Main description:

Advances in Applied Microbiology continues to be one of the most widely read and authoritative review sources in microbiology, containing comprehensive reviews of the most current research in applied microbiology.

Users will find invaluable references and information on a variety of areas, including protozoan grazing of freshwater biofilms, metals in yeast fermentation processes, the interpretation of host-pathogen dialogue through microarrays, and the role of polyamines in bacterial growth and biofilm formation.

Eclectic volumes are supplemented by thematic volumes on various topics, including Archaea and sick building syndrome.

Contents:

Towards Modeling the Resistance & Resilience of 'Below-Ground' Fungal Communities: A Mechanistic, Trait-Based Approach
Ruth E. Falconer, Wilfred Otten and Nia A. White
The Importance of the Microbial N Cycle in Soil for Crop Plant Nutrition
Penny R. Hirsch and Tim H. Mauchline
Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Much More than Biodegradable Plastics
Nancy I. Lopez, M. Julia Pettinari, Pablo I. Nikel and Beatriz S. Mendez
Catabolism of Phenol and Its Derivatives in Bacteria: Genes, Their Regulation and Use in the Biodegradation of Toxic Pollutants
Jan Nesvera, Lenka Rucka and Miroslav Patek