Mikrobiologie (168 Artikel)

Biotechnologie ist ein spannendes und wichtiges Thema, aber auch sehr vielschichtig und manchmal kompliziert. Dieses Buch hilft Ihnen, wenn Sie einen Kurs in Biotechnologie besuchen oder sich einfa...

Verbreitungsgebiete von Tier- und Pflanzenarten sind hochgradig dynamisch, denn Organismen passen sich permanent den jeweiligen Umweltbedingungen an. Das Verständnis dieser Dynamik ist deshalb von ...

Dieser Band richtet sich an Studienanfänger der Biologie und führt ein in alle wichtigen Themen der Verhaltensbiologie: Nahrungssuche, Partnerwahl und Fortpflanzung, Brutfürsorge und -aufzucht, Räu...

Myelin Magic" unlocks the wonder of myelin, a fatty sheath crafted by Schwann cells. This sheath isn't just insulation - it's magic! It dramatically speeds up electrical signals, allowing you to se...

This title offers several advantages: Intrigue: "Unveiling the Hidden Symphony" sparks curiosity about the complexity beyond cellulose. Clarity: "Plant Cell Walls" defines the focus. Deeper Look: "...

"The Power of Patterns" dives into the exciting world of big data in chemistry and biology. In this age of information explosion, vast amounts of biological and chemical data are waiting to be unlo...

"When Giants Shift: How Tiny Bacteria Adapt to a Warming World" shrinks us down to the microscopic level to explore the fascinating world of bacteria and their response to a changing climate. Often...

"The Aging Brain: Navigating Changes and Optimizing Performance" dives into the natural shifts our brains experience as we get older. It explores how memory, focus, and processing speed can evolve,...

"Unlocking the Sialic Acid Code" delves into the fascinating world of sialic acids, sugar molecules clinging to the surface of many cells. These seemingly simple sugars hold a hidden language, infl...

"Beyond the Pill: 3D Printing Technologies for Personalized Medicine" shatters the mold of traditional medication. This book explores the transformative potential of 3D printing, revolutionizing ho...

Social bonds aren't just for humans. From chimpanzees grooming each other to elephant matriarchies protecting young, the animal kingdom brims with examples of powerful connections. These bonds go b...

For decades, neuroscientists have strived to understand the intricate link between the brain and behavior. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been a powerful tool in this quest, allow...

Imagine a complex play, where meticulous instructions guide every actor on stage. Within each cell, a similar marvel unfolds. The title, "The Journey of Genetic Information: How DNA Guides Cellular...

For decades, microbial biogeography relied on traditional classification methods. But these techniques often fail to capture the vast and enigmatic world of microbes. This is where the tide turns t...

For centuries, our understanding of the brain has relied on dissecting its parts and studying them in isolation. While this approach has yielded valuable insights into specific brain functions, it ...

"Die Welt der Pilze verstehen" ist ein faszinierendes Buch, das einen umfassenden Einblick in die vielfältige Welt der Pilze bietet. Von den grundlegenden botanischen Eigenschaften über die Lebensz...

"Der ultimative Leitfaden zur Pilzerkennung bietet in diesem faszinierenden Buch eine klare und präzise Anleitung, wie man giftige Pilze von essbaren Arten sicher unterscheidet. Durch detaillierte ...

"Die Bedeutung von Pilzen in verschiedenen Kulturen" erkundet die vielfältige Rolle von Pilzen in menschlichen Gesellschaften weltweit. Von ihrer Verwendung in der traditionellen Medizin über ihre ...

"Das geheime Leben der Pilze" ist ein faszinierendes Buch, das den Leser in die faszinierende Welt der Pilze entführt. Der Autor beschreibt auf anschauliche und unterhaltsame Weise die verschiedene...

Volume II: Virus Family and Regional Perspectives, Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis

Darwin wirft hier eine Reihe von Fragen auf, die in den Lebenswissenschaften derzeit kontrovers diskutiert werden: Wie unterscheidet sich erkenntnistheoretische von instrumenteller Rationalität? Ha...

Sieben Monate ist der preisgekrönte Journalist und Bestsellerautor Jürgen Neffe um den Globus unterwegs, um die berühmteste Reise der Wissenschaftsgeschichte nachzuerleben: Charles Darwins Fahrt au...

The practical importance of economic valuation information can hardly be overstated. Coastal and marine resource policy planning and management benefit from complete information on the impact of po...

According to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), achieving safe and healthier foods was one of the top ten achievements of public health in the 20th century. Ho...

The field of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) has grown rapidly in the last few decades, allowing the development of faster and more reliable assistive technologies based on direct links between th...

Carotenoids are a group of approximately 600 compounds synthesized by photosynthetic organisms. These pigments are abundant in fruits and vegetables, as well as in certain animal products such as e...

The research studies included in this Special Issue highlight the fundamental contribution of the knowledge of environmental history to conscious and efficient environment conservation and manageme...

This book includes some very recent applications and the newest emerging trends of hyper-spectral imaging (HSI). HSI is a very recent and strange beast, a sort of a melting pot of previous techniqu...

Marine biotoxins may pose a threat to the human consumption of seafood and seafood products. The increasing global trade and higher demand for seafood products worldwide represents a challenge for ...

The book "Protective and Detrimental Role of Heme Oxygenase-1", includes a selection of original research papers and reviews aimed at understanding the dual role (protective and detrimental) of HO-...

The research studies included in this Special Issue highlight the fundamental contribution of the knowledge of environmental history to conscious and efficient environment conservation and manageme...

The Hippo pathway is a highly dynamic cellular signaling nexus that plays central roles in multiple cell types and regulates regeneration, metabolism, and development. The Hippo pathway integrates ...

Wine traceability is a central theme in the current world market where consumers are increasingly demanding the quality and origin of food and drink. The wine production chain and wine composition ...

Horticultural crop yield and quality depend on genotype, environmental conditions, and production management. In particular, adverse environmental conditions may greatly affect crop performance, re...

The aim of this Special Issue is to review, understand, and evaluate new and exciting opportunities from the field on regenerative medicine, biomaterials, and stem cell research for the bioengineer...

Dear Colleagues, Synthetic biology is a broad and emerging discipline that capitalizes on recent advances in molecular biology, genetics, protein and RNA engineering and omics technologies. These t...

One might say that ordinary differential equations (notably, in Isaac Newton's analysis of the motion of celestial bodies) had a central role in the development of modern applied mathematics. This ...

Welfare is a multidimensional concept that can be described as the state of an animal as it copes with the environment. Captive environments can impact farmed animals at different levels, especiall...

Tissue fibrosis may occur for unknown causes or be the consequence of many pathological conditions including chronic inflammatory or infectious diseases, autoimmune disorders, graft rejection, or m...

PacBio's single-molecule real-time (SMRT) sequencing technology offers important advantages over the short-read DNA sequencing technologies that currently dominate the market. This includes excepti...

Despite being one of the most popular sports worldwide, basketball has received limited research attention compared to other team sports. Establishing a strong evidence base with high-quality and i...

The extracellular matrix (ECM) is where cells live. It is composed of collagen and elastic fibers, glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans, and several glycoproteins. In most tissues, fibril-forming c...

Ranaviruses and other viruses within the family Iridoviridae, infect a wide range of ecologically and commercially important ectothermic vertebrates, i.e., bony fish, amphibians, and reptiles, and ...

Amorphous solid dispersion (ASD) is a powerful formulation technology to improve oral absorption of poorly soluble drugs. Despite their being in existence for more than half a century, controlling ...

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine is a rapidly evolving research field which effectively combines stem cells and biologic scaffolds in order to replace damaged tissues. Biologic scaffold...

Phages have shown a high biotechnological potential with numerous applications. The advent of high-resolution microscopy techniques aligned with omic and molecular tools have revealed innovative ph...

This collection of review articles authored by international experts pulls together current information about the role of mitochondria in aging and diseases of aging. Mitochondria are vitally impor...

This book presents cross-discipline studies covering aspects ranging from animal science to social/consumer sciences and psychology, with the aim to collect and disseminate information promoting th...

Nucleic acids (RNA and DNA) and their chemical analogs have been utilized as building materials due to their biocompatibility and programmability. RNA, which naturally possesses a wide range of dif...

This Special Issue celebrates the 25th anniversary of the discovery of the first microRNA. The size of the microRNome and complexity of animal body plans and organ systems suggests a role for micro...

Mathematical and computational modeling approaches in biological and medical research are experiencing rapid growth globally. This Special Issue Book intends to scratch the surface of this exciting...

Ultrasound medical imaging stands out among the other diagnostic imaging modalities for its patient-friendliness, high temporal resolution, low cost, and absence of ionizing radiation. On the other...

Targeted therapy has developed significantly in the last one and half decades, prescribing specific medications for treatment of particular diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. On...

The development of new plant varieties is a long and tedious process involving the generation of large seedling populations for the selection of the best individuals. While the ability of breeders ...

Sex steroids, including androgens, estrogens, and progestogens, are knownto have widespread physiological actions beyond the reproductive systemvia binding to the sex hormone receptors. Meanwhile, ...

Polyamines are ubiquitous polycations essential for all cellular life. The most common polyamines in eukaryotes, spermine, spermidine, and putrescine, exist in millimolar intracellular concentratio...

Major depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are now recognized among the most frequent psychiatric disorders, affecting 16-17% and 2-3% of the general population, respectively. They ar...

Joint replacement is a very successful medical treatment. However, the survivorship of the implants could be adversely affected due to the loss of materials in the form of particles or ions as the ...

Biogenic amines have been known for some time. These compounds are found in varying concentrations in a wide range of foods (fish, cheese, meat, wine, beer, vegetables, etc.) and their formations a...

Image analysis is a fundamental task for extracting information from images acquired across a range of different devices. Since reliable quantitative results are requested, image analysis requires ...

The problem of evil has vexed for centuries:  is pain and suffering in the world consistent with the existence of God?  Theodicy attempts to demonstrate or explain why the answer could be 'yes'.  S...

Human lactation has evolved to produce a milk composition that is uniquely-designed for the human infant. Not only does human milk optimize infant growth and development, it also provides protectio...

As suggested by the title of this Special Issue, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry plays a pivotal role in the field of proteomics. Indeed, the research and review articles  published in the ...

Throughout most of history, medicinal plants and their active metabolites have represented a valuable source of compounds used to prevent and to cure several diseases. Interest in natural compounds...

Supernumerary B chromosomes (Bs) are dispensable genetic elements found in thousands of species of plants and animals, and some fungi. Since their discovery more than a century ago, they have been ...

Biodiversity and Protected Areas assembles twelve topics from around the world, illustrating the complexities and promise of addressing the biodiversity crisis. Authors from Mongolia, Africa, India...

In this book we have collected a series of state-of-the art papers written by specialists in the field of ionic liquid crystals (ILCs) to address key questions concerning the synthesis, properties,...

This Special Issue on the Systematics and Phylogeny of Weevils presents 31 new research papers on one of the most diverse and successful groups of animals on Earth, the beetle superfamily Curculion...

Starting from a kinase of interest, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) has gone far beyond an average biomolecule. Being expressed in all mammalian cell types and probably having a counterpart in ...

This Special Issue on the Systematics and Phylogeny of Weevils presents 31 new research papers on one of the most diverse and successful groups of animals on Earth, the beetle superfamily Curculion...

Agricultural production must increase substantially to meet the increasing per capita demand for food, feed, fuel, and fiber of a rising human census. The amount of arable land is limited due to so...

This new book entitled "Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Research 2016" covers a selection of recent research topics and current review articles in the field of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (N...

Over the past decades, researchers have gathered data demonstrating that vitamin D and its metabolites possess activities far beyond the classic regulation of calcium-phosphate homeostasis. It is n...

Plants possess a rather complex and efficient immune system. During their evolutionary history, plants have developed various defense strategies in order to recognize and distinguishing between sel...

The extracellular matrix in development and disease deals with the molecular and cellular aspects of development and disease. Cells exist in three-dimensional scaffolding called the extracellular m...

The Special Issue on high grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) and the contribution of the tumor microenviroment (TME) consists of reviews contributed by leaders in the OC field. As HGSOC metastases...

The history of science can teach modern men that our understanding of life is to a great extent based on the accuracy of the analytical methods that we use and, on our readiness to oppose dogmatic ...

The intention of the Special Issue "Biological and Biogenic Crystallization" was to create an international platform aimed at covering a broad field of results involving the crystallization of biol...

This book entitled "Protein Crystallization under the Presence of an Electric Field" covers recent trends and original contributions on the use of electric fields (internal and external) for applic...

This Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Science comprises a comprehensive study on "Metal Complex Interactions with Nucleic Acids and/or DNA". This Special Issue has been inspi...

In parallel with a decrease/stabilization in the use of internationally controlled drugs, the market of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) continues increasing, year after year, with the Internet ...

Starting from the most interesting papers presented at CUBANNI 2017, the First International Meeting of the Cuban Network of Neuroimmunology, this eBook covers the most up-to-date findings on neuro...

Mesothelioma is a rare aggressive cancer that develops from the mesothelium. Recent molecular analyses have defined four different types of mesothelioma based on gene expression and two major molec...

At no other time in its history has humankind been as concerned about good health. Lifestyle habits are promoted as indispensable allies for the daily prevention against so-called metabolic disease...

Epilepsy is a common neurological disease that can affect all ages. Although the majority of people with epilepsy can have excellent seizure control with medication, about 30% will fail anti-epilep...

Networks of coordinated interactions among biological entities govern a myriad of biological functions that span a wide range of both length and time scales--from ecosystems to individual cells and...

Drug metabolism/pharmacokinetics and drug interaction studies have been extensively carried out in order to secure the druggability and safety of new chemical entities throughout the development of...

In the post-genomic era, many efforts have been devoted to better understanding the biological information encoded by the cell "glycome" in normal and pathologic conditions. The glycan signature of...

Scars develop in the final stage of wound healing. Wound healing and scarring involve complex biological pathways, and the exact mechanisms by which they are initiated, evolved, and regulated remai...

This Special Issue is related to the 18th biannual International Gap Junction Conference (IGJC2017), which has been held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow and hosted by Glasgow Caledonian Universi...

Diet and nutrition are key tools in promoting health and reducing the comorbidities of chronic diseases. There are thousands of biomolecules in fruits, vegetables, wild and medicinal plants, other ...

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Mathematical ecology is an area of applied mathematics concerned with the application of mathematical concepts, tools and techniques, usually in the form of mathematical models, to problems arising...

Prion diseases, or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), are a group of fatal and transmissible neurodegenerative disorders characterized by long incubation periods, misfolded prion pro...

Forest tree genetics and genomics are advancing at an accelerated rate, thanks to recent developments in high-throughput, next-generation sequencing capabilities, and novel biostatistical tools. Po...

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Regenerative medicine is an emerging multidisciplinary field that aims to repair and restore the normal functions of tissues and organs damaged by aging, disease, injury, or congenital disorders. T...