Microbial biodegradation : from omics to function and application / edited by Jerzy Dlugonski.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Długoński, Jerzy, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microbial metabolism.

Physical Description:

X, 238 p. : il. ; 26 cm

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Norfolk, UK : Caister Academic Press, 2016.

Summary:

In this timely book, expert authors critically review the most important current research in this exciting field. Topics include the genomics, metagenomics and metatranscriptomics of biodegradation, molecular markers in biodegradation, metabolomics and crucial enzymes, proteomics in metabolic pathways inspection, lipidomics in microbial adaptation to toxic compounds, degradation of endocrine disrupting compounds, dyes decolourisation and degradation, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation, biosurfactants enhancement factors, degradation of volatile compounds, heavy metals removal, and examples of the applications of recent research. Essential reading for scientists working in the field of microbial degradation and bioremediation and recommended reading for everyone interested in environmental microbiology, biotechnology and molecular biology.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Contributors

Current Books of Interest

Preface

1. Organic Pollutants Degradation by Microorganisms - Genomics, Metagenomics and Metatranscriptomics Backgrounds

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Genomic, metagenomic and metatranscriptomic techniques

1.3 Metagenomic and genomic analysis of pollutant degradation

1.4 Taxonomic analysis of the metagenomic data on microbial communities exposed to toxic organic compounds

1.5 Metatranscriptomic background information on pollutant degradation

1.6 Conclusion

2. Heavy Metals Resistance, Metabolism and Transformation - Genomic, Metagenomic and Metatranscriptomic Studies

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Mechanisms of microbial resistance to heavy metals

2.3 Mechanisms of dissemination of heavy metals resistance and metabolism genes

2.4 Genomics of metallotolerant bacteria

2.5 Heavy metals transformation in the light of an overall microbial metabolism and potential application in bioremediation

2.6 Metagenomics and metatranscriptomics of heavy metal-contaminated environments

2.7 Conclusion

3. Molecular Markers in Biodegradation Processes

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Functional genes as the molecular markers for biodegradation processes

3.3 Conclusion

4. Metabolomics and Crucial Enzymes in Microbial Degradation of Contaminants

4.1 Introduction

4.2 From discovery to quantitation

4.3 Metabolomics - degradation pathways and enzymes

4.4 Cell metabolism during biodegradation

5. Proteomics as a Tool for Metabolic Pathways Inspection in Microbial Cells

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Instrumentation, methods and software

5.3 Proteomics of biodegradation

6. Lipidomics in Studies on Adaptation Mechanisms of Microorganisms to the Toxic Effects of Hazardous Compounds

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Lipidomics: a distinct field of metabolomics.

6.3 An increasing interest in microbial lipidomics

6.4 Molecular species of phospholipids

6.5 Methods of phospholipid analysis

6.6 Mass spectrometry analysis of phospholipids

6.7 Comparative lipidomics

6.8 The role of cardiolipin in microbial adaptation to stress factors

6.9 Changes in fatty acid composition

6.10 Changes in branched fatty acids

6.11 Conclusion

7. Microbial Elimination of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Deleterious effects of EDCs on human and wildlife populations

7.3 Microbial transformation and detoxification of EDCs

7.4 Application aspects of microbial degradation of EDCs

7.5 Conclusions

8. Dye Decolorization and Degradation by Microorganisms

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Classification and characteristics of synthetic dyes

8.3 Methods for treating dye-contaminated wastewater

8.4 Mechanisms underlying microbial removal of dyes

8.5 Pathways underlying the biodegradation of dyes

8.6 Optimization of biodegradation conditions

8.7 Methods for evaluating the toxicity of products of dye biodegradation

8.8 Genomics and proteomics in decolorization studies

8.9 Conclusion

9. Novel Insights into Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Biodegradation Pathways Using Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Approaches

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Characterization of PAH degrading mycobacteria

9.3 Functional genomics of an HMW PAH degrader, M. vanbaalenii PYR-1

9.4 Systematic understanding of the PAH-MN in M. vanbaalenii PYR-1

9.5 Functional pan-genomics of the genus Mycobacterium

9.6 Conclusions

10. Biosurfactant Enhancement Factors in Microbial Degradation Processes

10.1 A summary of biosurfactant characteristics

10.2 Biosurfactants in remediation processes

10.3 Conclusions and future prospects.

11. Microorganisms Application for Volatile Compounds Degradation

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Types of volatile pollutants

11.3 Sources of emission of volatile pollutants

11.4 Biodegradation of volatile compounds

11.5 Bioconversion of volatile pollutants

11.6 Bioreactors for the removal of volatile pollutants

11.7 Conclusions

12. Heavy Metal Removal by Microbial Cells

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Passive heavy metal uptake via biosorption

12.3 Heavy metal immobilization by living microbial cells - mechanisms and applications

12.4 Metal-microbe interactions

12.5 Microbial bioremediation of metal-contaminated environments

12.6 Conclusions

13. Application of Recent Omics Achievements in Bioremediation Processes Illustrated by Progress in Microbial Surfactants Commercialization

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Bio-based and microbial surfactants market analysis

13.3 Bottlenecks of microbial surfactant commercialization

13.4 Acceleration of microbial surfactant application by progress in basic sciences

13.5 Patents on microbial surfactants

13.6 Conclusions

Index.

Notes:

Incluye bibliografía por capítulos e índice

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-910190-46-2

OCLC:

957636416