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Advances in Applied Microbiology

Laskin, Allen I.

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Table of contents
  • Copyright Pageiv
  • Contentsv
  • Chapter 1. Soil-Based Gene Discovery: A New Technology to Accelerate and Broaden Biocatalytic Applic1
  • I. Introduction1
  • II. Diversity in Soil-Based Gene Discovery5
  • III. Soil-Based Gene Discovery of Novel Dehalogenases for Remediation and Production of High-Value C10
  • IV. Soil-Based Gene Discovery of Novel Nitrilases for Synthesis of Chiral Amino Acids and Hydroxyaci17
  • V. Soil-Based Discovery of Novel Esterases and Lipases21
  • References24
  • Chapter 2. The Potential of Site-Specific Recombinases as Novel Reporters in Whole-Cell Biosensors o29
  • I. Introduction29
  • II. Well-Characterized Biosensors31
  • III. DNA Recombination as a Potentially Novel Reporter System40
  • IV. Strategy for Recombinase-Based Biosensors57
  • V. Summary62
  • References63
  • Chapter 3. Microbial Phosphate Removal and Polyphosphate Production from Wastewaters75
  • I. Introduction75
  • II. The Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Process76
  • III. Polyphosphate Metabolism in Microorganisms78
  • IV. The Microorganisms and Polyphosphate-Metabolizing Enzymes of the EBPR Process88
  • V. Alternative Strategies for the Induction of Polyphosphate Accumulation in Microorganisms92
  • References94
  • Chapter 4. Biosurfactants: Evolution and Diversity in Bacteria101
  • I. Introduction101
  • II. Types of Biosurfactants106
  • III. Biosurfactant Function108
  • IV. The Search for New Biosurfactants111
  • V. Summary115
  • References116
  • Chapter 5. Comparative Biology of Mesophilic and Thermophilic Nitrile Hydratases123
  • I. Occurrence of Nitrile-Degrading Enzyme Systems123
  • II. Enzymology of Mesophilic and Thermophilic NHases128
  • III. Molecular Biology of NHases142
  • IV. NHase Applications148
  • References153
  • Chapter 6. From Enzyme Adaptation to Gene Regulation159
  • Text159
  • References166
  • Chapter 7. Acid Resistance in Escherichia coli167
  • I. Introduction167
  • II. Stationary Phase Acid Resistance168
  • III. Log Phase Acid Tolerance180
  • IV. Potential Role of Acid Resistance in Food Safety and Pathogenesis181
  • V. Summary183
  • References184
  • Chapter 8. Iron Chelation in Chemotherapy187
  • I. Association of Iron Mismanagement with Disease187
  • II. Proteins That Function to Counteract Iron Mismanagement188
  • III. Low-Molecular-Mass Compounds That Might Counteract Iron Mismanagement193
  • IV. Low-Molecular-Mass Compounds That Require Iron for an Activity199
  • V. Perspectives202
  • References204
  • Chapter 9. Angular Leaf Spot: A Disease Caused by the Fungus Phaeoisariopsis griseola (Sacc.) Ferrar209
  • I. Introduction209
  • II. The Pathogen211
  • III. The Disease215
  • IV. Race Determination222
  • V. Disease Cycle224
  • VI. Management227
  • VII. Control of the Disease229
  • VIII. Role of Markers Linked to Disease Resistance234
  • IX. Concluding Remarks and Future Prospects235
  • References236
  • Chapter 10. The Fungal Genetics Stock Center: From Molds to Molecules245
  • I. Introduction245
  • II. Chronology246
  • III. Organization247
  • IV. Context247
  • V. Holdings248
  • VI. Source of Materials254
  • VII. Preservation254
  • VIII. Use of the Collection255
  • IX. FGSC Clientele255
  • X. FGSC Support256
  • XI. FGSC Website257
  • XII. Recordkeeping258
  • XIII. Publications258
  • XIV. Future Directions259
  • XV. Summary260
  • References260
  • Chapter 11. Adaptation by Phase Variation in Pathogenic Bacteria263
  • I. The Biological Significance of Phase Variation263
  • II. The Types of Environmental Change to Which Phase Variation Is Adaptive265
  • III. Phase Variation Leading to Persistence266
  • IV. Phase Variation Providing Adaptation to New Niches278
  • V. Phase Variation as a Mechanism for Making Environmental Transitions282
  • VI. Complex Interactions and Phase Variation284
  • References287
  • Chapter 12. What Is an Antibiotic? Revisited303
  • I. Introduction303
  • II. Etymology304
  • III. Waksman’s Usage308
  • IV. A Myriad of Definitions314
  • V. Science and Semantics324
  • References327
  • Chapter 13. An Alternative View of the Early History of Microbiology333
  • I. From the Ancients and Fracastorius to van Leeuwenhoek333
  • II. Was van Leeuwenhoek the First Person to See Bacteria?334
  • III. Lancisi and Miasma337
  • IV. Piscatory Entities: The Forgotten Microbiology of the Georgian Period338
  • V. Did Jesty Beat Jenner to Vaccination?340
  • VI. Microbiology Just before Pasteur340
  • VII. The First Bacterial Pathogen342
  • VIII. The Semmelweis Legend347
  • IX. The Lister Legend350
  • X. Conclusions353
  • References354
  • Chapter 14. The Delft School of Microbiology, from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century357
  • I. Introduction357
  • II. Martinus Willem Beijerinck, 1851–1931358
  • III. Gerrit van Iterson, Jr., 1878–1972370
  • IV. Albert Jan Kluyver, 1888–1956372
  • V. Cornelis Bernardus van Niel, 1897–1985379
  • VI. The Delft School?382
  • VII. Whence the Delft School in the Twenty-first Century?384
  • References386
  • Index389
  • Contents of Previous Volumes409
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780120026548
  • ISBN-13 9780080490199
  • Author Laskin, Allen I.
  • Category Science
  • Subject Microbiology

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An eclectic volume of topical reviews on all aspects of applied microbiology. It contains 14 comprehensive reviews of current research in applied microbiology.

* Discusses soil based gene discovery
* Review deticated to microbial phosphate removal and plyphosphate production from wastewaters
* Covers acid resistance in E. coli