Importance of Microbiology Teaching and Microbial Resource Management for Sustainable Futures

Provides an overview of microbiology teaching from its earlier days (e.g. Pasteur’s quadrant) to today’s microbiology and microbial biotechnology

Ipek Kurtboke (Edited by)

9780128182727, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 14 April 2022

376 pages, Approx. 100 illustrations (100 in full color)
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.61 kg

Importance of Microbiology Teaching and Microbial Resource Management for Sustainable Futures brings experts together to highlight the importance of microbiology-discipline-based teaching with its unique skills-based approaches. The book discusses how microscope microbiology has received significant attention since microorganisms played a significant role in the advancement, as well as destruction of, mankind during incidences such as the black death. With the discovery of penicillin from a fungal culture, the beneficial role of microorganisms has been a major catalyst in the progress of biological sciences.

Interestingly, there are fundamental aspects of microbiology that did not change since revelations of their identity dating back to the Pasteur era. This book details the progress made and milestones that have been set in the science.

1. Pasteurisation for sustainable futures D. I. Kurtböke 2. Public perception of microorganisms and microbiology education: a need for enhancing society’s microbiology literacy Graça S. Carvalho and Nelson Lima 3. Skills and education for engineering biology Jim Philip 4. Multimedia in microbiology education: a critical sustainable resource Danilla Grando 5. Improving public understanding of microorganisms by integrating microbiology concepts into science teaching throughout the education system Megan L. Lloyd and Jemma A. Berry 6. Data management in culture collections Lorenz Christian Reimer and Andrey Yurkov 7. Quality and competence management in microbial biobanks Anabela Martins, Joaquim F. Martins da Silva, Paulo Sampaio and Nelson Lima 8. Microbial preservation for biotechnological development Supawadee Ingsriswang, Lily Eurwilaichitr, Suwanee Chunhametha, Piyanun Harnpicharnchai, Somsak Likhitrattanapisal and Supattra Kitikhun 9. Contribution of CABI and culture collections to a sustainable future through the utilisation of microbial genetic resources David Smith, Matthew J. Ryan and Thelma Caine 10. Understanding the ecological roles of dictyostelid Social amoebae for a sustainable future Phongthana Pasookhush, Chooseel Bunsuwansakul and Pravech Ajawatanawong 11. Yeast in a megadiverse country for sustainable futures Enrique Javier Carvajal Barriga, Patricia Portero-Barahona and Alexandra Narváez-Trujillo 12. Yeast as a model organism for teaching biotechnology and human cell biology leading to sustainable futures Ian G. Macreadie

Subject Areas: Microbiology [non-medical PSG]