Advances in Applied Microbiology

Provides timely reviews of topics in microbiology, presenting an invaluable reference

Geoffrey M. Gadd (Edited by), Sima Sariaslani (Edited by)

9780128169759, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 26 February 2019

233 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.5 kg

Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 106, continues the comprehensive reach of this widely read and authoritative review source in microbiology. Users will find invaluable references and information on a variety of areas, with this updated volume including chapters covering The role and regulation of the stress activated sigma factor SigB in the saprophytic and host-associated life stages of the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes, Bacterial synthesis of Se nanoparticles, Siderophores in environmental research, Methods to reduce spoilage and microbial contamination of plant produce, Nitrogen cycling during wastewater treatment, Oxalic acid, a molecule at crossroads of bacterial-fungal interactions, and Bacterial spores, from ecology to biotechnology.

1. Role and regulation of the stress activated sigma factor sigma B (s^B) in the saprophytic and host-associated life stages of Listeria monocytogenes Amber Dorey, Catarina Marinho, Pascal Piveteau and Conor O'Byrne 2. Oxalic acid, a molecule at the crossroads of bacterial-fungal interactions Fabio Palmieri, Aislinn Estoppey, Geoffrey L. House, Andrea Lohberger, Saskia Bindschedler, Patrick S. G. Chain and Pilar Junier 3. Bacterial spores, from ecology to biotechnology Christophe Paul, Sevasti Filippidou, Isha Jamil, Wafa Kooli, Geoffrey House, Aislinn Estoppey, Mathilda Hayoz, Thomas Junier, Fabio Palmieri, Tina Wunderlin, Anael Lehmann, Saskia Bindschedler, Torsten Vennemann, Patrick S. Chain and Pilar Junier 4. Nitrogen cycling during wastewater treatment Dawn E. Holmes, Yan Dang and Jessica A. Smith 5. Siderophores: from natural roles to potential applications Magdalena Albelda Berenguer, Mathilde Monachon and Edith Joseph

Subject Areas: Biotechnology [TCB], Virology [non-medical PSGL], Cellular biology [cytology PSF]