Ananthanarayan and paniker’s Textbook of Microbiology; Seventh edition Posted by R Santhosh Kalash on 1/04/2014 12:19:00 pm No comments

Ananthanarayan and Paniker's Textbook of Microbiology is the acknowledged classic textbook on the subject in India. This, the Seventh edition of the book, has a completely new full-colour layout, which is further enhanced by a large number of colour illustrations and photographs. In addition, a comprehensive section on the clinical aspects of microbiology aims to help students get to grips with the clinical applications of this field. This book also comes with a handy booklet, which contains an exhaustive list of questions, long, short and multiple choice, for each chapter to help students be better prepared for their examination. Special Features: • Chapter objectives and summaries • Full-colour, student-friendly layout • More bulletised text to improve ease of learning • Comprehensive section on clinical aspects • New and improved colour illustrative figures and photographs from laboratories and educational institutions all over India • Free booklet with exam-oriented questions. The Classic Textbook Has Been Relevant New Information And All Chapters Have Been Thoroughly Revised And Updated. It Contains Current Material On Hiv, Hepatitis Virus, Sars, Coronavirus, Bird Flud Virus And Many Of The New Agents Responsible For Human Infections. The Epidemological Patterns Have Been Redescribed And Updated.

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Viruses in food and water Posted by R Santhosh Kalash on 10/20/2013 01:14:00 pm No comments

Viruses can be highly infectious and are capable of causing widespread disease outbreaks. The significance of viral pathogens in food and waterborne illness is increasingly being recognised and viruses transferred by these routes are important areas of research. Viruses in food and water reviews the risks, surveillance and control of food and waterborne viral disease. 

Part one provides an introduction to food and environmental virology. Part two goes on to explore methods of detection, surveillance and risk assessment of viruses in food and water; it includes chapters on molecular detection of viruses in foods and food processing environments, quality control in the analytical laboratory, and quantitative risk assessment for food and waterborne viruses. Part three focuses on virus transmission routes and control of food and water contamination. It contains chapters on fresh produce, shellfish and viral presence, and control methods in waste water and sewage. Finally, part four highlights particular pathogens including norovirus, hepatitis A and emerging zoonotic viruses. 

Viruses in food and water is a standard reference book for microbiologists in academia, analytical labs and the food and water treatment industries, as well as environmental health professionals and researchers working on foodborne viruses.

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Lactic Acid Bacteria: Microbiological and Functional Aspects; Fourth Edition Posted by R Santhosh Kalash on 10/20/2013 11:25:00 am 1 comment

The previous editions of this book have never looked very much like their predecessors, and this fourth edition is no exception. Due to the accumulation of new findings during the seven years that has passed since the previous update, practically all chapters are either completely rewritten or are totally new. We (the editors) and the contributors have strived to reach a proper balance between the well-established “eternal truths” and the novel and even controversial findings. While keeping the format of individual chapters as reviews, a certain compromise between comprehensiveness and readability has been aimed at in order to avoid an excessive length and too massive a size of the volume. In addition to purely scientific aspects related to lactic acid bacteria and their applications, the regulatory framework related to their safety and efficacy, particularly in probiotic use, has also been reviewed. We hope that the book will find its audience both as an introduction to the field for an advanced student and as a handbook for microbiologists, food scientists, nutritionists, clinicians, and regulatory experts.

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Bacterial cellular metabolic systems Posted by R Santhosh Kalash on 10/17/2013 08:06:00 pm No comments

The metabolic regulation of a cell system is of critical importance in systems biology, and a robust model of these mechanisms is essential in predicting the effects on the metabolism of both the culture environment and the knockout of specific genes. Bacterial cellular metabolic systems focuses on this highly topical subject in relation to culture environment and provides a detailed analysis from gene level to metabolic level regulation, as well as offering a discussion of the most recent modelling approaches. The book begins with an introduction to metabolic mechanisms and to the metabolic regulation of a cell, before moving on to discussing the action of global regulators in response to a specific culture environment. The second half of the book examines conventional flux balance analysis and its applications, 13C-metabolic flux analysis, and the effect of a specific gene knockout on the metabolism.

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Bacteria in Agrobiology: Plant Probiotics Posted by R Santhosh Kalash on 10/17/2013 08:05:00 pm No comments

Bacteria are ubiquitous in nature: some of them are harmful but majority of them are beneficial to the plants. They comprise various attributes which directly and indirectly support plant growth and their fitness against adverse conditions of both abiotic and biotic in any given environmental system. Coordinated interactions between microbes and plants are utmost important for their healthy association. Through this book we intend to provide a total of 18 chapters which signify the added advantages of bacteria, in general, and PGPR, in particular, in nutrient uptake and triggering defense responses of the plant against deleterious phytopathogens. Probiotics for plants exhibits multifarious functional characteristics beneficial in nature which lead to sustainable microbial complex ecosystem. Due to their diverse ecology, they exhibit multifarious functional characters beneficial in nature which lead to sustainable microbial complex ecosystem favorable to the host plants. Due to their probiotic nature and sometimes because of intimate association (example endophytes), they often serve as an alternative to fertilizers, herbicides, and chemical pesticides. A brief understanding of diversity, colonization, mechanism of action formulation, and application of such bacteria inoculants facilitate their contribution in the management of sustainable agroecosystem as exemplified by studying their responses on a plant model, Arabidopsis. Such bacteria have also been exploited in the improvement of quality of silk production. The probiotic nature of various group of bacteria found suitable candidates for combating fungal, bacterial nematode, and other diseases which are injurious to majority of plant besides conferring health benefits to above-ground plant parts and roots deep seated in soil. Some of the chapters highlight the impact of bacteria on soil structure and microbial community function that involved rhizosphere signals (molecules) apart from mediated systemic resistance for plants, potential for phosphorus nutrition application for microbial consortium, nitrogen fixation, and biofertilizer for eco-friendly low-input sustainable crop production. The book will benefit the teachers, researches students, and those interested in strengthening the subject of Agricultural Microbiology, Biotechnology, Plant Protection, Agronomy, and Environmental Sciences.

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Microbiology, 5th Edition Posted by R Santhosh Kalash on 4/12/2013 03:15:00 pm No comments

Microbiology is an exceptionally broad discipline encompassing specialties as diverse as biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, taxonomy, pathogenic bacteriology, food and industrial microbiology, and ecology. A microbiologist must be acquainted with many biological disciplines and with all major groups of microorganisms: viruses, bacteria, fungi, algae, and protozoa. The key is balance. Students new to the subject need an introduction to the whole before concentrating on those parts of greatest interest to them. This text provides a balanced introduction to all major areas of microbiology for a variety of students. Because of this balance, the book is suitable for courses with orientations ranging from basic microbiology to medical and applied microbiology. Students preparing for careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing, and allied health professions will find the text just as useful as those aiming for careers in research, teaching, and industry.

The book is organized flexibly so that chapters and topics may be arranged in almost any order. Each chapter has been made as self contained as possible to promote this flexibility. Some topics are essential to microbiology and have been given more extensive treatment.

Prescott, Harley and Klein's 5th edition provides a balanced, comprehensive introduction to all major areas of microbiology. Because of this balance, Microbiology, 5/e is appropriate for students preparing for careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing, and allied health, as well as research, teaching, and industry. Biology and chemistry are prerequisites. The Fifth Edition has been updated extensively to reflect the latest discoveries in the field.

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