Books in the Methods in Microbiology series

Part of the "Methods in Microbiology" series, this volume provides an overview of the methods used for the isolation, cultivation and handling of a variety of extremophiles, both at the stage of their isolation from natural samples and in pure culture. It also contains protocols specific for work with extremophiles.

Presents the most appropriate experimental approaches in the detail required for modern microbiological research. Focusing on the methods most useful for the Microbiologist interested in analysing host-pathogen relationships, this volume is suitable for researchers working in microbiology, immunology, virology, mycology and parasitology.

Written by experts in the field, this title presents the experimental techniques required for modern environmental microbiological research. Chapters start with the introduction and background of a particular method, followed by a concise description of the procedures involved. It enumerates autotrophic picoplankton, bacteria and viruses.

Provides the researcher with a collection of articles on post-genome technologies central to studying the function of microorganisms. This work offers bioinformatic approaches to genome sequence analysis. It details the design, construction and applications of DNA microarrays. It covers advances in bacterial proteome and metagenome analysis.

Synthetic biology is a rapidly growing discipline that builds on well-established principles of genetic engineering and biotechnology by integrating computational and engineering approaches to the design and construction of novel biological systems. This volume focuses on microbial synthetic biology.

Volume 41 of Methods in Microbiology is a methods book designed to highlight procedures that will revitalize the purposes and practices of prokaryotic systematics.This volume will notably show that genomics and computational biology are pivotal to the new direction of travel and will emphasise that new developments need to be built upon historical good practices, notably the continued use of the nomenclatural type concept and the requirement to deposit type strains in at least two service culture collections in different countries.

Imaging Bacterial Molecules, Structures and Cells, the latest volume in the Methods in Microbiology series, provides comprehensive, cutting-edge reviews of current and emerging technologies in the field of clinical microbiology. The book features a wide variety of state-of-the art methods and techniques for the diagnosis and management of microbial infections, with chapters authored by internationally renowned experts. This particular volume focuses on current techniques, such as MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy and molecular diagnostics, along with newly emerging technologies, such as host-based diagnostics and next generation sequencing.Written by recognized leaders and experts in the fieldProvides a comprehensive and cutting-edge review of current and emerging technologies in the field of clinical microbiology, including discussions of current techniques like MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy and molecular diagnostics Includes a broad range and breadth of techniques coveredPresents discussions on newly emerging technologies, such as host-based diagnostics and next generation sequencing