Biology and Biotechnology of Actinobacteria

✍ Scribed by Joachim Wink, Fatemeh Mohammadipanah, Javad Hamedi (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 398
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides in-depth insights into the biology, taxonomy, genetics, physiology and biotechnological applications of Actinobacteria. It especially focuses on the latter, reviewing the wide variety of actinobacterial bioactive molecules and their benefits for diverse industrial applications such as agriculture, aquaculture, biofuel production and food technology. Actinobacteria are one of the most promising sources of small bioactive molecules and it is estimated that only a small percentage of actinobacterial bioactive chemicals have been discovered to date. Identifying new diverse gene clusters of biotechnological relevance in the genome of Actinobacteria will be crucial to developing advanced applications for pharmaceutical, industrial and agricultural purposes. The book offers a unique resource for all graduate students, researchers and practitioners in the fields of microbiology, microbial biotechnology, and the genetic engineering of Actinobacteria.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-vii
Introduction (Javad Hamedi, Joachim Wink)....Pages 1-3
The Cellular Structure of Actinobacteria (Javad Hamedi, Naghmeh Poorinmohammad)....Pages 5-28
Growth and Life Cycle of Actinobacteria (Javad Hamedi, Naghmeh Poorinmohammad, Reyhaneh Papiran)....Pages 29-50
Classification and Taxonomy of Actinobacteria (Fatemeh Mohammadipanah, Mona Dehhaghi)....Pages 51-77
The Genetic System of Actinobacteria (Horbal Lilya, Luzhetskyy Andriy)....Pages 79-121
Ecology and Habitat Distribution of Actinobacteria (D. İ. Kurtbӧke)....Pages 123-149
Physiology of Actinobacteria (Olga Genilloud)....Pages 151-180
Regulation of Secondary Metabolites of Actinobacteria (Wolfgang Wohlleben, Agnieszka Bera, Yvonne Mast, Evi Stegmann)....Pages 181-232
Symbiosis and Pathogenicity of Actinobacteria (Yitayal S. Anteneh, Christopher M. M. Franco)....Pages 233-268
The Role of Actinobacteria in Biotechnology (Javad Hamedi, Naghmeh Poorinmohammad, Joachim Wink)....Pages 269-328
Practical Aspects of Working with Actinobacteria (Joachim Wink, Fatemeh Mohammadipanah, Hamed Kazemi Shariat Panahi)....Pages 329-376
Post-genomic Studies and Systems Biology of Actinobacteria: A Brief Overview (Naghmeh Poorinmohammad, Javad Hamedi)....Pages 377-395

✦ Subjects

Bacteriology