Advances in Applied Microbiology

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

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

9780128176184

Hardback, published 23 May 2019

195 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.43 kg

Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 107, 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 roles and applications of siderophores, biological oxidation of iron sulphides, production of biomass and biofuel feedstocks from microalgae, advances in the microbial ecology of biohydrometallurgy, bacterial synthesis of Se nanoparticles, and siderophores in environmental research, amongst other discussions.

1. Biological oxidation of iron sulfides Mathilde Monachon, Magdalena Albelda Berenguer and Edith Joseph 2. Microbes associated with fresh produce: Sources, types and methods to reduce spoilage and contamination Maciej Kaczmarek, Simon V. Avery and Ian Singleton 3. Toward rational selection criteria for selection of probiotics in pigs Weilan Wang and Michael Gänzle 4. Mucoid switch in Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria: Triggers, molecular mechanisms and implications in pathogenesis Mirela R. Ferreira, Sara C. Gomes and Leonilde M. Moreira 5. Phenotypic instability in fungi Philippe Silar

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