Advances in Applied Microbiology

Contributors

Chapter One. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms: Mechanisms of Immune Evasion

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Biofilm Research Today

3 The Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes

4 The Interplay: Biofilm Versus PMNs

5 Biofilm Infections in Context

6 Concluding Remarks

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Two. Insights into the Biology of Borrelia burgdorferi Gained Through the Application of Molecular Genetics

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Global Gene Regulation

3 Motility and Chemotaxis

4 Cellular Processes: Nutrient Acquisition, Biosynthesis, Metabolism, Cell Division, and Secretion

5 Immune Evasion

6 Colonization and Dissemination in the Vector or Reservoir

7 Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Three. Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Diseases Caused by STEC

3 Locus of Enterocyte Effacement and Other Virulence Genes

4 Combatting Acidic Conditions

5 Iron Acquisition

6 Antimicrobial Drug Resistance

7 Ecology

8 Epidemiology

9 Prevention of STEC Colonization and Shedding in Cattle

10 Prevention of STEC Contamination of Meat and Dairy Products

11 Prevention of STEC Contamination of Produce

12 Detection, Isolation, and Identification of STEC

13 Comparative Genomics of O157:H7 and Non-O157 STEC

14 Stress Responses

15 Cell-to-Cell Communication Systems in E. coli

16 Conclusions

References

Chapter Four. Modern Taxonomy of Biotechnologically Important Aspergillus and Penicillium Species

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 One Fungus, One Name

3 Classification and Phylogenetic Relationships in Trichocomaceae, Aspergillaceae, and Thermoascaceae

4 Taxonomy of Penicillium Species and Phenotypically Similar Genera

5 Taxonomy of Aspergillus Species

6 Character Analysis

7 Modern Taxonomy and Genome Sequencing

8 Identification of Penicillium and Aspergillus Strains

9 Mating-Type Genes

10 Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Five. Upstream Regulation of Mycotoxin Biosynthesis

Abstract

1 Introduction

2 Pathway-Specific Regulators

3 Heterotrimeric G Protein Signaling Governing Mycotoxin Biosynthesis

4 The Role of Transcription Factors Responding to Environmental Cues in Mycotoxin Biosynthesis

5 Bridging Morphological and Chemical Development in Fungi

6 Chromatin Modification and Toxigenesis

7 Conclusions and Prospects

Acknowledgments

References

Index

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