1.Potential and Opportunities for Use of Recombinant Lactic Acid Bacteria in Human Health  2

2.Novel Aspects of Signaling in Streptomyces Development  65

3.Polysaccharide Breakdown by Anaerobic Microorganisms Inhabiting the Mammalian Gut  89

4.Lincosamides: Chemical Structure, Biosynthesis, Mechanism of Action, Resistance, and Applications  121

5.Ribosome Engineering and Secondary Metabolite Production  155

6.Developments in Microbial Methods for the Treatment of Dye Effluents  185

7.Extracellular Glycosyl Hydrolases from Clostridia  215

8.Kernel Knowledge: Smut of Corn  263

9.Bacterial ACC Deaminase and the Alleviation of Plant Stress  291

10.Uses of Trichoderma spp. to Alleviate or Remediate Soil and Water Pollution  313

11.Bacteriophage Defense Systems and Strategies for Lactic Acid Bacteria  332