Microbes produce an extraordinary array of defense systems. These include bacteriocins, a class of antimicrobial molecules with narrow killing spectra, produced by bacteria. The book describes the diversity and ecological role of bacteriocins of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, presenting a new classification scheme for the former and a state-of-the-art look at the role of bacteriocins in bacterial communication. It discusses the molecular evolution of colicins and colicin-like bacteriocins, and provides a contemporary overview of archaeocins, bacteriocin-like antimicrobials produced by archaebacteria. Furthermore, various modeling (in silico) studies elucidate the role of bacteriocins in microbial community dynamics and fitness, delving into rock-paper-scissors competition and the counter-intuitive survival of the weakest. The book makes compelling reading for a multi-faceted scientific audience, including those working in the fields of biodiversity and biotechnology, notably in the human and animal health domain.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9783540366034
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-3-540-36603-4
- Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Erscheinungstermin: 23.10.2006
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 2007
- Produktform: Gebunden, HC runder Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 448 g
- Seiten: 150
- Format (B x H x T): 160 x 241 x 15 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt