Contributors | p. ix |
Multiple Effector Mechanisms Induced by Recombinant Listeria monocytogenes Anticancer Immunotherapeutics | |
Introduction | p. 2 |
Molecular Determinants of L. monocytogenes Virulence | p. 3 |
Virulence factors associated with L. monocytogenes invasion | p. 3 |
L. monocytogenes survival in the macrophage | p. 4 |
Immune Response to L. monocytogenes Infection | p. 6 |
Innate immunity | p. 6 |
Cellular immune responses | p. 8 |
Recombinant L. monocytogenes as a Vaccine Vector | p. 12 |
Construction of recombinant L. monocytogenes strains | p. 12 |
LLO and ACTA as adjuvants in L. monocytogenes based immunotherapy | p. 13 |
The Pleiotropic Effects of L. monocytogenes on the Tumor Microenvironment | p. 14 |
Protective and therapeutic tumor immunity | p. 14 |
L. monocytogenes promotes a favorable intratumoral milieu | p. 15 |
Effect of L. monocytogenes vaccination on regulatory T cells in the tumors | p. 18 |
Implication of the immune response to L. monocytogenes infection: L. monocytogenes within the tumor | p. 19 |
Conclusions and Future Prospects | p. 19 |
References | p. 20 |
Diagnosis of Clinically Relevant Fungi in Medicine and Veterinary Sciences | |
Introduction | p. 30 |
The general structure of fungi | p. 30 |
Clinically relevant species of fungi | p. 32 |
Non molecular Methods of Fungal Diagnosis | p. 36 |
Microscopy | p. 36 |
Culture | p. 38 |
UV wood's Lamp | p. 39 |
Radiology | p. 39 |
Spectroscopy | p. 40 |
Molecular Techniques for Fungal Diagnosis | p. 41 |
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | p. 41 |
Serological methods | p. 45 |
Conclusion | p. 47 |
References | p. 48 |
Diversity in Bacterial Chemotactic Responses and Niche Adaptation | |
Introduction | p. 54 |
Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Chemotaxis | p. 55 |
Chemotaxis: Control of the motility pattern | p. 55 |
Molecular mechanisms of chemotaxis: The E. coli paradigm | p. 57 |
Bacillus subtilis, another model for chemotaxis signal transduction | p. 59 |
Diversity in Chemotaxis | p. 61 |
Complete genome sequencing projects and the diversity in chemotaxis | p. 61 |
Chemotaxis in bacterial species colonizing diverse niches | p. 63 |
Characterizing the Chemotaxis Response: Qualitative and Quantitative Assays | p. 64 |
Temporal gradient assays | p. 65 |
Spatial gradient assays | p. 66 |
Use of chemotaxis assays to characterize new microbial functions | p. 70 |
Conclusions and Future Prospects | p. 70 |
Acknowledgments | p. 71 |
References | p. 71 |
Cutinases: Properties and Industrial Applications | |
Introduction | p. 78 |
Cutinase Characteristics | p. 79 |
Applications of Cutinase | p. 80 |
Oil and dairy products | p. 82 |
Flavor compounds | p. 83 |
Phenolic compounds production | p. 84 |
Insecticide and pesticide degradation | p. 85 |
Textile industry and laundry | p. 86 |
Polymer chemistry | p. 87 |
Enantioselective esterification reactions | p. 89 |
Food industry | p. 90 |
Conclusion | p. 91 |
Acknowledgements | p. 91 |
References | p. 91 |
Microbial Deterioration of Stone Monuments-An Updated Overview | |
Introduction | p. 98 |
Microbial Ecology of Outdoor Stone Surfaces | p. 99 |
Molecular biology in the study of epi- and endo-lithic microorganisms | p. 101 |
Effect of climate and substrate on microflora | p. 102 |
Mechanisms of Microbial Biodeterioration | p. 105 |
Biofilms | p. 106 |
Discoloration | p. 107 |
Salting | p. 109 |
Physical damage | p. 110 |
Inorganic acids | p. 110 |
Organic acids | p. 111 |
Osmolytes | p. 112 |
Microorganisms Detected on Historic Monuments | p. 112 |
Phototrophic microorganisms | p. 112 |
Chemoorganotrophic microorganisms | p. 120 |
Chemolithotrophic microorganisms | p. 124 |
Control of Biodeteriorating Microorganisms | p. 126 |
Conclusions | p. 127 |
References | p. 128 |
Microbial Processes in Oil Fields: Culprits, Problems, and Opportunities | |
Introduction | p. 142 |
Factors Governing Oil Recovery | p. 144 |
Microbial Ecology of Oil Reservoirs | p. 146 |
Origins of microorganisms recovered from oil reservoirs | p. 147 |
Microorganisms isolated from oil reservoirs | p. 148 |
Culture-independent analysis of microbial communities in oil reservoirs | p. 155 |
Deleterious Microbial Activities: Hydrogen Sulfide Production (or Souring) | p. 163 |
Current souring control approaches | p. 163 |
Microbial control of souring | p. 164 |
Microbial Activities and Products Useful For Oil Recovery | p. 167 |
Paraffin control | p. 171 |
Biogenic acid, solvent, and gas production | p. 181 |
Biosurfactant production | p. 194 |
Emulsifiers | p. 205 |
Exopolymer production and selective plugging | p. 205 |
In situ hydrocarbon metabolism | p. 211 |
Implementation of Meor | p. 214 |
Treatment strategies | p. 214 |
Nutrients selection | p. 217 |
Monitoring the success of MEOR field trials | p. 218 |
Current and Future Directions | p. 218 |
Biosurfactant formulations | p. 218 |
Understanding the microbial ecology of oil reservoirs | p. 220 |
Conclusions | p. 223 |
Acknowledgments | p. 224 |
References | p. 225 |
Index | p. 253 |
Contents of Previous Volumes | p. 259 |
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