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    • Omics In Soil Science 

      Nannipieri, Paolo; Pietramellara, Giacomo; Renella, Giancarlo (Caister Academic Press, 2014)
      Soil is a unique biological system with an abundant microflora and a very high microbial diversity capable of performing multiple key ecosystem functions. The detection of genes in soil has improved the knowledge of ...
    • Antibiotics: Current Innovations and Future Trends 

      Sanchez, Sergio; Demain, Arnold L. (Caister Academic Press, 2015)
      The 'golden age' for antibiotic discovery, from 1940 until the early 1970s, ushered in a new era in human- and animal-health and the associated dramatic increase in human life expectancies. Indeed the possibility of ...
    • Molecular Virology and Control of Flaviviruses 

      Shi, Pei-Yong (Caister Academic Press, 2012)
      Flaviviruses are a diverse group of small RNA enveloped viruses, many of which are important human and animal pathogens. The best known include dengue virus, yellow fever virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, and West Nile ...
    • MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in microbiology 

      Kostrzewa, Markus; Schubert, Sören (Caister Academic Press, 2016)
      This authoritative volume will be indispensable for all microbiology laboratories. In this timely and up-to-date book, experts in the field provide an overview of the application of MALDI-TOF MS in key areas of microbiology ...
    • Brewing Microbiology Current Research, Omics and Microbial Ecology 

      Bokulich, Nicholas A.; Bamforth, Charles W. (Caister Academic Press, 2017)
      Highly recommended for anyone involved in the microbiology of brewing, this volume surveys the most recent discoveries in brewing microbiology, with an emphasis on omics techniques and other modern technologies. Discoveries ...
    • Flow Cytometry in Microbiology: Technology and Applications 

      Wilkinson, Martin G. (Caister Academic Press, 2015)
      Flow cytometry is a powerful technique for the rapid analysis of single cells in a mixture. In microbiology, flow cytometry permits the reliable and rapid detection of single or multiple microbes and can provide information ...
    • Microalgae: current research and applications 

      Tsaloglou, Maria-Nefeli (Caister Academic Press, 2016)
      Microalgae, also known as phytoplankton, are abundant microorganisms which are found in freshwater and marine environments. Phytoplankton are important in global biogeochemistry since they produce the bulk of oxygen on ...
    • Real-Time PCR in Food Science: Current Technology and Applications 

      Lazaro, David Rodriguez (Caister Academic Press, 2013)
      Bacterial detection and control are vital aspects of food microbiology. Real-time PCR is one of the most significant advances in this area, providing rapid, reliable, and quantitative results. In recent years, real-time ...
    • Probiotics and Prebiotics : Current Research and Future Trends 

      Carmo, Ana Paula Do; Venema, Koen (Caister Academic Press, 2015)
      Composed of nearly a thousand different types of microorganisms - some beneficial, others not - the human gut microbiota plays an important role in health and disease. This is due to the presence of probiotic or beneficial ...
    • Omics In Soil Science 

      Nannipieri, Paolo; Renella, Giancarlo; Pietramellara, Giacomo (Caister Academic Press, 2014)
      Soil is a unique biological system with an abundant microflora and a very high microbial diversity capable of performing multiple key ecosystem functions. The detection of genes in soil has improved the knowledge of ...
    • Bioinformatics and Data Analysis in Microbiology 

      Bishop, Ozlem Tastan (Caister Academic Press, 2014)
      The rapid advancement of sequencing techniques, coupled with the new methodologies of bioinformatics to handle large-scale data analysis, are providing exciting opportunities to understand microbial communities from a ...
    • Applied RNAi: From Fundamental Research to Therapeutic Applications 

      Arbuthnot, Patrick; Weinberg, Marc S. (Caister Academic Press, 2014)
      Since the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi) in 1998, research on the topic has advanced at an impressive pace. Small RNAs and, in particular, micro RNAs (miRNAs) play a fundamental role in gene regulation through the ...
    • Aquatic biofilms: ecology, water quality and wastewater treatment 

      Balaguer, M. Dolors; Guasch, Helena; Romaní, Anna M (Caister Academic Press, 2016)
      Biofilms in aquatic ecosystems colonize various surfaces (sand, rocks, leaves) and play a key role in the environment. Aquatic biofilms supply energy and organic matter to the food chain, they are important in recycling ...
    • Microalgae: current research and applications] 

      Tsaloglou, Maria-Nefeli (Caister Academic Press, 2016)
      Microalgae, also known as phytoplankton, are abundant microorganisms which are found in freshwater and marine environments. Phytoplankton are important in global biogeochemistry since they produce the bulk of oxygen on ...
    • Probiotics and Prebiotics: Current Research and Future Trends 

      Venema, Koen; Carmo, Ana Paula Do (Caister Academic Press, 2015)
      Composed of nearly a thousand different types of microorganisms - some beneficial, others not - the human gut microbiota plays an important role in health and disease. This is due to the presence of probiotic or beneficial ...
    • Bacterial Membranes: Structural and Molecular Biology 

      Remaut, Han; Fronzes, Remi (Caister Academic Press, 2014)
      Membranes are pivotal components of life, acting as formidable insulators that demarcate a living cell generate energy in the form of ion gradients, transport ions, proteins, nucleic acids, nutrients, and metabolites and ...
    • Human Pathogenic Fungi: Molecular Biology and Pathogenic Mechanisms 

      Sullivan, Derek J.; Moran, Gary P. (Caister Academic Press, 2014)
      Fungi cause a spectrum of diseases in humans, ranging from comparatively innocuous superficial skin diseases caused by dermatophytes to invasive life-threatening infections caused by species such as Candida albicans, or ...
    • Fusarium: Genomics, Molecular and Cellular Biology 

      Brown, Daren W.; Proctor, Robert H. (Caister Academic Press, 2013)
      The fungus Fusarium is a major plant pathogen that causes disease in nearly every agriculturally important plant. In addition, some strains produce mycotoxins that can cause serious illness in humans and livestock. The ...
    • Halophiles: Genetics and Genomes 

      Papke, Thane R.; Oren, Aharon (Caister Academic Press, 2014)
      Extreme halophilic environments - including salt lakes and springs, seawater evaporation facilities for the production of sea salt, and subterranean salt deposits derived from ancient oceans - are distributed patchily all ...
    • The Design Collection Revealed: Adobe Indesign Cs5, Photoshop Cs5 and Illustrator Cs5 

      Botello, Chris; Reding, Elizabeth Eisner (Cengage Learning, 2010)
      THE DESIGN COLLECTION REVEALED provides comprehensive step-by-step instruction and in-depth explanation for three of today's most widely used design and layout programs: Adobe InDesign CS5, Adobe Photoshop CS5, and Adobe ...