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Book Microbial Growth in Biofilms

Download or read book Microbial Growth in Biofilms written by Ronald J. Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Microbial Growth in Biofilms

Download or read book Microbial Growth in Biofilms written by Ronald J. Doyle and published by Methods in Enzymology. This book was released on 2001 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume and its companion, Volume 337, supplement Volume 310, . These volumes provide a contemporary sourcebook for virtually any kind of experimental approach involving biofilms. They cover bioengineering, molecular, genetic, microscopic, chemical, and physical methods.

Book Microbial Growth in Biofilms

Download or read book Microbial Growth in Biofilms written by Ronald J. Doyle and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume and its companion, Volume 337, supplement Volume 310. These volumes provide a contemporary sourcebook for virtually any kind of experimental approach involving biofilms. They cover bioengineering, molecular, genetic, microscopic, chemical, and physical methods.

Book Microbial Growth in Biofilms  Part A  Developmental and Molecular Biological Aspects

Download or read book Microbial Growth in Biofilms Part A Developmental and Molecular Biological Aspects written by Ron J. Doyle and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2001-05-25 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume and its companion, Volume 337, supplement Volume 310,. These volumes provide a contemporary sourcebook for virtually any kind of experimental approach involving biofilms. They cover bioengineering, molecular, genetic, microscopic, chemical, and physical methods.

Book Biofilms in Medicine  Industry and Environmental Biotechnology

Download or read book Biofilms in Medicine Industry and Environmental Biotechnology written by Piet Lens and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2003-04-30 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biofilms are of great practical importance for beneficial technologies such as water and wastewater treatment and bioremediation of groundwater and soil. In other settings biofilms cause severe problems, for example in 65% of bacterial infections currently treated by clinicians (particularly those associated with prosthetics and implants), accelerated corrosion in industrial systems, oil souring and biofouling. Until recently, the structure and function of biofilms could only be inferred from gross measures of biomass and metabolic activity. This limitation meant that investigators involved in biofilm research and application had only a crude understanding of the microbial ecology, physical structure and chemical characteristics of biofilms. Consequently, opportunities for the exploitation and control of biofilms were very limited. The past decade has witnessed the development of several new techniques to elucidate the structure and function of biofilms. Examples include: the use of molecular probes that identify different microbes in complex communities as well as their metabolic functions; the use of microsensors that show concentration gradients of key nutrients and chemicals; the use of confocal laser scanning microscopy to describe the physical structure of biofilms and the development of a new generation of mathematical models that allow for the prediction of biofilm structure and function. However, much progress remains to be made in efforts to understand, control and exploit biofilms. This timely book will introduce its readers to the structure and function of biofilms at a fundamental level as determined during the past decade of research, including: Extracellular polymers as the biofilm matrix; Biofilm phenotype (differential gene expression, interspecies signalling); Biofilm ecology; Biofilm monitoring; Resistance of biofilms to antimicrobial agents and Biofilm abatement. Biofilms in Medicine, Industry and Environmental Technology offers a holistic and multi-disciplinary description of the topic, including biofilm formation and composition, but also biofilm monitoring, disinfection and control. All these aspects are presented from three points of views: medical, industrial and environmental biotechnological in a compact, easy to read format.

Book Biofilms in Plant and Soil Health

Download or read book Biofilms in Plant and Soil Health written by Iqbal Ahmad and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biofilms are predominant mode of life for microbes under natural conditions. The three-dimensional structure of the biofilm provides enhanced protection from physical, chemical and biological stress conditions to associated microbial communities. These complex and highly structured microbial communities play a vital role in maintaining the health of plants, soils and waters. Biofilm associated with plants may be pathogenic or beneficial based on the nature of their interactions. Pathogenic or undesirable biofilm requires control in many situations, including soil, plants, food and water. Written by leading experts from around the world, Biofilms in Plant and Soil Health provides an up-to-date review on various aspects of microbial biofilms, and suggests future and emerging trends in biofilms in plant and soil health. Issues are addressed in four sub areas: I) The fundamentals and significance of biofilm in plant and soil health, and the concept of mono and mixed biofilms by PGPR and fungal biofilms. II) Biochemical and molecular mechanisms in biofilm studies in plant associated bacteria, and techniques in studying biofilms and their characterization, gene expression and enhanced antimicrobial resistance in biofilms, as well as biotic and biotic factors affecting biofilm in vitro. III) The ecological significance of soil associated biofilms and stress management and bioremediation of contaminated soils and degraded ecosystems. IV) Pathogenic biofilm associated with plant and food and its control measures. This book is recommended for students and researchers working in agricultural and environmental microbiology, biotechnology, soil sciences, soil and plant health and plant protection. Researchers working in the area of quorum sensing, biofilm applications, and understanding microbiome of soil and plants will also find it useful.

Book Chromatin and Chromatin Remodeling Enzymes  Part B

Download or read book Chromatin and Chromatin Remodeling Enzymes Part B written by Carl Wu and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-03-07 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DNA in the nucleus of plant and animal cells is stored in the form of chromatin. Chromatin and the Chromatin remodelling enzymes play an important role in gene transcription.

Book Chromatin and Chromatin Remodeling Enzymes  Part A

Download or read book Chromatin and Chromatin Remodeling Enzymes Part A written by Carl Wu and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-02-20 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DNA in the nucleus of plant and animal cells is stored in the form of chromatin. Chromatin and the Chromatin remodellng enzymes play an important role in gene transcription. *Histone Bioinformatics *Biochemistry of histones, nucleosomes and chromatin *Molecular cytology of chromatin functions

Book Chromatin and Chromatin Remodeling Enzymes Part C

Download or read book Chromatin and Chromatin Remodeling Enzymes Part C written by Carl Wu and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-04-07 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DNA in the nucleus of plant and animal cells is stored in the form of chromatin. Chromatin and the chromatin remodelling enzymes play an important role in gene transcription. Genetic assays of chromatin modification and remodeling Histone modifying enzymes ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling enzymes

Book Regulators and Effectors of Small GTPases  Ras Family

Download or read book Regulators and Effectors of Small GTPases Ras Family written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2006-06-07 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ras superfamily (>150 human members) encompasses Ras GTPases involved in cell proliferation, Rho GTPases involved in regulating the cytoskeleton, Rab GTPases involved in membrane targeting/fusion and a group of GTPases including Sar1, Arf, Arl and dynamin involved in vesicle budding/fission. These GTPases act as molecular switches and their activities are controlled by a large number of regulatory molecules that affect either GTP loading (guanine nucleotide exchange factors or GEFs) or GTP hydrolysis (GTPase activating proteins or GAPs). In their active state, they interact with a continually increasing, functionally complex array of downstream effectors. Since the last Methods in Enzymology volume on this topic in 2000, the study of Ras Family GTPases has witnessed a plethora of new directions and trends. With regards to the founding member of the Ras superfamily, the study of Ras in oncogenesis has seen the development and application of more advanced model cell culture and animal systems. The discovery of mutationally activated B-Raf in human cancers has injected renewed interest in this classical effector pathway of Ras. Includes a database for Ras family proteins and their effectors and regulators Complimentary to volume 406 coverage of the Rho family Over 150 international contributors

Book GTPases Regulating Membrane Targeting and Fusion

Download or read book GTPases Regulating Membrane Targeting and Fusion written by W. E. Balch and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2005-12-13 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rab GTPases now comprise a family of >63 members. They are emerging as the key hub element controlling the membrane architecture of eukaryotic cells. They are intimately involved in vesicle targeting and fusion in both the endocytic and exocytic pathways and direct the assembly and disassembly of protein complexes that include regulators (GEFs and GAPs), effectors (tethers/motors) and fusion components (SNAREs) that control membrane targeting and fusion. During the last 3 years the field has virtually exploded with the identification and characterization of many new Rab proteins and their effectors. Our understanding of how Rab GTPases control membrane function remains at its infancy. This volume of Methods in Enzymology, GTPases Regulating Membrane Targeting and Fusion, provides a wealth of new concepts, approaches and tools to study Rab proteins in the test tube and in living cells that will be of strong benefit to both established laboratories and new investigators in the field to elucidate Rab GTPase function in cellular development, differentiation and proliferation. Comprehensive overview of Rab GTPase phylogeny and systems biology Identification and characterization of Rab GEFs, GAPs and effectors General methodologies to study Rab GTPase function in vitro and in vivo using biochemical, molecular and microscopy approaches

Book Regulators and Effectors of Small GTPases  Rho Family

Download or read book Regulators and Effectors of Small GTPases Rho Family written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2006-02-21 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ras superfamily (>150 human members) encompasses Ras GTPases involved in cell proliferation, Rho GTPases involved in regulating the cytoskeleton, Rab GTPases involved in membrane targeting/fusion and a group of GTPases including Sar1, Arf, Arl and dynamin involved in vesicle budding/fission. These GTPases act as molecular switches and their activities are controlled by a large number of regulatory molecules that affect either GTP loading (guanine nucleotide exchange factors or GEFs) or GTP hydrolysis (GTPase activating proteins or GAPs). In their active state, they interact with a continually increasing, functionally complex array of downstream effectors. Since the last Methods in Enzymology volume on this topic in 2000, Rho GTPases have continued to receive a huge amount of attention. The human genome sequence has revealed the full extent of the Rho GEF and Rho GAP families (over 80 members for each) and the challenge of identifying the molecular interactions and cellular pathways influenced by each of these regulators is a daunting prospect. This new volume, Regulators and Effectors of Small GTPases: Rho Family, describes some of the methods currently being used to examine Rho family GTPase regulation at the biochemical and cellular level. Describes the methods currently being used to examine Rho family GTPase regulation at the biochemical and cellular levels Includes new imaging techniques that revolutionize the ability to visualize GTPase activities Over 150 international contributors

Book Ubiquitin and Protein Degradation

Download or read book Ubiquitin and Protein Degradation written by Raymond Joseph Deshaies and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 996 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ubiquitin and Protein Degradation, Part B will cover chemical biology, ubiquitin derivatives and ubiquitin-like proteins, deubiquitinating enzymes, proteomics as well as techniques to monitor protein degradation. The chapters are highly methodological and focus on application of techniques. *Second part of the Ubiquitin and Protein Degration series *Topics include: E1 Enzymes, E2 Enzymes, E3 Enzymes, Proteasomes, and Isopeptidases.

Book Protein Engineering

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dan Robertson
  • Publisher : Elsevier
  • Release : 2004-09-29
  • ISBN : 008049725X
  • Pages : 453 pages

Download or read book Protein Engineering written by Dan Robertson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-09-29 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This MIE volume covers methods for a multitude of topics among which are computational methods, laboratory methods, enzyme optimization, binding proteins/antibodies, and screening technologies. Table of Contents-Methodology-Applications-Opzimization and Screening-Applications-Directed Evolution of Enzymatic Function-Applications-Evolution of Biosynthetic Pathways-Devices, Antibodies and Vaccines

Book Phase II Conjugation Enzymes and Transport Systems

Download or read book Phase II Conjugation Enzymes and Transport Systems written by Helmut Sies and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2005-11-28 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume on conjugation enzymes and transporters serves to bring together current methods and concepts in an interesting, important and rapidly developing field of cell and systems biology. Phase II Conjugation Enzymes and Transport Systems focuses on the so-called Phase II enzymes of drug metabolism (xenobiotics), which has important ramifications for endogenous metabolism and nutrition. Also included are aspects on Phase III, transport systems. This volume of Methods in Enzymology presents current knowledge and methodology on glucuronidation, sulfation, acetylation, and transport systems in this field of research. Together with the volumes on Quinones and Quinone Enzymes (volumes 378 and 382), and on Glutathione Transferases and gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidases (volume 401), the state of knowledge on proteomics and metabolomics of many pathways of (waste) product elimination, enzyme protein induction and gene regulation and feedback control is provided. This volume will help stimulate future investigations and speed the advance of knowledge in systems biology. A laboratory standard for more than 40 years Over 400 volumes strong Also available on ScienceDirect