Advances in applied microbiology. v. 71 / edited by Allen I. Laskin, Sima Sariaslani, Geoffrey M. Gadd. — Amsterdam : Elsevier, c2010. – (58.69/A244/V.71)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Contributors
    1. Influence of Escherichia coli Shiga Toxin on the Mammalian Central Nervous System
    I. Introduction
    II. STEC Infection in Human Patients
    III. Animal Models
    IV. Similarities Between Human Patients and Animal Models
    V. Relation Between Renal Failure and CNS Failure
    VI. Stx Receptor， Globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) Expression in the Nervous System
    VII. Stx Route from Blood to CNS Parenchyma
    VIII. Future Directions
    Acknowledgments
    References
    2. Natural Products for Type II Diabetes Treatment
    I. Introduction
    II. Acarbose
    III. Miglitol
    IV. Voglibose
    V. Anthocyanins
    VI. Pine Bark Extract
    VII. Other Extracts of Plant Origin
    VIII. Metformin
    References
    3. Experimental Models Used to Study Human Tuberculosis
    I. Introduction
    II. Use of Surrogate Models to Study Tuberculosis
    III. In vitro Models of Mycobacteriology
    IV. In vivo Models of Tuberculosis
    V. The Study of Tuberculosis Pathogenesis in Human Patients
    VI. Conclusions and Future Prospects
    Acknowledgments
    References
    4. Biosynthesis of Peptide Signals in Gram-Positive Bacteria
    I. Introduction
    II. Bacillus Intracellular Signaling Peptides
    III. Enterococcus Pheromones
    IV. S. aureus Autoinducing Peptides
    V. Other Cyclic Peptide Signaling Systems
    VI. B. subtilis Competence Pheromones
    VII. Quenching Signal Biosynthesis
    VIII. Conclusions
    Acknowledgments
    References
    5. Cell Immobilization for Production of Lactic Acid: Biofilms Do It Naturally
    I. Introduction
    II. Biofilm Formation
    III. Application of Biofilms to Lactic Acid Production
    IV. Host Organisms
    V. Cell Immobilization
    VI. Cultivation Media
    VII. Biofilm Apparatus and Operation
    VIII. Lactic Acid Volumetric Productivity Versus Concentration
    IX. Conclusions
    Acknowledgments
    References
    6. Microbial Fingerprinting using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS): Applications and Challenges
    I. Introduction
    II. Applications
    III. Challenges
    IV. Summary
    Acknowledgments
    References
    Index
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