• Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Brief Contents; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author;
• Chapter 1 The Microbial World: An Introduction; Good Morning Microbes!; 1.1 Microbiology and Society: A Connected World; 1.2 Why Microbes Matter: Protecting the Planet; The Ocean Microbiome; The Soil Microbiome; The Microbiome of the Atmosphere; The Microbiome in Earth's Crust; 1.3 Why Microbes Matter: Helping Maintain Human Health; 1.4 Why Microbes Matter: Causing Infections and Disease; 1.5 Why Microbes Matter: Benefiting Society; With Most Meals; In the Environment

• A CLOSER LOOK 1.1: Microbes to the Rescue!In the Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology Industries; 1.6 Microbiology Today: Challenges Remain; Air Travel; Urbanization and Poverty; Drug-Resistant Pathogens; Climate Change; A Final Thought; Chapter Discussion Questions;
• Chapter 2 Microbes in Perspective: The Pioneers, Classifiers, and Observers; What Shall We Call This One?; 2.1 The Roots of Microbiology: The Pioneers; Robert Hooke (1635-1703); Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723); Louis Pasteur (1822-1895); A CLOSER LOOK 2.1: Experimentation and Scientific Inquiry; Robert Koch (1843-1910)

• The Golden Age of Microbiology (1857-1917)2.2 Naming Microbes: What's in a Name?; Binomial Nomenclature; 2.3 The Microbial World: The Observers; Microbial Measurements and Cell Size; A CLOSER LOOK 2.2: "What's in a Name?"; The Light Microscope; The Electron Microscope; 2.4 Microbial Groups: Eukaryotes, Prokaryotes, and Viruses; Eukaryotic Microorganisms; Prokaryotic Organisms; The Viruses; 2.5 Taxonomy: Cataloging Life; Cataloging and Organizing Life; The Tree of Life; The Tree of Life and Society; A Final Thought; Chapter Discussion Questions

• Chapter 3 Molecules of the Cell: The Building Blocks of LifeThe Spark; 3.1 Chemistry Basics: Atoms, Bonds, and Molecules; Atoms and Bonding; Water; A CLOSER LOOK 3.1: Water and Life; The Molecules of Microbes; 3.2 Carbohydrates: Simple Sugars and Polysaccharides; Simple Sugars; Oligosaccharides and Polysaccharides; A CLOSER LOOK 3.2: How Sweet It Is; 3.3 Lipids: Fats, Phospholipids, and Sterols; Fats and Oils; Phospholipids; Sterols; 3.4 Proteins: Amino Acids and Polypeptides; Amino Acids; Polypeptides and Protein Shape; 3.5 Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA; A Final Thought

• Chapter Discussion Questions
• Chapter 4 Exploring the Prokaryotic World: The Bacteria and Archaea Domains; Hail Caesar!; A CLOSER LOOK 4.1: Bacteria in Eight Easy Lessons1; 4.1 Cell Structure: Shapes and Arrangements; Prokaryotic Cell Shape and Arrangement; Staining Techniques; 4.2 Cell Structure: Anatomy of a Cell; Surface Structures; Surface Projections; A CLOSER LOOK 4.2: Diarrhea Doozies; Cytoplasmic Structures; 4.3 Prokaryotic Reproduction and Survival: Binary Fission and Endospores; Prokaryotic Reproduction; Measuring Prokaryotic Growth; Endospores

Antimicrobial Resistance in Agriculture: Perspective, Policy and Mitigation is a valuable industrial resource that addresses complex, multi-factorial topics regarding farm, wild, companion animals, fish, and how the environment plays an important role in amplification and transmission of resistant bugs into the human food chain. Information of phenotypical and genotypical properties of each bacterial genus associated with antimicrobial resistance, transmission dynamics from different reservoirs (food animals, poultry, fishes) and control measures with alternative therapy, such as phytobiotics and nanomaterials are provided. Researchers, scientists and practitioners will find this an essential resource on the judicial use of antibiotics in animals and humans.

• 1. Specimen Collection, Processing, Culture, and Biochemical Identification of Acinetobacter spp.
• Binesh Lal, Saranya Vijayakumar, Shalini Anandan, and Balaji Veeraraghavan
• 2. Genotyping of Acinetobacter baumannii in Nosocomial Outbreak and Surveillance
• Saranya Vijayakumar, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Agila K Pragasam, and Yamuna Devi Bakthavachalam
• 3. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methods for Acinetobacter spp
• Balaji Veeraraghavan, Saranya Vijayakumar, Agila K Pragasam, Yamuna Devi Bakthavachalam, and John A J Prakash
• 4. Methods to Evaluate Colistin Heteroresistance in Acinetobacter baumannii
• Edgar X. Sherman, Jessie E. Wozniak, and David S. Weiss
• 5. Testing Metal Sensitivity of A. baumannii Strains: Survival in Copper Supplemented Liquid Media and on Copper-Containing Surfaces
• Caitlin L. Williams and D. Scott Merrell
• 6. A New Method for Determination of Minimum Biofilm Eradication Concentration for Accurate Antimicrobial Therapy
• Nithin Sam, Raziya Fathima, and Balaji Veeraraghavan
• 7. Transformation of Acinetobacter baumannii: Electroporation
• Mitchell G. Thompson and Suleyman Yildirim
• 8. Methods for Natural Transformation in Acinetobacter baumannii
• Gottfried Wilharm and Evelyn Skiebe
• 9. Vesicle Mediated Gene Transfer in A. baumannii
• Shweta Fulsundar, Sara Domingues and Kaare M. Nielsen
• 10. Targeted Gene Replacement in Acinetobacter baumannii
• Indranil Biswas and Joshua Mettlach
• 11. RecET-Mediated Recombineering in Acinetobacter baumannii
• Ashley T. Tucker, Matthew J. Powers, M. Stephen Trent, and Bryan W. Davies
• 12. Methods for Tn-seq Analysis in Acinetobacter baumannii
• Larry A. Gallagher
• 13. Tn7-Based Single Copy Insertion Vectors for Acinetobacter baumannii
• Kaleigh Ducas-Mowchun, P. Malaka De Silva, Rakesh Patidar, Herbert P. Schweizer, and Ayush Kumar
• 14. Distinguishing Colony Opacity Variants and Measuring Opacity Variation in Acinetobacter baumannii
• Sarah E. Anderson and Philip N. Rather
• 15. A Simple Static Biofilm Assay for Acinetobacter baumannii
• Indranil Biswas and Joshua Mettlach
• 16. BioFluxTM 200 Microfluidic System to Study A. baumannii Biofilm Formation in a Dynamic Mode of Growth
• Bertrand Naudin, Anja Heins, Stephane Pinhal, Emmanuelle De, and Marion Nico
• 17. In Vitro Motility Assays for Acinetobacter Species
• Indranil Biswas, Alexandra Machen and Joshua Mettlach
• 18. Desiccation Tolerance Assays for Acinetobacter baumannii
• Xun Wang, M. Stephen Trent, and Bryan W. Davies
• 19. Measuring Intracellular Metal Concentration via ICP-MS Following Copper Exposure
• Caitlin L. Williams, Heather M. Neu, Sarah L.J. Michel, and D. Scott Merrell
• 20. PBP Isolation and DD-Carboxypeptidase Assay
• Shilpa Pal and Anindya S. Ghosh
• 21. Extraction and Visualization of Capsular Polysaccharide from Acinetobacter baumannii
• Kyle A. Tipton and Philip N. Rather
• 22. Isolation of Lipid Cell Envelope Components from Acinetobacter baumannii
• Matthew J. Powers, Carmen M. Herrera, Ashley T. Tucker, Bryan W. Davies, and M. Stephen Trent
• 23. Methods for Detecting N-acyl-homoserine Lactone Production in Acinetobacter baumannii
• Aimee R. Paulk Tierney and Philip N. Rather
• 24. Isolation and Characterization of the Acinetobactin and Baumannoferrin Siderophores Produced by Acinetobacter baumannii
• William F. Penwell and Luis A. Actis
• 25. Skin and Soft Tissue Models for Acinetobacter baumannii Infection
• Daniel V. Zurawski, Jaideep Banerjee, Yonas A. Alamneh, Jonathan P. Shearer, and Samandra T. Demons
• 26. Assessing Acinetobacter baumannii Virulence and Persistence in a Murine Model of Lung Infection
• Lauren D. Palmer, Erin R. Green, Jessica R. Sheldon, and Eric P. Skaar
• 27. Computational Prediction of sRNA in Acinetobacter baumannii
• Sankalp Arya, Vineet Dubey, Deepak Sen, Atin Sharma, and Ranjana Pathania
• 28. Global Metabolic Analyses of Acinetobacter baumannii
• Mohd Hafidz Mahamad Maifiah, Tony Velkov, Darren J. Creek, and Jian Li
• 29. Reverse Vaccinology Approach to Potential Vaccine Candidates against Acinetobacter baumannii
• Fatima Shahid, Shifa Tariq Ashraf, and Amjad Ali.
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This detailed volume serves clinicians and basic science researchers studying the increasingly antibiotic resistant Gram-negative bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii. Chapters detail microbiological techniques, biochemical techniques, clinical samples, and next generation omics techniques to characterize the organism at the molecular level. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Acinetobacter baumannii: Methods and Protocols aims to ensure successful results in the further study of this high priority area of antibiotic study.
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• The Genomics of Major Foodborne Pathogens: An Update
• Spiros Paramithiotis and Eleftherios H. Drosinos
• Microbial Beta Glucanase in Agriculture
• Lekshmi K. Edison, S. Shiburaj, and N. S. Pradeep
• Application of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in Agriculture
• Sushanto Gouda, Rout George Kerry, Dibyaranjan Samal, Gyana Prakash Mahapatra, Gitishree Das, and Jayanta Kumar Patra
• Microbial Pesticides: Potential Alternative
• Bigneswar Baliyarsingh, Aseem Mishra, and Saktikanta Rath
• Microalgae: A Potential Source of Biofuel
• Devendra Kumar, Priyanka Nehra, Anuj Kumar, and Neeraj Kumar
• Prospects and Application of Azospirillum Spp. as a Natural Agricultural Biofertilizer
• D. Mohapatra, N. R. Singh, and S. K. Rath
• Yeast: A Multifaceted Eukaryotic Microbe and Its Biotechnological Applications
• Nayan Moni Deori, Rachayeeta Deb, Riddhi Banerjee, and Shirisha Nagotu
• Antimicrobials for Textile Finishes
• Sagarika Devi
• Influence of Wastewater Use in Agriculture: Advances in Human and Plant Health
• Kavindra Kumar Kesari and Vijay Tripathi
• Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment, Bioremediation, and Bioenergy Production
• Ravinder Kumar and Pradeep Kumar
• Role of Microorganisms in the Removal of Fluoride
• Shubha Dwivedi, Prasenjit Mondal, and Chandrajit Balomajumder
• Application of Microorganisms in Biodegradation of Cyanide from Waste Water
• Naveen Dwivedi, Chandrajit Balomajumder, and Prasenjit Mondal
• Microbial Infections and Human Health: What Ayurveda Can Offer
• Chethala N. Vishnuprasad
• Bacteria Biofilms and Their Impact on Human Health
• Mukesh Kumar Yadav
• Prevention of Colorectal Cancer Through Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotics: A Critical Review
• Sushrirekha Das, Smita H. Panda, Niladri B. Kar, Nakulananda Mohanty, and Hrudayanath Thatoi
• Purification and Characterization of Microbial Polygalacturonases: An Update
• Gautam Anand, Sangeeta Yadav, Aiman Tanveer, and Dinesh Yadav
• Natural Agents Against Filariasis: A Review
• Vishal Kumar Soni
• Maximizing Expression and Yield of Human Recombinant Proteins from Bacterial Cell Factories for Biomedical Applications
• Manash P. Borgohain, Gloria Narayan, H. Krishna Kumar, Chandrima Dey, and Rajkumar P. Thummer
• Microbes and Nanotechnology: A Potent Confluence
• Reecha Sahu and Lata S. B. Upadhyay
• Potential Applications of Nanotechnology: An Interface in Modern Science
• Anjan Kumar Pradhan and Sushil Kumar Sahu
• A Systematic Study on Phytosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles and Their Antimicrobial Mode of Action
• Anupriya Baranwal, Ananya Srivastava, and Pranjal Chandra.
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Over the last few decades, the rapid and vast development of advanced microbial bioresources and metagenomics techniques has completely transformed the field of microbial biotechnology. Our understanding of microbial diversity, evolutionary biology, and microbial interaction with their animal and plant hosts at molecular level has been revolutionized with an abundance of new research. This new volume, Advances in Microbial Biotechnology: Current Trends and Future Prospect, focuses on the application of microorganisms for several purposes: for plant protection and improvement, for environmental remediation purposes, and for the improvement of human health. Various applications of microorganisms are covered broadly and have been appropriately reflected in depth in different chapters. The book is divided into four major sections: applied microbiology in agriculture microbes in the environment microbes in human health microbes in nanotechnology The book provides insight into the diverse microorganisms that have been explored and exploited in the development of various applications for agricultural improvements. The book also looks at the application of microbes for the removal of pollutants and the recovery of metals and oils. Also discussed is the detection and exploitation of microorganisms in the diagnosis of human diseases, providing possible holistic approaches to health. This new volume will provide a wealth of information on new research on the application of microbial biotechnology today.
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• The bacterial cell wall and membrane - a treasure chest for antibiotic targets
• Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis and transport to the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria
• Lipoproteins: structure, function, biosynthesis
• Outer membrane porins
• Peptidoglycan
• The Periplasmic Chaperones Skp and SurA
• Bacterial signal peptidases
• Carbohydrate Transport by Group Translocation: The Bacterial Phosphoenolpyruvate : Sugar Phosphotransferase System
• Secondary active transporters
• Respiratory membrane protein complexes convert chemical energy
• Inner membrane translocases and insertases
• The biosynthesis and structures of bacterial pili
• Cell Walls and Membranes of Actinobacteria
• Archaeal cell walls.

This book provides an up-to-date overview of the architecture and biosynthesis of bacterial and archaeal cell walls, highlighting the evolution-based similarities in, but also the intriguing differences between the cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria, the Firmicutes and Actinobacteria, and the Archaea. The recent major advances in this field, which have brought to light many new structural and functional details, are presented and discussed. Over the past five years, a number of novel systems, e.g. for lipid, porin and lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis have been described. In addition, new structural achievements with periplasmic chaperones have been made, all of which have revealed amazing details on how bacterial cell walls are synthesized. These findings provide an essential basis for future research, e.g. the development of new antibiotics. The book's content is the logical continuation of Volume 84 of SCBI (on Prokaryotic Cytoskeletons), and sets the stage for upcoming volumes on Protein Complexes.
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• 1. Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Using Multiplex Strand Invasion-Based Amplification (mSIBA)
• Kevin E. Eboigbodin and Mark Hoser
• 2. Point of Care Chlamydia trachomatis Detection Using Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification and Hydroxynaphthol Blue
• Naraporn Somboonna and Ilada Choopara
• 3. Application of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for the Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
• Kevin E. Eboigbodin
• 4. Simultaneous Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Using Real-Time Multiplex qPCR Assay
• Kevin E. Eboigbodin
• 5. Antimicrobial Resistance Screening in Chlamydia trachomatis by Optimized McCoy Cell Culture System and Direct qPCR-Based Monitoring of Chlamydial Growth
• Tomislav Mestrovic, Dezso P. Virok, Suncanica Ljubin-Sternak, Timea Raffai, Katalin Burian, and Jasmina Vranes
• 6. Whole Genome Sequencing of Chlamydia trachomatis Directly from Human Samples
• Amanda Claire Brown and Mette T. Christiansen
• 7. Multi Locus Sequence Typing (MLST) of Chlamydiales
• Martina Jelocnik, Adam Polkinghorne, and Yvonne Pannekoek
• 8. Identification and Discrimination of Chlamydia trachomatis Ocular and Urogenital Strains and Major Phylogenetic Lineages by CtGEM Typing, a Double Locus Genotyping Method
• Deborah C. Holt, Patiyan Andersson, Cameron Buckley, David M. Whiley, and Phillip M. Giffard
• 9. Dual RNA-Seq of Chlamydia and Host Cells
• James W. Marsh, Regan Hayward, Amol Shetty, Anup Mahurkar, Michael S. Humphrys, and Garry S.A. Myers
• 10. Isolation and Propagation of Single Inclusion-Derived Chlamydia Using Laser Microdissection
• Oleg V. Podgorny, Nadezhda F. Polina, and Vassili N. Lazarev
• 11. Genetic Manipulation of Chlamydia trachomatis: Chromosomal Deletions
• Katerina Wolf, Mostafa Rahnama, and Kenneth A. Fields
• 12. Mutagenesis of Chlamydia trachomatis Using TargeTron
• Mary M. Weber and Robert Faris
• 13. Forward and Reverse Genetic Analysis of Chlamydia
• Mateusz Kedzior and Robert J. Bastidas
• 14. A Co-Infection Model to Evaluate Chlamydia Inc Protein Interactions
• Rachel Ende and Isabelle Derre
• 15. Rodent Infections for Chlamydia spp.
• Charles W. Armitage, Alison J. Carey, and Kenneth W. Beagley
• 16. Enumeration of Viable Chlamydia from Infected Animals Using Immunofluorescent Microscopy
• Steven Liang and James B. Mahony
• 17. Proximity Labeling of the Chlamydia trachomatis Inclusion Membrane
• Macy G. Olson, Lisa M. Jorgenson, Ray E. Widner, and Elizabeth A. Rucks
• 18. High-Throughput Screening for Novel Inhibitors of Intracellular Pathogens, including Chlamydia trachomatis
• Amanda Claire Brown and Nicole L. Kushner.
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This book explores cutting-edge methods to work with the notoriously difficult, but highly prevalent, obligate intracellular pathogen, Chlamydia trachomatis. These include techniques to identify Chlamydia trachomatis in patient samples, ranging from simple point-of-care tests to whole genome sequencing; methods for propagation of strains in both cell culture and animal models; techniques to manipulate Chlamydia trachomatis in molecular genetic methodologies; a high-throughput screening method for testing new potential drugs against intracellular bacteria; a screen for antibiotic resistance; methods for labeling and enumeration; and descriptions of genotyping technologies, as well as dual RNA-Seq transcriptional profiling. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative, practical, and relevant, Chlamydia trachomatis: Methods and Protocols serves as an ideal reference for scientists searching for a better understanding of the pathogen, allowing for the development of improved treatment regimens and the discovery of new drugs.
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• Part I: The role of microorganisms in the biogeochemical cycles in Antarctica.-
• Chapter 1. Role of Cyanobacteria in the ecology of different polar environments (Marc W. Van Goethem and Don A. Cowan).-
• Chapter 2. Patterns of microorganisms inhabiting Antarctic freshwater lakes with special reference to aquatic moss pillars (Ryosuke Nakai, Satoshi Imura and Takeshi Naganuma).-
• Chapter 3. Yeast activities involved in carbon and nitrogen cycles in Antarctica (Silvana Vero, Gabriela Garmendia, Adalgisa Martinez-Silveira, Ivana Cavello and Michael Wisniewski).-
• Chapter 4. Living with pigments: the colour palette of Antarctic life (Juan Jose Marizcurrena, Fernanda Cerda, Diego Alem and Susana Castro-Sowinski).- Part II: Invasive colonization and human perturbations in Antarctic microbial ecosystems.-
• Chapter 5. Horizontal Gene Transfer Elements: Plasmids in Antarctic Microorganisms (Matias Gimenez, Gaston Azziz, Paul R. Gill and Silvia Batista).-
• Chapter 6. Diversity and ecological roles of prokaryotes in the changing Antarctic marine environment (Angelina Lo Giudice and Maurizio Azzaro).-
• Chapter 7. Antarctic Soil Microbial Communities in a Changing Environment: Their Contributions to the Sustainability of Antarctic Ecosystems and the Bioremediation of Anthropogenic Pollution (Cecilia G. Flocco, Walter P. Mac Cormack and Kornelia Smalla).-
• Chapter 8. Airborne Microorganisms in Antarctica: Transport, Survival and Establishment (Katie King-Miaow, Kevin Lee, Teruya Maki, Donnabella LaCap-Bugler and Stephen David James Archer).-
• Chapter 9. Molecular biology of RNA viruses isolated in Antarctica (Juan Cristina).- Part III: The ecological roles of microorganisms inhabiting specific Antarctic niches.-
• Chapter 10. The hidden life of Antarctic rocks (Vanesa Amarelle, Valentina Carrasco and Elena Fabiano).-
• Chapter 11. Marine fungi associated with Antarctic macroalgae (Mayara B. Ogaki, Maria T. de Paula, Daniele Ruas, Franciane M. Pellizzari, Cesar X. Garcia-Lavina and Luiz H. Rosa).-
• Chapter 12. Microbial role in the ecology of Antarctic plants (Junia Schultz and Alexandre Soares Rosado).-
• Chapter 13. Microbial symbionts of Antarctic marine benthic invertebrates (Angelina Lo Giudice, Maurizio Azzaro and Stefano Schiaparelli).
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This book provides up-to-date multidisciplinary information regarding microbial physiological groups in terms of their role in the Antarctic ecology. How do microorganisms shape the Antarctic environment? The book presents a thorough overview of the most important physiological microbial groups or microbial systems that shape the Antarctic environment. Each microbial model is described in terms of their physiology and metabolism, and their role in the Antarctic environmental sustainability. The individual chapters prepare readers for understanding the relevance of the microbial models from both an historical perspective, and considering the latest developments. This book will appeal to researchers and teachers interested in the Antarctic science, but also to students who want to understand the role of microbes in the ecology of extreme environments.
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• Part I. Introduction:
• 1. Endophytes for a growing world Trevor R. Hodkinson and Brian R. Murphy-- Part II. Role of Endophytes in Growth and Biotic and Abiotic Stress Resistance:
• 2. Searching for novel fungal biological control agents for plant disease control among endophytes David B. Collinge, Hans J. L. Jorgensen, Meike A. C. Latz, Andrea Manzotti, Fani Ntana, Edward C. Rojas and Birgit Jensen--
• 3. Application of formulated endophytic entomopathogenic fungi for novel plant protection strategies Vivien Krell, Desiree Jakobs-Schoenwandt and Anant V. Patel--
• 4. Crossing frontiers: endophytic entomopathogenic fungi for biological control of plant diseases Lorena Barra-Bucarei, Andres France and Paz Millas--
• 5. Emerging methods for biological control of barley diseases including the role of endophytes Anna K. Hoyer, Hans J. L. Jorgensen, Birgit Jensen, Brian R. Murphy and Trevor R. Hodkinson--
• 6. Phosphate nutrition in root-fungus interactions Wael Yakti, Diana R. Andrade-Linares, Bernard Ngwene, Michael Bitterlich, Gabor M. Kovacs and Philipp Franken--
• 7. From darkness to light: emergence of the mysterious dark septate endophytes in plant growth promotion and stress alleviation Charlotte Berthelot, Michel Chalot, Corinne Leyval and Damien Blaudez-- Part III. Diversity and Community Ecology of Endophytes:
• 8. Microbispora dominate diversity of endophytic actinobacteria from Australian rice plants Fitri Widiantini and Christopher Franco--
• 9. Isolation, diversity and potential use of endophytes in the biomass and bioenergy crop miscanthus Jet Beekwilder, Brian R. Murphy, Eoin Mac Mathuna, Aaron Barry and Trevor R. Hodkinson--
• 10. Life within the leaf: ecology and applications of foliar bacterial endophytes Ruth C. McNees, Isaac V. Greenhut, Audrey D. Law, Muhammad Saleem and Luke A. Moe--
• 11. Meta-omics approach to unravel the endophytic bacterial communities of brassica napus and agronomically important other crops in response to agricultural practices Ridhdhi Rathore, Kieran J. Germaine, Patrick D. Forristal, John Spink and David N. Dowling--
• 12. The influence of endophytes on quercus suber forests under a changing climate Daniela Costa, Rui M. Tavares, Paula Baptista and Teresa Lino-Neto-- Part IV. Endophytes for Novel Biomolecules and In Vitro Methods:
• 13. Endophytic fungi: a quintessential source of potential bioactive compounds Vineet Meshram and Mahiti Gupta--
• 14. Enhancing secondary metabolite production in medicinal plants using endophytic elicitors: a case study of centella asiatica (apiaceae) and asiaticoside Shubhpriya Gupta and Preeti Chaturvedi--
• 15. In vitro methods for plant-microbe interaction and biocontrol studies in European ash (Fraxinus Excelsior L.) Anindita Lahiri, Gerry C. Douglas, Brian R. Murphy and Trevor R. Hodkinson-- Part V. Application and Commercialisation of Endophytes in Crop Production:
• 16. The science required to deliver epichloe endophytes to commerce Linda J. Johnson and John R. Caradus--
• 17. Plant growth promoting bacteria field trials in Europe Karen O'Hanlon--
• 18. Prospecting crop wild relatives for beneficial endophytes Brian R. Murphy, Fiona M. Doohan and Trevor R. Hodkinson.
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The book brings together papers covering the most recent scientific research from the top endophyte researchers in the world. It presents the state of the art in our knowledge and technical capacity and explores future directions of this work. It is highly relevant and timely because of the need to improve global food security and its sustainability, and also to provide novel bioactive molecules for medicine. There is also a need to protect forestry in a changing and growing world. Endophytes offer a huge potential to reduce environmentally damaging agricultural inputs such as fertilisers and pesticides. They are also a largely overlooked group of organisms where much basic science remains to be undertaken. For example, new molecular tools of DNA profiling using high throughput environmental sequencing are allowing the exploration of a previously largely unknown resource. There is a pressing need to convert scientific research on endophytes into practical application. This book describes how that will be achieved.
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• Food Process Contaminants / Stadler, Richard H. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2019-1306.ch001
• Acrylamide Content of Vegetable Chips / Elmore, J. Stephen; Xu, Fei; Maveddat, Anisa; Kapetanou, Rea; Qi, Heming; Oruna-Concha, Maria-Jose / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2019-1306.ch002
• Acrylamide: New European Risk Management Measures and Prospects for Reducing the Acrylamide-Forming Potential of Wheat / Halford, Nigel G.; Raffan, Sarah / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2019-1306.ch003
• Formation of Acrylamide in Thermally Processed Foods and Its Reactionsduring in Vitro Digestion / Hamzalıoğlu, A.; Gökmen, V. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2019-1306.ch004
• Analysis and Occurrence of MCPD and Glycidyl Esters in Infant Formulas and Other Complex Food Matrices / Beekman, Jessica K., U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safetyand Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, Maryland 20740, United States; Granvogl, Michael, Technical University of Munich, Department of Chemistry, Chair for Food Chemistry, Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, D-85354 Freising, Germany; MacMahon, Shaun, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safetyand Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, Maryland 20740, United States / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2019-1306.ch005
• A Simple Procedure To Detect Lipid-Derived Carbonyl-Phenol Adducts / Zamora, Rosario; Hidalgo, Francisco J. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2019-1306.ch006
• Thermal Reactions and the Formation of Degradation Products of T-2 and HT-2 Toxin during Processing of Oats / Kuchenbuch, H. S.; Schulz, M.; Becker, S.; Cramer, B.; Humpf, H.-U. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2019-1306.ch007
• Food Contact Materials:Characterization of Migrants / Paseiro-Cerrato, Rafael, U.S. FDA, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, Maryland 20740, United States, Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States; DeJager, Lowri, U.S. FDA, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, Maryland 20740, United States; Begley, Timothy H., U.S. FDA, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, Maryland 20740, United States / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2019-1306.ch008
• Editors' Biographies / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2019-1306.ot001

• Section 1: Foundations of Clinical Virology
• 1. Introduction to Viruses Virus structure, life cycle, Baltimore classification, figures of DNA and RNA virus classification, transmission, nomenclature
• 2. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Infections Differential diagnosis for viral syndromes, specimen collection, comparison of diagnostic techniques
• Section 2: Viral Pathogens and Clinical Presentation
• 3. Respiratory Viruses Influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, human metapneumonvirus, rhinovirus, coronavirus, mumps virus, diagram of seasonality
• 4. Viruses with Dermatologic Manifestations Herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, measles virus, rubella virus, human herpesviruses 6 and 7, molluscum contagiosum, smallpox virus, figure of viral rashes, description and comparison of herpesviruses 1 to -8
• 5. Gastrointestinal and Fecal-Oral Hepatitis Viruses Rotavirus, norovirus, astrovirus, sapovirus, HAV, HEV, diagram of seasonality
• 6. Viruses That Can Cause Multiple Syndromes Enterovirus and parechovirus, adenovirus, parvovirus B19, human bocavirus
• 7. Opportunistic, Transplant-Associated Viruses Cytomegalovirus, BK virus, JC virus
• 8. Blood-Borne Hepatitis Viruses Hepatitis B, C, and D viruses, and comparison of hepatitis viruses A through E
• 9. Human Retroviruses HIV, HTLV-1/-2
• 10. Oncogenic Viruses HPV, EBV, HHV-8
• 11. Zoonotic Viruses Rabies virus, Ebola virus, Marburg virus, Lassa virus, Crimean Congo hemorrhagic virus, hantavirus, lymphochoriomeningitis virus, monkeypox virus, herpes B virus, Hendra virus, Nipah virus, comparison of zoonotic viruses
• 12. Arboviruses Mosquitoes, ticks, dengue virus, yellow fever virus, chikungunya virus, West Nile virus, eastern, western and Venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses, Japanese encephalitis virus, Powassan virus, comparison of arboviruses
• Section 3: Diagnostic Assays and Techniques
• 13. Culture- and Tissue-Based Diagnostic Techniques Conventional viral culture and cell lines, viral growth rates, hemagglutination, quantification of plaques, histology/cytology, histologic and cytologic images of virally infected cells
• 14. Diagnostic Techniques Based on Immunological Interactions Kinetics of immune responses, interpreting serologic results, antigen and antibody detection, ELISA and chemiluminescent immunoassay, immunohistochemistry, immunoblots, immunofluorescence, lateral-flow assay, comparison of immunologic assays
• 15. Molecular Techniques: Nucleic Acid Amplification Basics of nucleic acids, nucleic acid amplification, PCR, RT-PCR, real-time PCR, quantitative PCR, melt curve analysis, viral loads, droplet digital PCR, nested PCR, multiplex PCR, transcription-mediated amplification, controls, contamination
• 16. Molecular Techniques: Sequencing Sequencing terminology, applications, procedures, platforms (Sanger, NGS, Illumina, SMRT, Ion Torrent), data analysis, comparison of platforms
• Section 4: Prevention and Management of Viral Infections
• 17. Biosafety Biosafety levels, select agents, reportable diseases, PPE, techniques, biosafety cabinets, isolation precautions
• 18. Vaccines Active and passive immunity, intravenous immunoglobulin, types of vaccines, delivery, complications, antibody dependent enhancement, table of available viral and other vaccines, diagram of routine vaccination schedule
• 19. Antivirals Antivirals against herpesviruses, influenza virus, RSV, hepatitis C, other compounds, antiretrovirals and antivirals with broad coverage, mechanisms of action
• Section 5: The Regulatory Environment for Laboratory Testing
• 20. Regulatory Requirements Classification of assays by the FDA, test complexity, regulatory agencies, CLIA, inspections, proficiency testing, billing and coding
• 21. Assay Performance and Interpretation Validation/verification, performance characteristics (precision, accuracy, reportable range, reference range), diagnostic, clinical and analytic sensitivity and specificity, prevalence, predictive value, ROC curves.
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The explosion in clinical testing has been especially rapid in virology, where emerging viruses and growing numbers of viral infections are driving advances. The Guide to Clinical and Diagnostic Virology offers a digestible view of the breadth and depth of information related to clinical virology, providing a practical, working knowledge of the wide array of viruses that cause human disease.
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• Immunitary life: biomedicine, technology and the body
• Blood ties and the immunitary bioeconomy
• Reconfiguring species for immunitary hybridity
• Biotic politics: immunitary imaginaries in antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
• Spherologies of immunisation
• Co/immunity and the biopolitics of purity: "purity is danger".

• High-Dimensional Immunophenotyping with Fluorescence-Based Cytometry: A Practical Guidebook / Florian Mair
• Immunophenotyping by Mass Cytometry / Gregory K. Behbehani
• Fluorescent Cell Barcoding for Immunophenotyping / Valentina Giudice
• Immunophenotyping Using Dried and Lyophilized Reagents / Marc Langweiler
• Guidelines for Gating Flow Cytometry Datafor Immunological Assays / Janet Staats
• Strategies and Techniques for NK Cell Phenotyping / Chen Ziqing
• Immunophenotyping of Human B Lymphocytes in Bloodand in Adipose Tissue / Alain Diaz
• Multiparametric Flow Cytometry Analysis of Naı ̈ve, Memory, and Effector T Cells / Ankit Saxena
• Immunophenotyping of Human Regulatory T Cells / Janet Staats
• Immunophenotyping of Human Innate Lymphoid Cells / Sara Trabanelli
• Enumeration of Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in PeripheralBlood and Bone Marrow by Flow-Cytometric Analysis / Abdullah Alsuwaidan
• Immunophenotyping of Circulating Endothelial Cellsand Endothelial Microparticles / Nicholas Wanner
• Rare Event Phenotyping and Molecular Characterization:Circulating Tumor Cells / Moen Sen
• Quality Control of Immunophenotyping / Bruce Greig
• Immunophenotyping of Acute Myeloid Leukemia / Pallavi Kanwar Galera --mmunophenotyping of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia /Joseph A. DiGiuseppe
• Clinical Flow-Cytometric Testing in Chronic LymphocyticLeukemia / Dalia A. Salem
• Immunophenotyping of Paroxysmal NocturnalHemoglobinuria (PNH) / Andrea J. Illingworth.

• Lactic acid bacteria and -aminobutyric acid and diacetyl.- Lactic acid bacteria and conjugated fatty acids.- Lactic acid bacteria and B vitamins.- Bacteriocins of lactic acid bacteria.- Preparation techniques of lactic acid bacteria starters.- Lactic acid bacteria and fermented cereals.- Lactic acid bacteria and fermented fruit and vegetables.- Lactic acid bacteria and fermented meat products.- The Preparation technology of pharmaceutical preparations.- Lactic acid bacteria in animal breeding and aquaculture.
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This book introduces readers to basic studies on and applied techniques involving lactic acid bacteria, including their bioengineering and industrial applications. It summarizes recent biotechnological advances in lactic acid bacteria for food and health, and provides detailed information on the applications of these bacteria in fermented foods. Accordingly, it offers a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students in the fields of food microbiology, bioengineering, fermentation engineering, food science, nutrition and health.
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