Cave Microbiomes: A Novel Resource for Drug Discovery

This book details recent findings in the field of cave microbiology and builds on fast-paced efforts to exploit an unconventional and underexplored environment for new microorganisms which may provide an untapped source of drugs: microorganisms from caves.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cheeptham, Naowarat (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Subjects:
Medical microbiology.
Immunology.
Environment.
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Medical Microbiology.
Environmental Sciences.
Biomedical Research.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Advances and Challenges in Studying Cave Microbial Diversity
  • Cave Biofilms and Their Potential for Novel Antibiotic Discovery
  • Cave Conservation: A Canadian caver's Perspective
  • Cave Conversation: A Microbiologist's Perspective
  • Microbial Ecology: Caves as an Extreme Habitat
  • Studies of Antibiotic Production by Cave Bacteria.  .

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