Advances in Applied Microbiology 67 1st Edition by Allen I Laskin, Sima Sariaslani, Geoffrey M Gadd ISBN 9780123748027

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Author: Allen I Laskin, Sima Sariaslani, Geoffrey M Gadd

Advances in Applied Microbiology 67 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Phage Evolution and Ecology
I. Introduction
II. Bacteriophage Types
III. Phage Ecology
A. Phage organismal and population ecology
B. Phage community ecology
C. Phage ecosystem ecology
IV. Phage Evolutionary Biology
A. Microevolution versus macroevolution
B. Fitness and natural selection
C. Mutation
D. Genetic drift
E. Migration (Introgression)
F. Recombination
V. Phage Evolutionary Ecology
A. Life history evolution
B. Adsorption
C. Infection, prereproductive period
D. Infection, reproductive period
E. Burst
VI. Phage Genome Evolution
A. Horizontal gene transfer
B. Genomics and mosaicism
C. “All the world’s a phage”
VII. Concluding Remarks
References

Chapter 2: Nucleoid-Associated Proteins and Bacterial Physiology
I. Introduction
II. The Multifunctional Fis Protein
III. The Fis Protein and Bacterial Physiology
IV. The Characteristic Expression Pattern of Fis
V. Fis and the Global Transcription Pattern
VI. The H-NS Protein, a Universal Repressor
VII. Proteins HU and IHF
VIII. RpoS as a Regulatory Target of NAPs
IX. Perspective
Acknowledgments
References

Chapter 3: Biodegradation of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products
I. Introduction
II. What Are PPCPs?
III. Human Interactions With PPCPs
IV. Biological Transformation of PPCPs During Wastewater Treatment
V. Biological Transformation of PPCPs in The Environment
VI. Growth on PPCPs
VII. Pathways for the Degradation of Selected PPCPs
A. Octylphenol degradation by Sphingomonas sp. strain PWE1
B. Ibuprofen degradation by Sphingomonas sp. strain Ibu-2
C. Deet degradation by P. putida DTB
VIII. Conclusions
References

Chapter 4: Bioremediation of Cyanotoxins
I. Introduction
II. Hepatoxic Peptides—Microcystins and Nodularins
A. Persistence and biodegradation
B. Biodegrading bacteria
C. Characterization of MC-LR degradation pathway
D. Exploitation of microcystin-degrading bacteria
III. Other Toxins
A. Saxitoxins
B. Cylindrospermopsin
C. Anatoxin-a
IV. Conclusions
References

Chapter 5: Virulence in Cryptococcus Species
I. Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis
A. C. neoformans
B. C. gattii
C. Other species
D. Cryptococcosis
E. Genome sequencing project
II. Virulence Factors
A. Capsule
B. Melanin
C. Ability to grow at physiological temperature
D. Degradative enzymes
E. Mating type
F. Phenotypic switching
G. The origin and maintenance of virulence factors
III. Signaling Pathways Regulating Pathogenicity
A. cAMP-PKA
B. MAP kinase pathway
C. Ras pathway and the Ca²⁺-calcineurin pathway
IV. Cryptococcus and the Host Response
A. Immunocompromised host
B. Immunocompetent host
C. Conclusion
V. Current Understanding on How Cryptococcus Crosses the Blood-Brain Barrier
VI. Animal Models
VII. Perspectives
References

Chapter 6: Molecular Networks in the Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans
I. Introduction
II. Ras1 Interrelated Networks
A. Mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling
B. Cyclic AMP-dependent PKA pathway
III. Carbon Dioxide Sensing
A. Adenylyl cyclase (Cyr1) senses environmental CO₂
B. CO₂ sensing: A role for carbonic anhydrase
IV. Quorum Sensing and its Effects on C. albicans Morphology
A. Farnesol exerts its effects through cAMP signaling cascades
B. Tup1p is involved in quorum sensing in C. albicans
C. Transcriptional analysis of quorum sensing in C. albicans
V. pH Regulation of Cell Morphology
VI. Other Pathways Affecting Morphology
VII. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References

Chapter 7: Temperature Sensors of Eubacteria
I. Introduction
II. Thermosensors
A. Nucleoid modulators
B. RNA
C. Proteins
III. Responses to Sudden Changes in the Growth Temperature
A. The high temperature response
B. The heat shock response
C. The low temperature response
D. The cold shock response
IV. Sensors of the HTR
A. Nucleoid modulators as thermosensors
B. RNA as thermosensor
C. Proteins as thermosensor
V. Sensors of the HSR
A. Molecular chaperones as thermosensors
B. Proteases as thermosensors
VI. Sensors of the LTR
A. RNA as thermosensor
B. Proteins as thermosensors
VII. Sensors of the CSR
A. RNA as sensor
B. Proteins as sensor
VIII. The Thermotactic Response
Acknowledgment
References

Chapter 8: Deciphering Bacterial Flagellar Gene Regulatory Networks in the Genomic Era
I. Introduction
II. Master Regulators
A. FlhDC
B. CtrA
C. VisNR
D. σ⁵⁴-dependent master regulators
E. Other master regulators
III. RpoN (σ⁵⁴) Regulators
A. FlbD
B. FleR/FlrC
C. FlgR
D. FleT
IV. FliA (σ²⁸) and FlgM
A. SigD and other systems
V. Conclusions
References

Chapter 9: Genetic Tools to Study Gene Expression During Bacterial Pathogen Infection
I. Introduction
II. In Vivo Expression Technology
A. Selection by complementation of auxotrophy in Salmonella
B. Antibiotic-based IVET selection for ivi genes
C. Recombinase-mediated IVET and analysis of Vibrio cholerae gene regulation
III. DFI: S. Typhimurium Genes Induced by Low pH and Intracellular Growth Conditions In Vitro and In Vivo
IV. Repression of an Anti-Colonization Factor in V. cholerae
V. Conclusion and Future Prospects

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