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Introduction to Polyphasic Dispersed Systems Theory: Application to Open Syst…
This book introduces a new paradigm in system description and modelling. The author shows the theoretical and practical successes of his approach, which involves replacing a traditional uniform description with a polyphasic description. This change of perspective reveals new fluxes that are cryptic in the classical description. Several case studies are given in this book, which is of interest o…
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ABC Transporters - 40 Years on
This book provides new structural, biochemical, and clinical information on ABC transporters. The authors explore and describe the state of the art of research, knowledge, and prospects for the future for this important family of proteins. The first ABC transporter was discovered in 1973 and was named P-glycoprotein. It elicits resistance to cytotoxic drugs, chiefly in human tumours, within wh…
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- 978-3-319-23476-2
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- XIV, 376
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- 574.192 ABC a
Stress Biology of Yeasts and Fungi
This book describes cutting-edge science and technology of the characterization, breeding, and development of yeasts and fungi used worldwide in fermentation industries such as alcohol beverage brewing, bread making, and bioethanol production. The book also covers numerous topics and important areas the previous literature has missed, ranging widely from molecular mechanisms to biotechnological…
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- 978-4-431-55248-2
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Streptococcal Superantigens
This book provides ample knowledge and better understanding of Streptococcus pyogenes and their superantigens. Many illustrations make this a highly informative book. This book elucidates briefly Streptococcus pyogenes as a strict human pathogen possessing an array of virulence factors. These help in evading host immune responses such as by the activation of non-specific T-cell subpopulations b…
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- 978-3-319-22455-8
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Environmental Microbial Biotechnology
This book provides a timely review of strategies for coping with polluted ecosystems by employing bacteria, fungi and algae. It presents the vast variety of microbial technologies currently applied in the bioremediation of a variety of anthropogenic toxic chemicals, mining and industrial wastes and other pollutants. Topics covered include: microbe-mineral interactions, biosensors in environm…
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- 978-3-319-19018-1
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- 36 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
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1st World Congress on Electroporation and Pulsed Electric Fields in Biology, …
This volume presents the proceedings of the 1st World Congress on Electroporation and Pulsed Electric Fields in Biology, Medicine and Food & Environmental Technologies (WC2015). The congress took place in Portorož, Slovenia, during the week of September 6th to 10th, 2015. The scientific part of the Congress covered different aspects of electroporation and related technologies and included the …
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- 978-981-287-817-5
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- IFMBE Proceedings
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- 610.28 WOR w
Endogenous ADP-Ribosylation
This volume gathers the latest exciting findings on ADP-ribosylation from renowned experts in the field. It includes ten chapters, organized into the following three thematic sections: · Evolution and detection of endogenous ADP-ribosylation · ADP-ribosylation by the ARTC family of ADP-ribosyltransferases (R-S-E ARTs) · ADP-ribosylation by the ARTD family of ADP-ribosyltransfe…
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- 978-3-319-10771-4
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- VIII, 213
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Encyclopedia of Metagenomics Genes, Genomes and Metagenomes. Basics, Methods…
Metagenomics has taken off as one of the major cutting-edge fields of research. The field has broad implications for human health and disease, animal production and environmental health. Metagenomics has opened up a wealth of data, tools, technologies and applications that allow us to access the majority of organisms that we still cannot access in pure culture (an estimated 99% of microbial lif…
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- 978-1-4899-7478-5
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- 39 b/w illustrations, 178 illustrations in colour
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Their World: A Diversity of Microbial Environments
This volume summarizes recent advances in environmental microbiology by providing fascinating insights into the diversity of microbial life that exists on our planet. The first two chapters present theoretical perspectives that help to consolidate our understanding of evolution as an adaptive process by which the niche and habitat of each species develop in a manner that interconnects individua…
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- 978-3-319-28071-4
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Neglected Tropical Diseases - Sub-Saharan Africa
This book provides an overview on the major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa, such as Leishmaniasis, Buruli Ulcer and Schistosomiasis. In well-structured chapters epidemiology and biology of these parasitic diseases will be discussed in detail. Further, diagnostics and therapeutic approaches as well as prevention strategies will be reviewed. The book will be of…
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- 978-3-319-25469-2
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- XIV, 414
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- Neglected Tropical Diseases
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