Advances in Applied Microbiology

Geoffrey Gadd is a Professor at the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK Sima Sariaslani - PhD in microbial Biochemistry - UK. Professor of microbiology/biochemistry - IranResearch at Univ. of Calif, Riverside - US. Research at Univ. of Iowa - US. Research at DuPont Central Research and Development - USIntellectual property - DuPont - US

Myxobacterial Vesicles


I. Introduction
II. Outer Membrane Vesicles
III. Myxobacteria
IV. Myxobacterial Vesicles
V. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments

Diversity, Structure, and Size of N2O-Producing Microbial Communities in Soils—What Matters for Their Functioning?


I. Introduction
II. Global Importance of N2O Emissions
III. Processes Leading to N2O Production
IV. Exploring Ammonia Oxidizer and Denitrifier Communities in Soil
V. Importance of Diversity, Structure, and Size of Nitrifier and Denitrifier Communities for N2O Production in Soil
VI. Conclusion
Acknowledgments

Solar-Driven Hydrogen Production in Green Algae


I. Introduction
II. Biophotolytic H2 Production
III. H2 Production in Green Algae
IV. Improving H2 Production in C. reinhardtii
V. Engineering Challenges: Photobioreactors
VI. Conclusions and Future Prospects

Mucosal Biofilm Communities in the Human Intestinal Tract


I. Introduction
II. Colonization of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
III. Mucosal-Associated Populations in the Large Bowel
IV. Alterations in Intestinal Mucosal Communities in IBD
V. Therapeutic Manipulation of Mucosal Biofilm Communities
VI. Modeling Studies
VII. Conclusions