Microbial Signalling and Communication (Society for General Microbiology Symposia, Series Number 57) - Hardcover

England, Reg; Hobbs, Glyn; Bainton, Nigel; Roberts, David McL.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521652618 ISBN 13: 9780521652612

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Microbial chemical signals, or pheremones, have been found to mediate the regulation of diverse metabolic reactions and processes such as antibiotic production, pathogenesis, sexual conjugation, sporulation and differentiation. Their study has the potential to secure advances in our ability to control microbial processes to our benefit. This volume presents information at the forefront of knowledge in this exciting field and includes contributions on a range of organisms (both prokaryote and eukaryote, unicellular and multi-cellular) and signaling molecules. As such it will provide an invaluable resource for professional microbiologists and an excellent reference text for advanced students.

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Book Description

Microbial chemical signals have been found to regulate diverse metabolic reactions and processes such as antibiotic production, pathogenesis and differentiation. Their study therefore has the potential to secure advances in our ablility to control microbial processes to our benefit. This volume presents information at the forefront of knowledge in this exciting field and includes contributions on a range of organisms (both prokaryote and eukaryote, unicellular and multi-cellular) and signalling molecules. As such it will provide an invaluable resource for professional microbiologists and an excellent reference text for advanced students.

Review

' ... an important addition to research libraries and extremely useful for students of microbial signalling.' Steve C. Winans, Trends in Microbiology

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521652618
• ISBN 13: 9780521652612
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 379