Advances in Applied Microbiology
- 1st Edition, Volume 77 - October 29, 2011
- Editors: Allen I. Laskin, Geoffrey M. Gadd, Sima Sariaslani
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 7 0 4 4 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 7 0 4 5 - 2
Published since 1959, Advances in Applied Microbiology continues to be one of the most widely read and authoritative review sources in microbiology. The series contains compre… Read more
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Chapter 1: Phage Therapy Pharmacology
I. Introduction
II. Standard Antibacterial In Vitro Metrics
III. Killing Titer and MBC Calculation
IV. Reduction Times and Dosing
V. Bacterial Density and Phage Population Growth
VI. Effective Dose Revisited
VII. Conclusion
Chapter 2: From Río Tinto to Mars
I. Introduction
II. Extremophiles
III. Acidophiles
IV. Geomicrobiology of Río Tinto
V. Subsurface Geomicrobiology of the Iberian Pyrite Belt
VI. Methanogenesis in Nonmethanogenic Conditions
VII. Río Tinto as a Geochemical Analogue of Mars
VIII. Future Trends
Chapter 3: Fungal Adaptation to Extremely High Salt Concentrations
I. Halotolerant and Halophilic Fungi: An Introduction
II. Hortaea werneckii—A Model for Extreme Halotolerance
III. Wallemia ichthyophaga—Alternative Halophilic Solutions
IV. The Next Step: Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Beyond
V. Conclusions: An Integrated Model of Extreme Halotolerance
Chapter 4: Resistance of Yeasts to Weak Organic Acid Food Preservatives
I. The Monocarboxylate Preservatives
II. The Physiological Action of Weak Organic Carboxylic Acids on Yeast
III. Resistance Mechanisms
IV. Conclusions
Chapter 5: Silver Nanoparticles
I. Introduction
II. NP Types
III. Microbial-related Applications of NPs
IV. Mechanism of Antimicrobial Action of AgNP
V. Environmental Implications of AgNP—Microbial Considerations
VI. Conclusions
Subject Index
Contents of previous volumes
- No. of pages: 168
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 77
- Published: October 29, 2011
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123870445
- eBook ISBN: 9780123870452
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Allen I. Laskin
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Geoffrey M. Gadd
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Sima Sariaslani
Research at Univ. of Calif, Riverside - US. Research at Univ. of Iowa - US. Research at DuPont Central Research and Development - US
Intellectual property - DuPont - US