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

Published New York : Springer, [2013] ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (143 pages) : illustrations Series SpringerBriefs in microbiology, 2191-5385 SpringerBriefs in microbiology. 2191-5385 Contents Advances and challenges in studying cave microbial diversity / Naowarat Cheeptham -- Cave biofilms and their potential for novel antibiotic discovery / Maria de Lurdes N. Enes Dapkevicius -- Cave conservation: a Canadian caver's perspective / Phil Whitfield -- Cave conservation: a microbiologist's perspective / Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez -- Microbial ecology: caves as an extreme habitat / C. Riquelme Gabriel and Diana E. Northup -- Studies of antibiotic production by cave bacteria / Elizabeth T. Montano and Lory O. Henderson Summary 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 Analysis Medicine Immunology Microbiology Environmental sciences Biomedicine Medical Microbiology Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (SpringerLink, viewed on November 11, 2014) In Springer eBooks Subject Cave ecology. Pharmaceutical microbiology. Anti-Bacterial Agents Caves -- microbiology Drug Discovery NATURE -- Ecology. NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness. SCIENCE -- Environmental Science. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology. Cave ecology Pharmaceutical microbiology Form Electronic book Author Cheeptham, Naowarat, editor ISBN 9781461452065 1461452066 9781283697224 128369722X

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