Cyanobacteria : ecological importance, biotechnological uses and risk management /

Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous photoautotrophic prokaryotes commonly found in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Some can even thrive under immense oxidative stress in extreme environments, such as hot/cold deserts and hot springs. Formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cyanobacteria not only...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Davison, Douglas (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2014.
Colección:Plant science research and practices.
Temas:
Cyanobacteria.
Cyanobactéries.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Microbiology.
Cyanobacteria
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""CYANOBACTERIA: ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE, BIOTECHNOLOGICAL USES AND RISK MANAGEMENT""; ""CYANOBACTERIA: ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE, BIOTECHNOLOGICAL USES AND RISK MANAGEMENT""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Reactive Oxygen Species in Cyanobacteria""; ""1Laboratory of Biology of Algae, Department of Biology,""; ""University of Rome â€?Tor Vergataâ€? Rome, Italy""; ""2EPR Laboratory, Department of Biology,""; ""University of Rome â€?Tor Vergataâ€?, Rome, Italy""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Formation of ROS""
  • ""3. Defence against ROS""""3.1. Protective Pigments""; ""Scytonemin: a cyanobacterial sunscreen for nearâ€?UV light (300â€?400 nm)""; ""Mycosporines and mycosporineâ€?like amino acids (MAAs): pigments for UVâ€?B screening""; ""3.2. Energy Dissipation""; ""Orange carotenoid protein (OCP)""; ""Iron stress induced antenna protein (IsiA)""; ""3.3. Stabilization of Photosystems: The Role of HLIPs and Small CABâ€?Like Proteins (Scp)""; ""3.4. Antioxidant Enzymes""; ""3.5. Nonenzymatic Antioxidants""; ""3.6. Vertical Movement""; ""4. Physiological Impact""; ""4.1. Photoinhibition""
  • ""4.2. Photobleaching""""4.3. DNA Breakage""; ""4.4. Thylakoid Degradation""; ""4.5. Programmed Cell Death (PCD)""; ""5. Environmental Impact and Applications""; ""5.1. Coral Bleaching""; ""5.2. Harmful Algal Blooms and Water Purification""; ""5.3. Renewable Resources from Solar Energy""; ""H2O2 production""; ""Electricity generation with a cyanobacterial biocathode""; ""5.4. Cultural Heritage Conservation""; ""Generation of ROS from cellular extracts exposed to light""; ""Photoinhibition""; ""Photobleaching and cellular damage""; ""Dâ€?ALAâ€?mediated photodynamic inactivation""
  • ConclusionReferences
  • Chapter 2: The Involvement of Cyanobacteria in Petroleum Hydrocarbons Degradation: Fundamentals, Applications And Perspectives
  • Abstract
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Involvement of Cyanobacteria in the Oxidation/ Degradation of PH
  • 3. Relationships between Cyanobacteria and HCHB in the Presence of Petroleum Hydrocarbons
  • Conclusion
  • Future Prospects
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Mathematical Models for Predicting the Cyanotoxins Presence in Several reservoirs in the Cantabrian Basin (Northern Spain)
  • Abstract
  • 1. Introduction3. Experimental Dataset
  • 4. Mathematical Model
  • 4.1. Multivariate Adaptive Regression Spline
  • 4.2. Genetic Algorithms
  • 5. Results
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 4: PCR and Real-Time PCR for Identification and Quantification of Cyanobacteria Toxic Species and Cyanotoxin-Producing Genotypes in Macau Main Storage Reservoir
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Materials and Methods
  • Sampling Sites
  • Cyanobacterial Strains and Culturing
  • Enumeration of Cyanobacteria Using Microscopy

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