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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437851503321

Titolo

Cave microbiomes : a novel resource for drug discovery / / Naowarat Cheeptham, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-283-69722-X

1-4614-5206-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (142 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in microbiology, , 2191-5385

Altri autori (Persone)

CheepthamNaowarat

Disciplina

615.101579

Soggetti

Caves - Microbiology

Drug development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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.  .

Sommario/riassunto

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.