Advances in Applied Microbiology
Academic Press
Published on 19. February 1975
410 pages
978-0-08-056432-6 (ISBN)
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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.
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Advances in Applied Microbiology: v. 18
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Content
- Front Cover
- Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 18
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Chapter 1. Microbial Formation of Environmental Pollutants
- I. Introduction
- II. Products of Pesticide Metabolism
- III. Inorganic Nitrogen Compounds
- IV. Simple Carbon Compounds
- V. Acidity and Mine Drainage
- VI. Simple Sulfur Compounds
- VII. Mercury
- VIII. Arsenic
- IX. Selenium and Tellurium
- X. Oxygen
- XI. Nitrosamines
- XII. Other Carcinogens
- XIII. Complex Human and Animal Toxins
- XIV. Other Phytotoxins
- XV. Other Compounds with Odor and Taste
- XVI. Perspective
- References
- Chapter 2. Microbial Transformation of Pesticides
- I. Introduction
- II. Mechanisms of Pesticide Transformation
- III. Enzymatic Reactions in Pesticide Metabolism
- IV. Chemical Structure and Microbial Transformation Relationship
- V. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3. Taxonomic Criteria for Mycobacteria and Nocardiae
- I. Introduction
- II. Earlier Classification Schemes
- III. Developing Classification Systems
- IV. Differential Characters
- V. Regulation of Metabolism
- VI. Degradation of Intracellular Proteins
- VII. DNA Analyses
- VIII. Definition of the Genera
- IX. Evaluation of Species
- X. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 4. Effect of Structural Modifications on the Biological Properties of Aminoglycoside Antibiotics Containing 2-Deoxystreptamine
- I. Introduction
- II. Relative Activity, Susceptibility to Enzymatic Inactivation, and Toxicity of Naturally Produced and Semisynthetic 2-Deoxystreptamine-Containing Antibiotics
- III. General Conclusions Regarding the Influence of Structural Variation on the Biological Properties of 2-DOS-Containing Compounds
- References
- Chapter 5. Recent Developments of Antibiotic Research and Classification of Antibiotics According to Chemical Structure
- I. Introduction
- II. Antibiotic Research in the Past Decade
- III. Systematization of Antibiotics
- IV. Classification of Antibiotics According to Chemical Structure
- V. Conclusions
- References
- Subject Index
- Contents of Previous Volumes
