Advances in Applied Microbiology

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ISBN: 9780120026296 | 0120026295
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 10/1/1983

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Published since 1959, Advances in Applied Microbiology continues to be one of the most widely read and authoritative review sources in Microbiology.The series contains comprehensive reviews of the most current research in applied microbiology. Recent areas covered include bacterial diversity in the human gut, protozoan grazing of freshwater biofilms, metals in yeast fermentation processes and the interpretation of host-pathogen dialogue through microarrays.Eclectic volumes are supplemented by thematic volumes on various topics including Archaea and??Sick Building Syndrome???.Impact factor for 2003: 1.893

Unusual Two-Component Signal Transduction Pathways in the Actinobacteria
Introduction	p. 1
Unusual Two-Component Systems in Actinobacteria	p. 6
Orphan Two-Component Proteins	p. 16
Conclusions and Perspectives	p. 20
References	p. 21
Acyl-HSL Signal Decay: Intrinsic to Bacterial Cell-Cell Communications
Introduction	p. 27
Acyl-HSL-Degrading Organisms, Enzymes, and Homologues	p. 28
Mechanisms of Acyl-HSL Degradation	p. 36
Specificity of Acyl-HSL-Degrading Enzymes	p. 46
Acyl-HSL Stability in Natural Environments	p. 47
Coevolution of Quorum-Sensing Bacteria with Hosts and Acyl-HSL-Degrading Bacteria	p. 50
Conclusions	p. 51
References	p. 52
Microbial Exoenzyme Production in Food
Introduction	p. 59
Structure and Function of Exoenzymes	p. 62
Classification of Enzymes	p. 64
Enzyme Synthesis	p. 66
Enzyme Activity	p. 75
Conclusion and Future Prospects	p. 79
References	p. 81
Biogenetic Diversity of Cyanobacterial Metabolites
Introduction	p. 89
Major Biosynthetic Routes in Cyanobacteria	p. 92
Polyketides	p. 101
Cyanopeptides	p. 113
Alkaloids	p. 143
Isoprenoids	p. 172
Other Cyanobacteria] Metabolites	p. 178
References	p. 182
Pathways to Discovering New Microbial Metabolism for Functional Genomics and Biotechnology
Introduction	p. 219
Defining the Hypothesis That Most Metabolic Reactions Are Yet to be Discovered	p. 220
Organization of Existing Metabolic Information	p. 221
Approaches for New Discovery	p. 224
Newly Discovered Microbial Metabolism	p. 225
Significance of New Discoveries in Novel Functional Group Metabolism	p. 229
Use of Recently Discovered Biocatalysis Industrially	p. 229
References	p. 230
Biocatalysis by Dehalogenating Enzymes
Introduction	p. 233
Halocarboxylic Acid Dehalogenases	p. 234
Haloalkane Dehalogenases	p. 238
Halohydrin Dehalogenases	p. 240
Conclusions	p. 247
References	p. 249
Lipases from Extremophiles and Potential for Industrial Applications
Introduction	p. 253
Lipases from Extreme Microorganisms	p. 255
Improving Lipases for Efficient Applications	p. 266
Regio- and Stereospecificity of Lipases	p. 268
Applications of Lipases	p. 269
Conclusions	p. 274
References	p. 275
In Situ Bioremediation
Introduction	p. 285
Unsaturated Zone Treatment Methods	p. 287
Saturated Zone Treatment Methods	p. 292
Use of Inocula	p. 298
Monitoring Methods	p. 298
Conclusions and Future Prospects	p. 300
References	p. 301
Bacterial Cycling of Methyl Halides
Introduction	p. 308
Methyl Halide-Degrading Organisms	p. 315
Biochemistry and Genetics of Methyl Halide Degradation	p. 320
Microbial Ecology of Methyl Halide-Degrading Bacteria	p. 328
Potential Applications for Bioremediation Using Methyl Halide-Oxidizing Bacteria	p. 334
Outlook	p. 338
References	p. 340
Index	p. 347
Contents of Previous Volumes	p. 369
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