General microbiology

Biochar and its Application in Bioremediation

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Biochar prepared from agricultural biomass has received considerable attention because of the huge availability of ago-waste at zero cost, flexibility, high efficiency, renewability, faster contaminant removal rate, ability to treat concentrated effluent and reduction of sludge …

Ecophysiology and Biochemistry of Cyanobacteria

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This book emphasizes and presents the latest information on eco-physiology and biochemistry of cyanobacteria with special emphasis on their biodiversity, molecular mechanisms of some important biological processes and survival mechanisms under myriad of environmental conditions …

Prebiotic Chemistry and the Origin of Life

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This book presents an overview of current views on the origin of life and its earliest evolution. Each chapter describes key processes, environments and transition on the long road from geochemistry and astrochemistry to biochemistry and finally to the ancestors of today´s organ…

Natural and bio-based antimicrobials for food applications

fromACS Symposium Series

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Provides valuable information to the industry, academics and researchers who are searching for alternatives to synthetic compounds Evaluates the modes of action, mechanisms, and industrial aspects of applying natural or bio-based antimicrobials Argues the importance of toxicolog…

Microbes: The Foundation Stone of the Biosphere

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This collection of essays discusses fascinating aspects of the concept that microbes are at the root of all ecosystems. The content is divided into seven parts, the first of those emphasizes that microbes not only were the starting point, but sustain the rest of the biosphere an…

Microbial Approaches for Insect Pest Management

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This book brings together specialized information on modern aspects of applied microbiology in pest management. In the last few decades, the humans have witnessed major advancements in Life Sciences, as a result several new and powerful tools and techniques have evolved. This ha…

Blast Disease of Cereal Crops: Evolution and Adaptation in Context of Climate Ch…

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Blast is an important foliar disease that infects the majority of cereal crops like rice, finger millet, pearl millet, foxtail millet and wheat, and thus results in a huge economic impact. The pathogen is responsible for causing epidemics in many crops and commonly shifts to new…

An Introduction to Mathematical Epidemiology

by Martcheva, Maia

fromTexts in applied mathematics

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The book is a comprehensive, self-contained introduction to the mathematical modeling and analysis of infectious diseases. It includes model building, fitting to data, local and global analysis techniques. Various types of deterministic dynamical models are considered: ordinary …

Risk Regulation in Non-Animal Food Imports: The European Union Approach

by Montanari, Francesco, Jezsó, Veronika, Donati, Carlo

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This Brief aims at providing a general understanding of the rationale - scientific as well as political - behind EU policy and related risk management decisions in the area on non-animal food imports. Lately, various menaces associated with imported food and feed of non-animal o…

Environmental Pollution and Remediation

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This book presents state-of-the-art environmental remediation processes. Environmental protection and management is a global concern, especially in the context of industrial regions. Over the years, several conventional, engineering-based physicochemical decontamination methods …

Biotechnology for Sustainable Environment

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This book brings together the most recent advances from leading experts in the burgeoning field of environmental biotechnology. The contributing chapters adopt a multidisciplinary approach related to environmental aspects of agriculture, industry, pharmaceutical sciences and dru…

Bioenergy Research: Biomass Waste to Energy

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This volume is fourth part of the five-part set on bioenergy research. This volume covers biomass to bioenergy production concept. The book is focused on the possible and versatile biomass options available for the generation of bioenergy. Additionally, the book also explores di…

Endophytes: Potential Source of Compounds of Commercial and T…

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This book describes the various therapeutic and commercial applications of compounds produced by endophytes. Endophytes are microorganisms that reside in the living internal tissues of plants without showing any apparent symptom of their presence. During their life cycle, they e…

RNA Damage and Repair

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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a macromolecule that plays a central role in cell physiology: RNA molecules act as intermediates between the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), where genetic information is stored, and proteins, which perform the necessary functions within the cell. Tradition…

Omics Science for Rhizosphere Biology

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This book presents a timely review of the latest advances in rhizosphere biology, which have been facilitated by the application of omics tools. It includes chapters on the use of various omics tools in rhizosphere biology, focusing on understanding plant and soil microbe intera…

Marine Nitrogen Fixation

by Zehr, Jonathan P., Capone, Douglas G.

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This book aims to serve as a centralized reference document for students and researchers interested in aspects of marine nitrogen fixation. Although nitrogen is a critical element in both terrestrial and aquatic productivity, and nitrogen fixation is a key process that balances …