Environmental Microbiology Books
 | Edited by: Suzanne Kennedy and Nick Oswald Published: 2011 ISBN: 978-1-904455-72-1 Price: GB £159 or US $310 Strategies for preparing effective controls and standards for PCR, when they should be employed and how to interpret the information they provide. The significance of optimization for efficiency, precision and sensitivity of PCR methodology and essential guidance on how to troubleshoot inefficient reactions. Design and optimization techniques, the use of appropriate controls, the significance of standard curves and the principles and strategies required for effective troubleshooting. The importance of sample preparation and quality, primer design, controlling inhibitors, avoiding amplicon and environmental contamination, optimizing reagent quality and concentration, and modifying the thermal cycling protocol for optimal sensitivity and specificity. read more ... |
 | Edited by: Keya Sen and Nicholas J. Ashbolt Published: 2010 ISBN: 978-1-904455-70-7 Price: GB £159 or US $310 Current technology and its applications in water microbiology, the topics and techniques are equally applicable to all branches of environmental microbiology. The initial chapters cover the concentration, detection and characterization of microbes in drinking water, other chapters are technology focused and cover topics such as geochips and microarrays and their applications, Raman microspectroscopy and related single cell techniques, the use of amoebae hosts, bacteria and bacteriophage as bioreporters, viability of detected microbes and fecal source tracking. The value of the book emanates from its explanation of principles and the comparison of related techniques. read more ... |
 | Edited by: T. Eugene Cloete, Michele de Kwaadsteniet, Marelize Botes and J. Manuel López-Romero Published: 2010 ISBN: 978-1-904455-66-0 Price: GB £159 or US $310 Reviews the current state-of-the-art research and development of different nanomaterials (nanostructured catalytic membranes, nanosorbents, nanocatalysts and bioactive nanoparticles) and their application in water treatment, purification and disinfection. The expert authors have contributed chapters focusing on the cutting-edge research in this emerging technology and its applications in microbiology and water treatment. Topics covered include the detection of microbial pathogens, nanofibers and nanobiocides in water purification, nanozymes for biofilm removal, water and wastewater treatment and reverse osmosis. read more ... |
 | Edited by: Diana Marco Published: 2010 ISBN: 978-1-904455-54-7 Price: GB £159 or US $310 The diverse and multiple aspects of metagenomics and the multiplicity of its potential applications. The new theoretical insights, the more recent applications, and the dynamically developing methods of data acquisition and analysis. Essential reading for all researchers wishing to broaden their knowledge of metagenomics and highly recommended for those new to the field. read more ... |
 | Edited by: Wen-Tso Liu and Janet K. Jansson Published: 2010 ISBN: 978-1-904455-52-3 Price: GB £159 or US $310 The current state-of-the-art of environmental microbiology with an emphasis on molecular biology and genomics. A range of technologies and their applications in environmental microbiology. The book focuses on the microbial diversity and phylogeny of microorganisms in the environment and describes the molecular toolbox currently available for the study of the composition and diversity of microbial communities and their functions. Also covers the application of these approaches in various environments including soil, marine water, plants, humans and wastewater treatment. read more ... |
 | Edited by: Robert W. Jackson Published: 2009 ISBN: 978-1-904455-37-0 Price: GB £150 or US $310 In this book, internationally acclaimed experts review the most important developments providing an invaluable, up-to-date summary of the molecular biology and genomics of plant pathogenic bacteria. The book opens with two chapters on bacterial evolution, diversity and taxonomy, topics that have been transformed by molecular biology and genomics analyses. The third chapter delves into the crucially understudied area of pathogen adaptation to the plant apoplast environment. The following seven chapters focus on specific plant pathogens: Agrobacterium, Leifsonia, Pectobacterium, Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, Xanthomonas, and Xylella. The next four chapters review specific, intensively studied areas of research in the plant pathogen field: microbe associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) and innate immunity; use of bacterial virulence factors to suppress plant defence; cyclic di-GMP signalling and the regulation of virulence; and plasmids and the spread of virulence. The final chapter covers the critical area of bioinformatics. read more ... |
 | Edited by: Andreas Burkovski Published: 2008 ISBN: 978-1-904455-30-1 Price: GB £150 or US $310 Leading Corynebacteria experts provide a description of the current state-of-the-art molecular biology toolbox available for Corynebacterium research, including global analyses techniques such as comparative genomics, transcriptome, proteome and metabolome analysis as well as the most recent knowledge on Corynebacterium promoter structures and vector systems. Furthermore, topics such as regulatory networks controlling carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur and iron metabolism, cell wall structure, proteolysis and environmental stress response are covered. Essential reading for all Corynebacterium scientists and everyone with an interest in global analysis techniques, global regulation and systems biology. read more ... |
 | Edited by: Paul Blum Published: 2008 ISBN: 978-1-904455-27-1 Price: GB £150 or US $300 In our Archaea: New Models for Prokaryotic Biology book, the authors present an expanding pattern of new information relevant to both the general and the technical reader. The book focuses on molecular biology and genomics and topics include the biology of metals, redox chemistry, respiration, sugar catabolism, nucleic acid modification, DNA replication, repair and recombination, transcriptomics, signal transduction and peptide antibiotics. Throughout the well referenced text the emphasis is on emerging topics in specific fields providing the reader with a vision of the future in the expanding world of Archaea. read more ... |
 | Edited by: Klaus Heuner and Michele Swanson Published: 2008 ISBN: 978-1-904455-26-4 Price: GB £150 or US $300 The current state of many of the most critical features of Legionella. Authors have contributed papers describing and discussing the latest research findings with an emphasis on molecular aspects. Recommended for all microbiology and clinical research laboratories. read more ... |
 | Edited by: Anthony H. Rogers Published: 2008 ISBN: 978-1-904455-24-0 Price: GB £150 or US $300 The molecular biology of micro-organisms involved in the two major dental diseases: caries and periodontal disease. Research has focused on factors which might modulate the interaction between the resident oral bacteria and the host. read more ... |
 | Edited by: Eduardo Díaz Published: 2008 ISBN: 978-1-904455-17-2 Price: GB £150 or US $300 Expert international authors critically review all of the most important topics in this exciting field. Although other books covering this are currently available, this book is unique in that it is the first to review the area from a molecular biology and genomics perspective. Topics covered include: aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of aromatic compounds, molecular detection methods e.g. microautoradiography, mRNA analyses, etc., genome-based predictive modelling, elucidation of regulatory networks, bioavailability, chemotaxis and transport issues, functional genomic analyses, natural attenuation, community fingerprinting and metagenomics, biotreatment, and biocatalysts engineering. Essential reading for microbial degradation and bioremediation scientists and of general interest for microbiologists working in field of environmental microbiology. read more ... |
 | Edited by: Antonia Herrero and Enrique Flores Published: 2008 ISBN: 978-1-904455-15-8 Price: GB £150 or US $300 This volume brings together the expertise and enthusiasm of an international panel of leading cyanobacterial researchers to provide a state-of-the art overview of the field. Topics covered include: evolution, comparative genomics, gene transfer, molecular ecology and environmental genomics, stress responses, bioactive compounds, circadian clock, structure of the photosynthetic apparatus, membrane systems, carbon acquisition, nitrogen assimilation and C/N balance sensing and much more. Essential for anyone with an interest in cyanobacteria, bacterial photosynthesis, bacterial nitrogen fixation, and symbosis. read more ... |
 | Edited by: Peter Graumann Published: 2007 ISBN: 978-1-904455-12-7 Price: GB £150 or US $300 An overview of the most recent and most exciting research providing a picture of the major cytological aspects of this model bacterium. Includes 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, DNA repair, the regulation of transcription through RNA molecules, and the regulation of protein activity through proteolysis. read more ... |