Advances in Applied Microbiology
Academic Press
Published on 8. February 1974
351 pages
978-0-08-056430-2 (ISBN)
Description
Advances in Applied Microbiology offers intensive reviews of the latest techniques and discoveries in this rapidly moving field. The editors are recognized experts and the format is comprehensive and instructive. Published since 1959, Advances in Applied Microbiology continues to be one of the most widely read and authoritative review sources in 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.
More details
Other editions
Additional editions
D. J. Perlman
Advances in Applied Microbiology: v. 16
Book
10/1973
Academic Press
€75.52
Article exhausted; check different version
Person
Content
- Front Cover
- Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 16
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Chapter 1. Public Health Significance of Feeding Low Levels of Antibiotics to Animals
- I. Introduction
- II. Clinical Studies in Human Medicine
- III. Toxicological Studies with Some "Feed-Type" Antibiotics
- IV. Alleged Hazards of Feeding Antibiotics to Animals
- V. Discussion
- References
- Chapter 2. Intestinal Microbial Flora of the Pig
- I. Introduction
- II. Metabolic Activities of the Microflora
- III. Significance of Microbial Metabolites in Nutrition and Health
- IV. Intestinal Microflora and Disease
- V. Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3. Antimycin A, a Piscicidal Antibiotic
- I. Introduction
- II. Chemistry
- III. Fermentation
- IV. Biosynthesis
- V. Mechanism of Action
- VI. Development of Antimycin as a Piscicide
- VII. Applications as a General Piscicide
- VIII. Applications as a Selective Piscicide
- IX. Summary and Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4. Ochratoxins
- I. Introduction
- II. Fungi Producing Ochratoxins
- III. Occurrence of Ochratoxins and Toxin-Producing Organisms
- IV. Factors Affecting Ochratoxin Production
- V. Structural and Biochemical Properties
- VI. Extraction and Detection
- VII. Biological Effects
- References
- Chapter 5. Cultivation of Animal Cells in Chemically Defined Media, A Review
- I. Introduction
- II. Preliminary Studies in the Development of Chemically Defined Media
- III. Cultivation of Mammalian Cells in Chemically Defined Media
- IV. Nutritional Factors Not Generally Recognized as Required by Mammalian Cells in Vitro
- V. Growth Factors Associated with Serum Macromolecules
- VI. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 6. Genetic and Phenetic Classification of Bacteria
- I. Introduction
- II. Numerical Taxonomy in Bacterial Systematics
- III. Microbial Ecology - Primary Productivity
- IV. Summary
- References
- Chapter 7. Mutation and the Production of Secondary Metabolites
- I. Introduction
- II. Increasing Production of Secondary Metabolites
- III. Elimination of Undesirable Secondary Products
- IV. Formation of New Secondary Products
- V. Elucidation of Biosynthetic Pathways
- VI. Future Prospects
- VII. Summary
- References
- Chapter 8. Structure-Activity Relationships in the Actinomycins
- Abbreviations
- I. Introduction
- II. Proposed Actinomycin Nomenclature
- III. Occurrence and Preparation
- IV. Biological Activity
- V. Conformation and Molecular Mechanism of Action
- VI. Problems Ahead
- VII. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 9. Development of Applied Microbiology at the University of Wisconsin
- I. Small Beginnings
- II. The True Start at Wisconsin: H. L. Russell's Work
- III. Early Expansion
- IV. The Department of Agricultural Bacteriology
- V. The Department of Bacteriology and Its New Home
- VI. Effects of Grants from Federal Agencies for Training Graduate Students and for Research
- VII. Explanation and Epilogue
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- Contents of Previous Volumes
