Microbiology category: 1351 books
Origin of Group Identity
Viruses, Addiction and Cooperation
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
A sense of belonging is basic to the human experience. But in this, humans are not unique. Essentially all life, from bacteria to humans, have ways by which it determines which members belong and which do not. This is a basic cooperative nature of life I call group membership which is examined in...
Antimicrobial Compounds
Current Strategies and New Alternatives
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2013
Since penicillin and salvarsan were discovered, a number of new drugs to combat infectious diseases have been developed, but at the same time, the number of multi-resistant microorganism strains is increasing. Thus, the design of new and effective antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal agents will...
HIV/AIDS
Oxidative Stress and Dietary Antioxidants
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
HIV/AIDS: Oxidative Stress and Dietary Antioxidants provides comprehensive coverage of oxidative stress in HIV/AIDS, focusing on both the pathological process around molecular and cellular metabolism and the complications that can arise due to nutritional imbalance. It provides a pathway for researchers...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2011
Mounting evidence in the past decade indicates that innate immunity mediates functions above and beyond first-line defense against infection. It is now appreciated that innate immune mechanisms are critically involved in the development of adaptive immunity and, moreover, the regulation of diverse...
Human Health
The Contribution of Microorganisms
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Human Health: The Contribution of Microorganisms is the first major work to concentrate on probiotics in humans. It presents both new and established data on the origins and importance of commensal floras, the history and characteristics of probiotics, the use of probiotics in clinical situations,...
by William Firshein
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Of the innumerable ways that science and humanity interact, few are as central or as significant as our interaction with microorganisms. Though these single-celled and "complete" living organisms have major impacts on many chemical and ecological processes, they are most often recognized for their...
Single Cell Oils
Microbial and Algal Oils
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2015
Featuring recognized academic and industrial experts in this cutting-edge field, this book reviews single cell oils (SCO) currently in the market. The text mainly focuses on the production of the long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, Arachidonic acid, and Docosahexaenoinc acid. All chapters provide...
Improving the Safety and Quality of Milk
Improving Quality in Milk Products
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2010
Consumers demand quality milk with a reasonable shelf-life, a requirement that can be met more successfully by the milk industry through use of improved processes and technologies. Guaranteeing the production of safe milk also remains of paramount importance. Improving the safety and quality of milk...
Immunology
Volume 1: Immunotoxicology, Immunopathology, and Immunotherapy
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
Immunology, Volume 1: Immunotoxicology, Immunopathology, and Immunotherapy discusses the investment of time, effort and finance that go into making progress in preventing and/or curing serious diseases by using standard treatments (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, and hormone therapy). The use...
The Challenge of Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms
Mechanisms of Virulence and Novel Medical Countermeasures
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2010
The OHOLO conferences are sponsored by the Israel Institute for Biological Research and take their name from the site of the ?rst meeting on the shores of Lake Kinnereth. The purpose of these meetings is, as it was at their inception over 50 years ago, “to foster interdisciplinary communication...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2011
Combining the disciplines of biological, physical and chemical science, microbial forensics has a rapidly rising profile in a world increasingly troubled by the threat of ‘biocrime’ and ‘bioterrorism’. This valuable resource is a major addition to a body of literature reckoned to lack sufficient...
Foodborne Pathogens
Virulence Factors and Host Susceptibility
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
Foodborne illnesses continue to be a major public health concern. All members of a particular bacterial genera (e.g., Salmonella, Campylobacter) or species (e.g., Listeria monocytogenes, Cronobacter sakazakii) are often treated by public health and regulatory agencies as being equally pathogenic;...
Biodegradative Bacteria
How Bacteria Degrade, Survive, Adapt, and Evolve
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Biodegradative Bacteria highlights the novel nature of bacterial cell functions in the field of biodegradation by putting them into three parts: (1) Genetic and genomic systems, (2) Degradative enzyme systems, and (3) Bacterial behavior in natural environmental systems. The first part of the book...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
Aegean Conferences is an independent, nonprofit, educational organization directed and managed by the scientific community. The board is made up of nine researchers/scientists in various disciplines from Harvard, Brown, University of Pennsylvania, UCSD, Princeton, Biovista and the Foundation for Biomedical...