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The Flagellar World: Electron Microscopic Images of Bacterial Flagella and Related Surface Structures

Academic Press, 2014

The Flagellar World is a unique publication. The product of years of research and data collection by the author, this book is a pictorial guide to flagella in a variety of organisms. Each EM image is accompanied by a short description of the system in each organism. These never-before-seen pictures represent a wide variety of flagella,...

Immunology and Immunopathogenesis of Malaria (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology)

Springer, 2005

Malaria is still a major global health problem, killing more than one million people every year. Almost all of these deaths are caused by Plasmodium falciparum, one of the four species of malaria parasites infecting humans. This high burden of mortality falls heavily on sub-Saharan Africa, where over 90% of these deaths are...

Enzybiotics: Antibiotic Enzymes as Drugs and Therapeutics

John Wiley & Sons, 2010

Presents the latest research and applications for a new, promising approach to fighting infectious diseases

Enzybiotics is a promising way of fighting bacterial or fungal infectious diseases by using viruses or viral-derived lysins. Drawing from the fields of medicinal chemistry, microbiology, genetics, and biochemistry, this book...

Microbiologically Safe Foods

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

This book focuses on state of the art technologies to produce microbiologically safe foods for our global dinner table. Each chapter summarizes the most recent scientific advances, particularly with respect to food processing, pre- and post-harvest food safety, quality control, and regulatory information.

The book begins with...

Iron Metabolism: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Consequences

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Iron is of fundamental importance to the growth, development and well-being of almost all living organisms. Multiple biological systems have evolved for the uptake, utilisation, storage, and homeostasis of iron in microbes, plants and mammals. Both iron deficiency and iron overload are found extensively in humans; the intimate links between...

Handbook of Cosmetic Science and Technology, Third Edition

INFRMA-HC, 2009

Thanks to the contribution of leading experts in cosmetology, the first editions of the Handbook were successful and received excellent reviews. The editors appreciate the excellent author contributions.

The first edition, published in 2001, reviewed the multiple facets of the cosmetic field including the physiology of...

Food Safety Culture: Creating a Behavior-Based Food Safety Management System (Food Microbiology and Food Safety)

Springer, 2008

It has been said, what we know and what we believe is of little consequence. It is what we do that is important. When it comes to food safety, this point is certainly true.

The main reason I decided to write this book is simple. It’s because I wish I could have known 20 years ago (when I started my career in...

Bacterial Genomes and Infectious Diseases

Humana Press, 2006

The first bacterial genome, Haemophilus influenzae, was completely sequenced, annotated, and published in 1995. Today, more than 200 prokaryotic (archaeal and bacterial) genomes have been completed and over 500 prokaryotic genomes are in various stages of completion. Seventeen eukaryotic genomes plus four eukaryotic chromosomes...

Thermal Food Processing: New Technologies and Quality Issues, Second Edition (Contemporary Food Engineering)

CRC Press, 2012

Thermal processing remains one of the most important processes in the food industry. Now in its second edition, Thermal Food Processing: New Technologies and Quality Issues continues to explore the latest developments in the field. Assembling the work of a worldwide panel of experts, this volume highlights topics vital to the...

Cold-adapted Yeasts: Biodiversity, Adaptation Strategies and Biotechnological Significance

Springer, 2013

Yeasts are a versatile group of eukaryotic microorganisms, exhibiting heterogeneous nutritional profiles and an extraordinary ability to survive in a wide range of natural and man-associated ecosystems, including cold habitats. Cold-adapted yeasts inhabit numerous low-temperature environments where they are subjected to seasonal or permanent...

Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry (Soil Biology)

Springer, 2014

Over the past 4 billion years, microorganisms have contributed to shaping the earth and making it more habitable for higher forms of life. They are remarkable in their metabolic diversity and their ability to harvest energy from oxidation and reduction reactions. Research on these microbiological processes has led to the newly evolving fields...

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Antimicrobial Drug Action

Springer, 2005

The subject is one of major interest in basic microbiology and infectious diseases and the book is a known classic.

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