Microbial cellulase system properties and applications

New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Microbial Cellulase System Properties and Applications covers the biochemistry of cellulase system, its mechanisms of action, and its industrial applications. Research has shed new light on the mechanisms of microbial cellula...

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Other Authors Gupta, Vijai Kumar
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2016.
SeriesNew and future developments in microbial biotechnology and bioengineering.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN0444635157
9780444635150
0444635122
9780444635129
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0444635076
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0444635130
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; I. Penicillium: Biology to Biotechnology; 1 Biodiversity of the Genus Penicillium in Different Habitats; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Isolation and Characterization of Penicillium; 1.3 Molecular Diversity and Phylogenetic Analysis; 1.4 Distribution and Abundance of Penicillium; 1.4.1 Low/High-Temperature Habitat; 1.4.2 Saline Habitat; 1.4.3 Acidic/Alkaline Habitat; 1.4.4 Penicillium Associated With Plants and Fruits; 1.5 Conclusion and Future Prospects; References.
  • 2 Understanding the Diversity of Penicillium Using Next-Generation Sequencing 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Isolation of Penicillium species; 2.2.1 Isolation From Air; 2.2.2 Isolation From Soil Samples; 2.2.3 Isolation From Food Samples; 2.3 Detection of Penicillium species; 2.3.1 Conventional Techniques; 2.3.2 Molecular Techniques; 2.3.2.1 Preparation of Fungal Culture for Toxin Detection; 2.3.2.2 DNA Extraction From Fungal Cultures for Molecular Identification; 2.3.2.3 Determining DNA Concentration and Purity; 2.3.2.4 Polymerase Chain Reaction; 2.3.2.5 PCR Detection of Penicillium Species.
  • 2.4.3.1.3 Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Fingerprinting (MALDI-TOF MS)2.4.3.2 Cloning and Sequencing of PCR Products; 2.4.3.2.1 Preparation and Analysis of DNA Heteroduplexes; 2.4.3.2.2 Identification of Polymorphic Genetic Loci; 2.4.3.3 Next-Generation Sequencing; 2.4.3.3.1 Roche 454 FLX Pyrosequencer; 2.4.3.3.2 Illumina Genome Analyzer; 2.4.3.3.3 Applied Biosystem SOLiD Sequencer; 2.4.3.3.4 Heliscope Single-Molecule Sequencer; 2.4.3.3.5 Ion Personal Genome Machine (PGM); 2.4.3.3.6 RNA-Seq.
  • 2.4.3.3.7 Pacific Biosciences SMRT Sequencing DNA Sequencer2.4.3.4 Submitting DNA Fragment for Sequencing; 2.4.3.4.1 Using Bioinformatics; 2.5 Conclusions and Future Perspectives; References; Further Reading; II. Secondary Metabolism; 3 Secondary Metabolism and Antimicrobial Metabolites of Penicillium; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Secondary Metabolism in Fungi; 3.2.1 Secondary Metabolism as Differentiation; 3.3 Microorganisms as Sources of Secondary Metabolites; 3.3.1 Bioactivities of Microbial Secondary Metabolites; 3.3.2 Biotechnological Importance of Fungi; 3.3.2.1 Ergot Alkaloids.