Advances in Applied Microbiology

by Geoffrey M. Gadd (Editor), Sima Sariaslani (Editor)

Overview

Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 127 continues the comprehensive reach of this widely read and authoritative review source in microbiology where users will find invaluable references and information on a variety of areas relating to the topics of microbiology.

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ISBN-13:	9780128002964
Publisher:	Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date:	04/23/2014
Series:	Advances in Applied Microbiology , #88
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	23 MB
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About the Author

Geoffrey Gadd is a Professor at the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK

Sima Sariaslani - PhD in microbial Biochemistry - UK. Professor of microbiology/biochemistry - Iran

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

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This volume contains 14 comprehensive reviews of current research in applied microbiology.

Table of Contents

Contributors vii

1 Microbial communities of halite deposits and other hypersaline environments Thomas P. Thompson Julianne Megaw Stephen A. Kelly Jason Hopps Brendan F. Gilmore 1

1 Introduction 2

2 Halophiles exist across all three domains of life 3

3 Diversity of hypersaline environments 6

4 Case study: Kilroot Salt Mine 10

5 Application of halophilic products 20

6 Concluding remarks 24

References 25

Further reading 32

2 Antifungal activity of lactic acid bacteria and their application in food biopreservation Houssam Abouloifa Ismail Hasnaoui Yahya Rokni Reda Beliaouchi Nabil Ghabbour Salwa Karboune Milena Brasca Abdelkarim Abousalham Bassem Jaouadi Ennouamane Saalaoui Abdeslam Asehraou 33

1 Introduction 34

2 Screening of LAB strains for their antifungal activity 35

3 Antifungal compounds obtained from LAB 37

4 Action mechanism of antifungal compounds derived from LAB 49

5 Identification of antifungal compounds derived from LAB 51

6 Application of LAB and their antifungal compounds as bio-preservative agents 57

7 Conclusion 66

References 67

3 Gain-of-function research K.P. Saalbach 79

1 Introduction 80

2 Gain-of-function research 81

3 The Avian influenza virus studies of Kawaoka and Fouchier 86

4 The legal framework of gain-of-function research 87

5 Coronavirus research 97

6 The debate on gain-of-function 102

7 Conclusions and recommendations 105

References 106

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Advances in Applied Microbiology features comprehensive reviews on cutting-edge topics in applied microbiology, written by experts in the field.

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