Bacteriology Books

Emerging Trends in Antibacterial Discovery: Answering the Call to Arms

Alita A. Miller and Paul F. Miller (Antibacterials Research Unit, Pfizer Worldwide, Groton, USA) present a new book on Emerging Trends in Antibacterial Discovery: Answering the Call to Arms
In this book, respected international experts summarize the most important concepts and pioneering strategies currently being used to develop novel antibacterials. The book opens with chapters on cellular processes that could be used as novel antibacterial targets. Examples include cell division, efflux pumps, metabolite-sensing riboswitches and bacterial secretion systems. These are followed by excellent chapters on the identification of new, naturally occurring antibacterial agents, including phage and biosynthetically engineered compounds. Understanding the host-microbe interaction and microbial communities and how they can be exploited to develop new antibacterial strategies is discussed in subsequent chapters. Other topics included are: antibacterial vaccines adjuvants, host defence peptides, antibodies, within-host models, and diagnostics. A major reference volume on antibacterial research and how it impacts on public health worldwide, the book is essential reading for everyone working in antibacterial research and is a recommended volume for all microbiology libraries read more ...
Emerging Trends in Antibacterial Discovery
Edited by: Alita A. Miller and Paul F. Miller
ISBN: 978-1-904455-89-9
Publisher: Caister Academic Press
Publication Date: August 2011
Cover: hardback
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Metagenomics: Current Innovations and Future Trends

Diana Marco (Microbiology Department, Estacion Experimental del Zaidin (CSIC), Granada, Spain) presents a new book on Metagenomics: Current Innovations and Future Trends
This book covers the most innovative and recent advances in theoretical, methodological and applied areas of metagenomics. Topics covered include metagenomics integration with complementary technologies, bacterial genealogy, viral metagenomics, the regulation of prokaryotic communities, functional metagenomics, systems biology, next-generation sequencing, stable isotope probing, DNA sequencing of uncultured microbes, cyberinfrastructure resource, identification of novel viruses, metagenomics of fungal communities, the human microbiome, microbial bioremediation, metagenomic enzyme discovery, quorum-sensing, plant-pathogen interactions, and metagenomics of belowground microbial communities. The book is aimed at researchers and environmental managers involved in metagenomics, students starting research in this field and teachers interested in the new developments read more ...
Metagenomics
Edited by: Diana Marco
ISBN: 978-1-904455-87-5
Publisher: Caister Academic Press
Publication Date: September 2011
Cover: hardback
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Nitrogen Cycling in Bacteria: Molecular Analysis

James W. B. Moir (Department of Biology, University of York, UK) presents a new book on Nitrogen Cycling in Bacteria: Molecular Analysis
This timely book aims to provide comprehensive reviews of current nitrogen cycle research and to give a broader perspective on the state of our understanding of this key biogeochemical cycle. With contributions from expert authors from around the world, topics covered include: the archaean N-cycle; redox complexes N-cycle; organisation of respiratory chains in N-cycle processes; Mo-nitrogenase; nitrogen assimilation in bacteria; alternative routes to dinitrogen; nitrite and nitrous oxide reductases; assembly of respiratory proteins; nitric oxide metabolism; denitrification in legume-associated endosymbiotic bacteria; nitrous oxide production in the terrestrial environment; bacterial nitrogen cycling in humans. This book will serve as a valuable reference work for everyone working in this field and will also be of interest to researchers studying symbioses, environmental microbiology, plant metabolism, infection events and other prokaryote-eukaryote interactions read more ...
Nitrogen Cycling in Bacteria
Edited by: James W. B. Moir
ISBN: 978-1-904455-86-8
Publisher: Caister Academic Press
Publication Date: July 2011
Cover: hardback
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New Salmonella publication available

The new book on Salmonella: From Genome to Function edited by Steffen Porwollik has been delivered to our distributors and is available for immediate dispatch read more ...

Salmonella
Edited by: Steffen Porwollik
ISBN: 978-1-904455-73-8
Publisher: Caister Academic Press
Publication Date: January 2011
Cover: hardback
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