Microbes in the Spotlight: Recent Progress in the Understanding of Beneficial and Harmful Microorganisms

Microbes in the Spotlight: Recent Progress in the Understanding of Beneficial and Harmful Microorganisms contains a selection of papers presented at the VI International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology - BioMicroWorld2015 (Barcelona, Spain).

This book offers the outcomes of completed and outgoing research works and experiences of several microbiology research groups across the world.

The volume is divided into the following sections:
--Agricultural and environmental microbiology. Biodeterioration, biodegratation, bioremediation
--Food microbiology
--Medical microbiology. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. Antimicrobial resistance
--Industrial microbiology. Microbial production of high-value products
--Biotechnologically relevant enzymes and proteins
--Methods and technology development
--Microbial physiology

Readers will find this book a useful opportunity to keep up with the latest research results, insights and advances in the microbiology field.