Actinobacteria : Basics and Biotechnological Applications / / edited by Dharumadurai Dhanasekaran, Yi Jiang

• Autore: Dharumadurai Dhanasekaran
• Pubblicazione: IntechOpen, 2016; [Rijeka, Croatia] : , : IntechOpen, , 2016
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 387 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 589.9
• Soggetto topico: Veterinary medicine; Microbiology
• Soggetto non controllato: Life Sciences; Microbiology; Genetics and Molecular Biology; Biochemistry; Bacteriology
• Persona (resp. second.): DhanasekaranDharumadurai; JiangYi
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book presents an introductory overview of Actinobacteria with three main divisions: taxonomic principles, bioprospecting, and agriculture and industrial utility, which covers isolation, cultivation methods, and identification of Actinobacteria and production and biotechnological potential of antibacterial compounds and enzymes from Actinobacteria. Moreover, this book also provides a comprehensive account on plant growth-promoting (PGP) and pollutant degrading ability of Actinobacteria and the exploitation of Actinobacteria as ecofriendly nanofactories for biosynthesis of nanoparticles, such as gold and silver. This book will be beneficial for the graduate students, teachers, researchers, biotechnologists, and other professionals, who are interested to fortify and expand their knowledge about Actinobacteria in the field of Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Science, Plant Science, Agriculture, Plant pathology, Environmental Science, etc.
• Altri titoli varianti: Actinobacteria; Actinobacteria – Basics and Biotechnological Applications
• Titolo autorizzato: Actinobacteria
• ISBN: 953-51-5422-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910317707503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II