Microbiology and Nanobiology: Advancing Frontiers By Har Darshan Kumar

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Publisher ‏: Daya Publishing House
Author : Har Darshan Kumar
Language ‏: English
Edition : Latest By Publishers
Book Cover : Hard Back
ISBN : 9788170356455

Table of Content

Chapter 1: General Microbiology Understanding Microbes The Three Phases of Microbiology Microbial Tree of Life Tree of Life or Network (Web) of Life? Microbial Phylogeny and Evolution Self-organization Processes in Biology The Eukaryotic Cell Cellular Microbiology The Complexity Pyramid The Irreducible Nature of Eukaryotic Cells Eukaryote Evolution Microbial Diversity Biodiversity of Bacteria-Taxa-area Relationship Novel Marine Microbes Mammalian Microbiota Gut (Intestinal) Bacteria The Human Microbiome Human Microbiome Project (HMP) The Creativity of Symbiosis Minimal Genome Needed for Symbiosis The Species Concept for Prokaryotes Microbial Forensics Green Fluorescent Protein as a Molecular LanternChapter 2: Gene Transfer and Gene Swapping in Bacteria Introduction Gene Swapping Gene Transfer Among Bacteria in Natural Environments Transformation Plasmid Transformation Conjugation Mechanisms of Conjugation Transduction Types of Transduction Factors Influencing Transduction in the Environment Far-Flung Gene Transfers in Nature Recombination and Clonality The Smart Bacteria: Cognition and Natural Genetic Engineering Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT) and Microbial Relationships Horizontal Gene Transfer-Direct Visualization Lateral Gene Transfer and Microbial Systematics Agrobacterium tumefaciens-The Crown Gall BacteriumChapter 3: Nanobiology: Viruses as Nano-organisms Introduction Structure and Organization Viral Quasispecies Redefining Virology Bacteriophages Genomic Diversity in Bacteriophages Viruses as Vectors for Gene Transfer RNA Virus Vectors Nuclear Import and Export in Influenza Virus Infection DNA Shuffling by Viral Vectors Infectious Viral RNAs (Reverse Genetics) Large RNA Virus Genome as Artificial Bacterial Chromosome Antiviral Therapy-Bacteriophages as Antibiotics? Viruses and the Cellular DNA Damage Response Giant Viruses Aggresomes and Virioplasm Genetic Exchange Among Terrestrial Bacteriophages Tethering HIV-1 Virus HIV-AIDS Drugs Epistasis in RNA Viruses Interferon Viral Vectors for Protein Production in InsectsChapter 4: The Archaea and Extremophilic Microorganisms Hyperthermophilic Archaea Thermoacidophilic Methanotrophy Cell Division DNA Replication Replication Origins Archaeal Metabolism in Deep Ocean Archaea in the Marine Nitrogen Cycle Thermoacidophilic Archaeon from Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vents Acidophilic Microorganisms Upper Temperature Limit for Life Life in Hydrothermal Vents Plant/Fungal Symbiosis and ThermotoleranceChapter 5: Microbial Morphology and Physiology Bacterial Cell Walls and Surface Structures Visualizing Bacterial Cell Walls and Biofilms DNA Versus Membrane in Bacillus Use of Light by Bacterial Protein to Power Flagella Magnetotactic Bacteria (MTB) and Magnetosomes Bacterial Communication and Nanovesicles Bacterial Caveolae Bacterial Chemotaxis Compensatory Adaptation in Escherichia coli Bacterial Suicide Through Stre