| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 185 pages) |
| Series |
Monograph, ASM Press |
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Monograph, ASM Press
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| Contents |
Part I: New Concepts in Microbiology -- Bacteria: many friends, few enemies -- Bacteria: highly organized unicellular organisms -- The RNA revolution -- From the CRISPR defense system to the CRISPR/Cas9 method for modifying genomes -- Antibiotic resistance -- Part II: Sociomicrobiology: The Social Lives of Bacteria -- Biofilms: when bacteria gather together -- How bacteria communicate: chemical language and quorum sensing -- When bacteria kill each other -- Human-animal symbioses: the microbiotas -- Bacterium-plant symbioses: microbiotas of plants -- Endosymbiotic relationships -- Part III: The Biology of Infections -- Pathogenic bacteria, major scourges, and new diseases -- The multiple strategies of pathogenic bacteria -- Pathogenic bacteria in insects -- 15. Plants and their pathogenic bacteria -- 16. New visions in infecction defense -- Part IV: Bacteria as Tools -- 17. Bacteria as tools for research -- 18. Bacteria: old and new health tools -- 19. Bacteria as environmental tools -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Major figues in microbiology |
| Summary |
"Microbiology has undergone radical changes over the past few decades and ushered in an exciting new era in science. Microbes, specifically bacteria, are incredibly diverse: some are associated with disease and many others are essential for health. Bacteria are highly complex life forms able to communicate with each other and form mutually beneficial relationships with organisms they colonize. In plants, humans, and other animals, communities of microbes form biofilms and microbiota that use incredibly sophisticated strategies to influence their environment. The study of bacterial immune systems has led to a revolution: the development of the CRISPR/Cas9 system, a precise tool for editing DNA whose usefulness we are just beginning to imagine. Bacteria in both health and disease are at the forefront of global challenges we face today. They evolve to resist the antibiotics used against them, but they can also be used to modify mosquitoes that serve as carriers of diseases like malaria. As we learn about the complex and vitally important intestinal microbiome, it unlocks secrets to good health and potential treatments for problems such as obesity"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Microbiology.
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Microbiology
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microbiology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Microbiology.
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SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / Microbiology
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SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General
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Microbiology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018003826 |
| ISBN |
9781683670117 |
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1683670116 |
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9781683670599 |
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1683670590 |
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9780429649608 |
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0429649606 |
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9780429646966 |
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0429646968 |
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9780429644320 |
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0429644329 |
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9781683673019 |
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1683673018 |
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