Real-Time PCR in Microbiology: From Diagnosis to Characterization Buy now!

Edited by: Ian M. Mackay
Published: 2007   ISBN: 978-1-904455-18-9
Price: GB £159 or US $319
The editor and authors have produced an excellent book that will be extremely useful for all microbiologists. A recommended book for all microbiology laboratories. read more ...

Coronaviruses: Molecular and Cellular Biology Buy now!

Edited by: Volker Thiel
Published: 2007   ISBN: 978-1-904455-16-5
Price: GB £159 or US $319
In this timely book, internationally renowned experts review literally every aspect of cutting edge coronavirus research providing the first coherent picture of the molecular and cellular biology since the outbreak of SARS in 2003. The book is divided into two sections: Part I focuses on the molecular biology of the virus itself and includes topics such as coronavirus binding and entry, replicase gene function, cis-acting RNA elements, coronavirus discontinuous transcription, reverse genetics, genome packaging and molecular evolution. In Part II of the book, the focus is on molecular and cellular pathogenesis and infection control. This section includes reviews of the three prototype viruses, namely avian infectious bronchitis virus, feline coronavirus and mouse hepatitis virus. Other topics include SARS-CoV virus pathogenesis, SARS-CoV interaction with the host INF and antiviral cytokines, the newly recognized bat coronaviruses and human coronavirus NL63, and strategies for coronavirus vaccine development and the development of novel antiviral coronavirus agents. Essential reading for all coronavirologists as well as scientists working on other viruses of the respiratory and/or gastrointestinal tract. read more ...

Bacteriophage: Genetics and Molecular Biology Buy now!

Edited by: Stephen Mc Grath and Douwe van Sinderen
Published: 2007   ISBN: 978-1-904455-14-1
Price: GB £159 or US $319
Written by eminent international researchers actively involved in the disparate areas of bacteriophage research this book focuses on the current rapid developments in this exciting field. The book opens with an excellent chapter that provides a broad overview of the topics and also highlights the multifaceted nature of bacteriophage research. This is followed by a series of reviews that focus on the current most cutting-edge topics including bioinformatics and genomics, phage in the environment, bacteriophage in medicine, transfer of phage DNA to the host, contribution to host phenotype and much more. Essential reading for all phage researchers and of interest to molecular biologists and microbiologists working on bacteria in academia, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, and in the food and other industries read more ...

Candida: Comparative and Functional Genomics Buy now!

Edited by: Christophe d'Enfert and Bernhard Hube
Published: 2007   ISBN: 978-1-904455-13-4
Price: GB £159 or US $319
In this timely book international experts provide comprehensive and authoritative reviews of these important organisms. Topics covered include: genome dynamics of C. albicans; molecular epidemiological and population studies of C. albicans; the parasexual cycle in C. albicans; comparative genomics of the hemiascomycetes group and of different Candida species; databases and the challenges that their curators are facing; transcriptome analysis; proteomics; molecular evolution of the genetic code; stress responses; regulation of morphogenesis; cell wall biology; interaction with host cells; analysis of gene function; antifungal resistance mechanisms and much more. Essential reading for all Candida genome and molecular biology researchers and a recommended text for scientists working on fungal genomics and molecular biology. read more ...

Bacillus: Cellular and Molecular Biology Buy now!

Edited by: Peter Graumann
Published: 2007   ISBN: 978-1-904455-12-7
Price: GB £159 or US $319
Download flyer Bacillus subtilis is one of the best understood prokaryotes in terms of molecular biology and cell biology. Its superb genetic amenability and relatively large size have provided powerful tools to investigate a bacterium in all possible aspects. Recent improvements in technology have provided novel and amazing insights into the dynamic structure of this single cell organism. The organism is a model for differentiation, gene/protein regulation and cell cycle events in bacteria. This book presents an overview of the most recent exciting new research fields and provides a picture of the major cytological aspects of a model bacterium. The authors present the most recent knowledge on topics such as the replication and segregation of the chromosome, cell division, replication and growth, the cell cycle, transcription, translation, regulation, the actin cyctoskeleton, the cell membrane and cell wall, biofilm formation and sporulation. Also covered are DNA repair, the regulation of transcription through RNA molecules, and the regulation of protein activity through proteolysis. The authors seamlessly merge the fields of bacterial cell biology and molecular biology to provide an integral view of the bacterial cell, providing an understanding of the way a bacterial cell functions as a whole entity and in 3D, i.e. how it is spatially organized, and even how bacterial cells communicate with each other, or give their life for the sake of the whole community. An essential book for anyone interested in Bacillus, cell biology or bacterial genetics and molecular biology. read more ...

AIDS Vaccine Development: Challenges and Opportunities Buy now!

Edited by: Wayne Koff, Patricia Kahn and Ian D. Gust*
Published: 2007   ISBN: 978-1-904455-11-0
Price: GB £49 or US $99
This book reviews the scientific challenges that have impeded the search for an effective AIDS vaccine and discusses current novel research that is accelerating progress. In a series of mini-reviews by the world's leading experts in AIDS vaccine research the book is essential reading for everyone interested in the current progress and future direction of AIDS vaccine development. read more ...