Bacterial Spores

Ernesto Abel-Santos (Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA) presents a new book on Bacterial Spores: Current Research and Applications
In this book expert authors from around the world contribute comprehensive, up-to-date reviews on the current state of our knowledge of bacterial endospores. Topics covered include: gene regulation of sporulation, fruiting body development in Myxococcus xanthus, sporulation in Streptomyces, structure and composition of the bacterial spore, mechanisms of spore survival, germination of spores, spore peptidoglycan degradation, water and cations flux during sporulation and germination, the spore as an infectious agent, heterogeneity in spore populations, detection of bacterial spores, and the expression of recombinant proteins using spores. An essential text for everyone involved in spore research, the expression of recombinant proteins and pathogen detection, this book is also recommended for all scientists that like to keep up with cutting-edge research in microbiology and biotechnology read more ...
Bacterial Spores
Edited by: Ernesto Abel-Santos
ISBN: 978-1-908230-00-3
Publisher: Caister Academic Press
Publication Date: April 2012
Cover: hardback
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