Cave Microbiomes: A Novel Resource for Drug Discovery

This book details recent findings in the field of cave microbiology and builds on fast-paced efforts to exploit an unconventional and underexplored environment for new microorganisms which may provide an untapped source of drugs: microorganisms from caves.

Sommario

Advances and Challenges in Studying Cave Microbial Diversity.- Cave Biofilms and Their Potential for Novel Antibiotic Discovery.- Cave Conservation: A Canadian caver's Perspective.- Cave Conversation: A Microbiologist's Perspective.- Microbial Ecology: Caves as an Extreme Habitat.- Studies of Antibiotic Production by Cave Bacteria.

Riassunto

This book details recent findings in the field of cave microbiology and builds on fast-paced efforts to exploit an unconventional and underexplored environment for new microorganisms which may provide an untapped source of drugs: microorganisms from caves.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Naowarat Cheeptham
• Con la collaborazione di: Naowara Cheeptham (Editore), Naowarat Cheeptham (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.07.2012
• EAN: 9781461452058
• ISBN: 978-1-4614-5205-8
• Pagine: 130
• Illustrazioni: XIII, 130 p. 58 illus., 38 illus. in color.
• Serie: SpringerBriefs in Microbiology; SpringerBriefs in Microbiology
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; C, Medicine, Medical research, Immunology, Environment, The environment, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Environment, general, Medical Microbiology, Biomedicine, general, Biomedical Research, cave microbes;drug discovery;microbiology