoyed reading and studying this book. I am convinced it is a must-read, especially chapters 4 through 6, for anyone who is involved in the task of designing algorithms for modern string or sequence matching.' Computing ReviewsTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. String matching; 3. Multiple string matching; 4. Extended string matching; 5. Regular expression matching; 6. Approximate matching; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Gene Expression and Manipulation in Aquatic Organisms
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Cambridge University Press An Ecological Approach to Acanthocephalan Physiology 17 Cambridge Monographs in Experimental Biology Series Number 17
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Cambridge University Press Aedes Aegypti L The Yellow Fever Mosquito Its Life History Bionomics and Structure
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Cambridge University Press Bacterial Adhesion to Host Tissues
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Cambridge University Press Emboss Administrators Guide Bioinformatics Software Management
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Cambridge University Press Molecular Machines in Biology
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Cambridge University Press Designs for Life
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Cambridge University Press Enzyme Kinetics
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Cambridge University Press Modulation of Mhc Antigen Expression and Disease
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Cambridge University Press Transformation of Plants and Soil Microorganisms
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Cambridge University Press Gene Structure and Expression
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Cambridge University Press The Molecular Origins of Life
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Cambridge University Press Gene Structure and Expression
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Cambridge University Press Gene Expression and Manipulation in Aquatic Organisms 58 Society for Experimental Biology Seminar Series Series Number 58
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Cambridge University Press Designs for Life
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Cambridge University Press Avian Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Cambridge University Press Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
Book SynopsisMolecular and Cellular Biophysics provides advanced undergraduate and graduate students with a foundation in the basic concepts of biophysics. Students who have taken physical chemistry and calculus courses will find this book an accessible and valuable aid in learning how these concepts can be used in biological research. The text provides a rigorous treatment of the fundamental theories in biophysics and illustrates their application with examples. Conformational transitions of proteins are studied first using thermodynamics, and subsequently with kinetics. Allosteric theory is developed as the synthesis of conformational transitions and association reactions. Basic ideas of thermodynamics and kinetics are applied to topics such as protein folding, enzyme catalysis and ion channel permeation. These concepts are then used as the building blocks in a treatment of membrane excitability. Through these examples, students will gain an understanding of the general importance and broad appliTrade Review'… would be a valuable addition to the library of any research lab at the physical end of biochemistry. … The language used in the book is extremely clear, and a mathematical approach is combined with clear links to real biochemistry …' Chemistry worldTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; 1. Global transitions in proteins; 2. Molecular forces in biological structures; 3. Conformations of macromolecules; 4. Molecular associations; 5. Allosteric interactions; 6. Diffusion and Brownian motion; 7. Fundamental rate processes; 8. Association kinetics; 9. Multi-state kinetics; 10. Enzyme catalysis; 11. Ions and counter-ions; 12. Fluctuations; 13. Ion permeation and membrane potential; 14. Ion permeation and channel structure; 15. Cable theory; 16. Action potentials; References; Appendix 1. Expansions and series; Appendix 2. Matrix algebra; Appendix 3. Fourier analysis; Appendix 4. Gaussian integrals; Appendix 5. Hyperbolic functions; Appendix 6. Polar and spherical coordinates.
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Cambridge University Press Biological Sequence Analysis Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
Book SynopsisProbabilistic models are becoming increasingly important in analysing the huge amount of data being produced by large-scale DNA-sequencing efforts such as the Human Genome Project. For example, hidden Markov models are used for analysing biological sequences, linguistic-grammar-based probabilistic models for identifying RNA secondary structure, and probabilistic evolutionary models for inferring phylogenies of sequences from different organisms. This book gives a unified, up-to-date and self-contained account, with a Bayesian slant, of such methods, and more generally to probabilistic methods of sequence analysis. Written by an interdisciplinary team of authors, it aims to be accessible to molecular biologists, computer scientists, and mathematicians with no formal knowledge of the other fields, and at the same time present the state-of-the-art in this new and highly important field.Trade Review'This book fills an important gap in the bioinformatics literature and should be required reading for anyone who is interested in doing serious work in biological sequence analysis. For biologists who have little formal training in statistics or probability, it is a long-awaited contribution that, short of consulting a professional statistician who is well versed in molecular biology, is the best source of statistical information that is relevant to sequence-alignment problems. This book seems destined to become a classic. I highly recommend it.' Andrew F. Neuwald, Trends in Biochemical Sciences'This book is a nice tutorial and introduction to the field and can certainly be recommended to all who wish to analyse biological sequences with computer methods. It can also serve as a basis for a university course for undergraduates.' Trends in Cell Biology' … an enjoyable opportunity to see a blend of modeling and data analysis at work on an important class of problems in the rapidly growing field of computational biology.' D. Siegmund, Short Book ReviewsTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Pairwise sequence alignment; 3. Multiple alignments; 4. Hidden Markov models; 5. Hidden Markov models applied to biological sequences; 6. The Chomsky hierarchy of formal grammars; 7. RNA and stochastic context-free grammars; 8. Phylogenetic trees; 9. Phylogeny and alignment; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Genetic Inferno Inside the Seven Deadly Sins
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Cambridge University Press Phylogenetic Networks Concepts Algorithms and Applications
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Cambridge University Press Anatomy of Gene Regulation
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Cambridge University Press Anatomy of Gene Regulation A ThreeDimensional Structural Analysis
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Cambridge University Press Elements of the Random Walk
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Cambridge University Press Introductory Biomechanics
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Cambridge University Press Primer of Genetic Analysis
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Cambridge University Press Systems Biology Properties of Reconstructed Networks
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Cambridge University Press Biological Organization
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Firefly Books The Art and Science of Foodpairing
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MIT Press Ltd Quantitative Fundamentals of Molecular and
Book SynopsisA comprehensive presentation of essential topics for biological engineers, focusing on the development and application of dynamic models of biomolecular and cellular phenomena.This book describes the fundamental molecular and cellular events responsible for biological function, develops models to study biomolecular and cellular phenomena, and shows, with examples, how models are applied in the design and interpretation of experiments on biological systems. Integrating molecular cell biology with quantitative engineering analysis and design, it is the first textbook to offer a comprehensive presentation of these essential topics for chemical and biological engineering.The book systematically develops the concepts necessary to understand and study complex biological phenomena, moving from the simplest elements at the smallest scale and progressively adding complexity at the cellular organizational level, focusing on experimental testing of mechanistic hypotheses. After i
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W. W. Norton & Company Zika The Emerging Epidemic
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Handbook of Molecular Microbial Ecology II
Book SynopsisThe premiere two-volume reference on revelations from studying complex microbial communities in many distinct habitats Metagenomics is an emerging field that has changed the way microbiologists study microorganisms. It involves the genomic analysis of microorganisms by extraction and cloning of DNA from a group of microorganisms, or the direct use of the purified DNA or RNA for sequencing, which allows scientists to bypass the usual protocol of isolating and culturing individual microbial species. This method is now used in laboratories across the globe to study microorganism diversity and for isolating novel medical and industrial compounds. Handbook of Molecular Microbial Ecology is the first comprehensive two-volume reference to cover unculturable microorganisms in a large variety of habitats, which could not previously have been analyzed without metagenomic methodology. It features review articles as well as a large number of case studies, based largely on oTrade Review"Handbook of Molecular Microbial Ecology II is an invaluable reference for researchers in metagenomics, microbial ecology, microbiology; those working on the Human Microbiome Project; microbial geneticists; and professionals in molecular microbiology and bioinformatics." (Bois et Forets des Tropiques, 2011)“Handbook of Molecular Microbial Ecology II is an invaluable reference for researchers in metagenomics, microbial ecology, microbiology; those working on the Human Microbiome Project; microbial geneticists; and professionals in molecular microbiology and bioinformatics.” (Bois et Forets des Tropiques, 2011) Table of ContentsPreface xiii Contributors xv 1. Introduction 1 Frans J. de Bruijn Part 1 Viral Genomes 2. Viral Metagenomics 5 Shannon J. Williamson 3. Methods in Viral Metagenomics 15 Rebecca Vega Thurber 4. Metagenomic Contrasts of Viruses in Soil and Aquatic Environments 25 K. Eric Wommack, Sharath Srinivasiah, Mark R. Liles, Jaysheel Bhavsar, Shellie Bench, Kurt E. Williamson, and Shawn W. Polson 5. Biodiversity and Biogeography of Phages in Modern Stromatolites and Thrombolites 37 Christelle Desnues, Beltran Rodriguez-Brito, Steve Rayhawk, Scott Kelley, Tuong Tran, Matthew Haynes, Hong Liu, Mike Furlan, Linda Wegley, Betty Chau, Yijun Ruan, Dana Hall, Florent E. Angly, Robert A. Edwards, Linlin Li, Rebecca Vega Thurber, R. Pamela Reid, Janet Siefert, Valeria Souza, David L. Valentine, Brandon K. Swan, Mya Breitbart, and Forest Rohwer 6. Assembly of Viral Metagenomes from Yellowstone Hot Springs Reveals Phylogenetic Relationships and Host Co-Evolution 45 Thomas W. Schoenfeld and David Mead 7. Next-Generation Sequencing and Metagenomic Analysis: A Universal Diagnostic Tool in Plant Pathology 63 Ian P. Adams, Rachel H. Glover, Wendy A. Monger, Richard Thwaites, Rick Mumford, Elena Jackeviciene, Meletele Navalinskiene, Marija Samuitiene, and Neil Boonham 8. Direct Metagenomic Detection of Viral Pathogens in Human Specimens Using an Unbiased High-Throughput Sequencing Approach 73 Takaaki Nakaya, Shota Nakamura, Yoshiko Okamoto, Yoshiyuki Nagai, Jun Kawai, Yoshihide Hayashizaki, Tetsuya Iida, and Toshihiro Horii Part 2 The Soil Habitat 9. Soil-Based Metagenomics 83 Rolf Daniel 10. Methods in Metagenomic DNA, RNA, and Protein Isolation from Soil 93 T. Rajesh, J. Rajendhran, P. Lavanya Pushpam, and P. Gunasekaran 11. Soil Microbial DNA Purification Strategies for Multiple Metagenomic Applications 109 Larissa C. Parsley, Chengcang Wu, David Mead, Robert M. Goodman, and Mark R. Liles 12. Application of PCR-DGGE and MetagenomeWalking to Retrieve Full-Length Functional Genes from Soil 117 Sho Morimoto and Takeshi Fujii 13. Actinobacterial Diversity Associated with Antarctic Dry Valley Mineral Soils 125 Bronwyn M. Kirby, Marilize Le Roes-Hill, S. Craig Cary, Stephanie G. Burton, I. Marla Tuffin, and Don A. Cowan 14. Targeting Major Soil-Borne Bacterial Lineages Using Large-Insert Metagenomic Approaches 135 Anna M. Kielak and George A. Kowalchuk 15. Novelty and Uniqueness Patterns of Rare Members of the Soil Biosphere 143 Mostafa S. Elshahed and Noha H. Youssef 16. Extensive Phylogenetic Analysis of a Soil Bacterial Community Illustrates Extreme Taxon Evenness and the Effects of Amplicon Length, Degree of Coverage, and DNA Fractionation on Classification and Ecological Parameters 151 Sergio E. Morales, Theodore F. Cosart, Jesse V. Johnson, and William E. Holben 17. The Antibiotic Resistome: Origins, Diversity, and Future Prospects 165 Erin L.Westman and Gerard D.Wright Part 3 The Digestive Tract 18. Functional Intestinal Metagenomics 177 Bartholomeus van den Bogert, Milkha M. Leimena, Willem M. de Vos, Erwin G. Zoetendal, and Michiel Kleerebezem 19. Assessment and Improvement of Methods for Microbial DNA Preparation from Fecal Samples 191 Mariko Ueno, Mami Kikuchi, Kenshiro Oshima, Seok-won Kim, Hidetoshi Morita, and Masahira Hattori 20. The Role of Dysbiosis in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 199 Johan Dicksved and Ben Willing 21. Culture-Independent Analysis of the Human Gut Microbiota and their Activities 207 Jonathan Swann, Selena E. Richards, Qing Shen, Elaine Holmes, Julian R. Marchesi, and Kieran Tuohy 22. Complete Genome of an Uncultured Endosymbiont Coupling Nitrogen Fixation to Cellulolysis within Protist Cells in Termite Gut 221 Yuichi Hongoh 23. Cloning and Identification of Genes Encoding Acidic Cellulases from the Metagenomes of Buffalo Rumen 229 Cheng-Jie Duan, Jun-Liang Liu, and Jia-Xun Feng Part 4 Marines and Lakes 24. Microbial Diversity in the Deep Sea and the Underexplored “Rare Biosphere” 245 David B. Mark Welch and Susan M. Huse 25. Bacterial Community Structure and Dynamics in a Seasonally Anoxic Fjord: Saanich Inlet, British Columbia 253 David A. Walsh and Steven J. Hallam 26. Adaptation to Nutrient Availability in Marine Microorganisms by Gene Gain and Loss 269 Adam C. Martiny, Ying Huang, and Weizhong Li 27. Detection of Large Numbers of Novel Sequences in the Metatranscriptomes of Complex Marine Microbial Communities 277 Jack A. Gilbert, Dawn Field, Ying Huang, Robert A. Edwards, Weizhong Li, Paul Gilna, and Ian Joint 28. Metagenomic Approach Studying the Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of the Bacterial Community in a Lacustrine Ecosystem 287 Didier Debroas, Fran¸cois Enault, Isabelle Jouan-Dufournel, Gis`ele Bronner, and Jean-Fran¸cois Humbert 29. Metagenomics of the Marine Subsurface: The First Glimpse from the Peru Margin, ODP Site 1229 295 Jennifer F. Biddle 30. A Targeted Metagenomic Approach to Determine the “Population Genome” of Marine Synechococcus 301 Sophie Mazard, Martin Ostrowski, Laurence Garczarek, and David J. Scanlan 31. Diversity and Role of Bacterial Integron/Gene Cassette Metagenome in Extreme Marine Environments 309 Hosam Elsaied and Akihiko Maruyama Part 5 Other Habitats 32. The Olavius algarvensis Metagenome Revisited: Lessons Learned from the Analysis of the Low-Diversity Microbial Consortium of a Gutless Marine Worm 321 Manuel Kleiner, Tanja Woyke, Caroline Ruehland, and Nicole Dubilier 33. Microbiome Diversity in Human Saliva 335 Ivan Nasidze and Mark Stoneking 34. Approaches to Understanding Population Level Functional Diversity in a Microbial Community 341 Devaki Bhaya 35. A Functional Metagenomic Approach for Discovering Nickel Resistance Genes from the Rhizosphere of an Acid Mine Drainage Environment 355 Salvador Mirete, Carolina G. de Figueras, and Jose E. Gonz´alez-Pastor 36. The Microbiome of Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungus Gardens 367 Garret Suen, Jarrod J. Scott, Frank O. Aylward, and Cameron R. Currie 37. Diversity of Archaea in Terrestrial Hot Springs and Role in Ammonia Oxidation 381 Chuanlun L. Zhang, Brian P. Hedlund, and Jun Meng 38. Colonization of Nascent, Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents by a Novel Archaeal and Nanoarchaeal Assemblage 395 Thomas D. Niederberger, Elizabeth A. McCliment, and S. Craig Cary 39. Analysis of the Metagenome from a Biogas-Producing Microbial Community by Means of Bioinformatics Methods 403 Sebastian Jaenicke, Martha Zakrzewski, Sebastian J¨unemann, Alfred P¨uhler, Alexander Goesmann, and Andreas Schl¨uter 40. Amplicon Pyrosequencing Analysis of Endosymbiont Population Structure 415 Frank J. Stewart and Colleen M. Cavanaugh 41. Investigating Bacterial Diversity Along Alkaline Hot-Spring Thermal Gradients by Barcoded Pyrosequencing 423 Scott R. Miller and Michael Weltzer 42. Genetic Characterization of Microbial Communities Living at the Surface of Building Stones 429 Ma¨ıt´e Berdoulay and Jean-Claude Salvado Part 6 Biodegradation 43. Novel Aromatic Degradation Pathway Genes and their Organization as Revealed by Metagenomic Analysis 439 Kentaro Miyazaki 44. Functional Screening a Wide Host-Range Metagenomic Library from a Wastewater Treatment Plant Yields a Novel Alcohol/Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 451 Margaret Wexler, Philip L. Bond, David J. Richardson, and Andrew W. B. Johnston 45. Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation Genes from Chronically Polluted Subantarctic Marine Sediments 461 Hebe M. Dionisi, Mariana Lozada, Magal´ı S. Marcos, Walter D. Di Marzio, and Claudia L. Loviso 46. Isolation and Characterization of Alkane Hydroxylases from a Metagenomic Library of Pacific Deep-Sea Sediment 475 Fengping Wang, Meixiang Xu, and Xiang Xiao Part 7 Biocatalysts and Natural Products 47. Emerging Fields in Functional Metagenomics and Its Industrial Relevance: Overcoming Limitations and Redirecting the Search for Novel Biocatalysts 483 Mirjam Perner, Nele Ilmberger, Hans Ulrich K¨ohler, Jennifer Chow, and Wolfgang R. Streit 48. Carboxylesterases and Lipases from Metagenomes 499 Jennifer Chow, Ulrich Krauss, Karl-Erich Jaeger, and Wolfgang R. Streit 49. Expanding Small-Molecule Functional Metagenomics through Parallel Screening of Broad Host-Range Cosmid Environmental DNA Libraries in Diverse Proteobacteria 507 Jeffrey W. Craig and Sean F. Brady 50. Biomedicinals from the Microbial Metagenomes of Marine Invertebrates 517 Walter C. Dunlap, Paul F. Long, and Marcel Jaspars 51. Molecular Characterization of TEM-Type Beta-Lactamases Identified in Cold-Seep Sediments of Edison Seamount (South of Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea) 545 Sang Hee Lee and Jung-Hyun Lee 52. Identification of Novel Bioactive Compounds from the Metagenome of the Marine Sponge Haliclona simulans 553 David P. H. Lejon, Jonathan Kennedy, and Alan D. W. Dobson 53. Functional Viral Metagenomics and the Development of New Enzymes for DNA and RNA Amplification and Sequencing 563 Thomas W. Schoenfeld, Nick Hermersmann, Mike Moser, Darby Renneckar, Vinay Dhodda, and David Mead Part 8 Summary 54. Metagenomics: The Paths Forward 581 C. Titus Brown and James M. Tiedje 55. Darwin in the Twenty-First Century: Natural Selection, Molecular Biology, and Species Concepts 589 Francisco J. Ayala Index 597
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Phloem
Book SynopsisPhloem: Molecular Cell Biology, Systemic Communication, Biotic Interactionsis a timely collection of research on the cellular and molecular biology of this plant vascular tissue. Recent advances in phloem research have revealed the centrality of this plant tissue to whole plant development and physiology. Building on advances made through developments of new analytical technologies, this book will provide readers with a current and comprehensive reference on the role of phloem in plant growth and development. Collecting the work of a global team of leading researchers,Phloem will provide the reader with a valuable synthesis of the latest research in a single volume.Table of ContentsContributors vii Section A Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Phloem, the Integrative Avenue 3 Aart J.E. van Bel and Gary A. Thompson Chapter 2 Cell Biology of Sieve Element–Companion Cell Complexes 8 Rosemary G. White Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Phloem Transport Physiology 30 John W. Patrick Section B Functional Aspects of Structural SE Components 61 Chapter 4 Roles of Plasma Membrane Transporters in Phloem Functions 63 Mechthild Tegeder, Yong-Ling Ruan, and John W. Patrick Chapter 5 Regulation of Sucrose Carrier Activities 102 Christina K¨uhn Chapter 6 Cellular Basis of Electrical Potential Waves along the Phloem and Impact of Coincident Ca2+ Fluxes 122 Jens B. Hafke and Aart J.E. van Bel Chapter 7 Sieve Element Occlusion 141 Michael Knoblauch and Daniel Mullendore Section C Long-Distance Signaling 155 Chapter 8 Sieve Elements: Puzzling Activities Deciphered through Proteomics Studies 157 Sylvie Dinant and William J. Lucas Chapter 9 Endogenous RNA Constituents of the Phloem and Their Possible Roles in Long-Distance Signaling 186 Julia Kehr and Anja Buhtz Chapter 10 The Effect of Long-Distance Signaling on Development 209 David J. Hannapel Chapter 11 Plant Defense and Long-Distance Signaling in the Phloem 227 Frank Gaupels and A. Corina Vlot Section D Biotic Interactions with the Phloem 249 Chapter 12 Role of Phloem Metabolites in Plant Defense 251 Jillian M. Hagel, Akpevwe Onoyovwi, Edward C. Yeung, and Peter J. Facchini Chapter 13 Viroids and Phloem-Limited Viruses: Unique Molecular Probes of Phloem Biology 271 Lucy R. Stewart, Biao Ding, and Bryce W. Falk Chapter 14 Phytoplasmas and Spiroplasmas: The Phytopathogenic Mollicutes of the Phloem 293 Allyson M. MacLean and Saskia A. Hogenhout Chapter 15 Breaching the Sieve Element—The Role of Saliva as the Molecular Interface between Aphids and the Phloem 310 Torsten Will, James C. Carolan, and Thomas L. Wilkinson Chapter 16 Behavioral and Molecular-Genetic Basis of Resistance against Phloem-Feeding Insects 328 Linda L. Walling and Gary A. Thompson Index 353 A color page section appears between pages 40 and 41
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Molecular Markers in Plants
Book SynopsisMolecular Markers in Plants surveys an array of technologies used in the molecular analysis of plants. The role molecular markers play in plant improvement has grown significantly as DNA sequencing and high-throughput technologies have matured.Table of ContentsContributors ix Preface xiii 1 Evolution of DNA Marker Technology in Plants 3Robert J. Henry Introduction 4 Early Marker Technologies 4 Evolving Range of Applications of DNA Markers in Plants 12 Applications 13 Future Developments 15 References 15 2 Whole-Genome Sequencing for Marker Discovery 21Mark Edwards Sequencing Strategies 22 Sequencing Technologies 23 Epigenetic Markers 31 Genome-Wide Selection 32 Data Analysis Resources 32 References 33 Color plate section located between pages 34 and 35. 3 Amplicon Sequencing for Marker Discovery 35Timothy R. Sexton and Frances M. Shapter Introduction 36 Background 36 Maximizing Efficiency Through Sample Pooling 38 Limitations of Amplicon-Based MPS 44 Bioinformatics 51 Concluding Remarks 52 Acknowledgments 52 References 53 4 Transcriptome Sequencing for Marker Discovery 57Susan Gillies Introduction 58 Basic Approach 58 Conclusions 64 References 64 5 Molecular Markers in Plant Improvement 67Peter J. Prentis, Edward K. Gilding, Ana Pavasovic, Celine H. Frere, and Ian D. Godwin Introduction 68 Plant Domestication and Traditional Breeding 68 Application of Molecular Markers to Breeding 70 Next-Generation Approaches to QTL Discovery 75 Conclusion 77 References 78 6 Applications of Molecular Markers in Plant Conservation 81Maurizio Rossetto and Paul D. Rymer Introduction 82 Traditional Approaches 86 The Way Forward 91 Conclusion 95 References 96 7 Molecular Markers for Plant Biosecurity 99Andrew D.W. Geering Introduction 100 The Present—PCR for Specific Diagnosis and for DNA Barcoding 101 The Future—Next-Generation Sequencing Methods to Revolutionize Plant Quarantine Diagnostics 105 Conclusions 110 Acknowledgments 111 References 111 8 Molecular Markers for Harnessing Heterosis 119Gopala S. Krishnan, A.K. Singh, Daniel L.E.Waters, and Robert J. Henry Introduction 120 Molecular Markers for Understanding the Genetic Basis of Heterosis 122 Molecular Diversity and Heterosis—Molecular Markers for Predicting Heterosis 123 Conclusion 131 References 132 9 Genetic Variant Discovery and Its Use in Genome Characterization of Agronomically Important Crop Species 137Stephane Deschamps and Matthew A. Campbell Introduction 138 Sanger Resequencing 140 Single Feature Polymorphisms 140 Next-Generation Sequencing 143 High-Density Genotyping using the Illumina Golden Gate Platform 153 Genotyping by Sequencing 155 Genome Characterization and Haplotypes 157 Conclusions and Perspectives 159 References 160 10 Future Prospects of Molecular Markers in Plants 169Reyazul R. Mir and Rajeev K. Varshney Introduction 170 Molecular Markers: The Past 172 Molecular Markers: The Present 173 Molecular Markers: The Future 175 Novel Approaches or Platforms for Plant Breeding 180 Conclusions 183 Acknowledgments 184 References 184 Index 191
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Understanding Genetics A Molecular Approach
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Hidden Beauty Exploring the Aesthetics of Medical
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