Members of the genus Burkholderia are a fascinating group of bacteria exhibiting immense ecological and metabolic diversity. Their notoriety as pathogens, including that of potential biological weapons, is ironically matched by their value as biopesticides and bioremediators. For example, B. cepacia complex organisms can reduce an onion bulb to a macerated pulp, protect other crops from bacterial and fungal disease, clean up aquifers and soils contaminated by recalcitrant herbicides, colonise the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis and, if this diversity is not striking enough, are not only innately resistant to most major groups of antibiotics, but can use that most famous of antimicrobials, penicillin G, as a nutrient! This amazing versatility has attracted huge scientific interest in recent years and given that nine completed and seventeen draft Burkholderia genome sequences now available, the point has been reached where there is an urgent need to summarise and review the molecular biology, genomics, biochemistry, pathogenesis and beneficial properties of these important organisms. This book brings together the expertise and enthusiasm of an international panel of leading Burkholderia researchers to provide a state-of-the art overview of these important organisms. Topics covered include epidemiology, comparative genomics, antibiotic resistance, polysaccharides, beneficial interaction with plants, and much more. Each chapter is independent and can be read in isolation, but as a whole the book provides an important resource summarizing our current knowledge of Burkholderia molecular biology and genomics.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781904933281
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96471093
Product Key Features
Author
Tom Coenye, Peter Vandamme
Publication Name
Burkholderia: Molecular Microbiology and Genomics
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Biology
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
350 Pages
Dimensions
Item Weight
726g
Additional Product Features
Editor
Peter Vandamme, Tom Coenye
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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