Cave Microbiomes: A Novel Resource for Drug Discovery / Edition 1

by Naowarat Cheeptham

Overview

This book details recent findings in the field of cave microbiology and builds on fast-paced efforts to exploit an unconventional and underexplored environment for new microorganisms which may provide an untapped source of drugs: microorganisms from caves.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461452058
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	10/06/2012
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Microbiology Series , #1
Edition description:	2013
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

Advances and Challenges in Studying Cave Microbial Diversity.- Cave Biofilms and Their Potential for Novel Antibiotic Discovery.- Cave Conservation: A Canadian caver's Perspective.- Cave Conversation: A Microbiologist's Perspective.- Microbial Ecology: Caves as an Extreme Habitat.- Studies of Antibiotic Production by Cave Bacteria. ​