Bacteriocins: Ecology and Evolution

Margaret A. Riley (Curatore)

Milind A. Chavan (Curatore)

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, 2006

Microbes produce an extraordinary array of defense systems. These include bacteriocins, a class of antimicrobial molecules with narrow killing spectra, produced by bacteria. The book describes the diversity and ecological role of bacteriocins of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, presenting a new classification scheme for the former and a state-of-the-art look at the role of bacteriocins in bacterial communication. It discusses the molecular evolution of colicins and colicin-like bacteriocins, and provides a contemporary overview of archaeocins, bacteriocin-like antimicrobials produced by archaebacteria. Furthermore, various modeling (in silico) studies elucidate the role of bacteriocins in microbial community dynamics and fitness, delving into rock-paper-scissors competition and the counter-intuitive survival of the weakest. The book makes compelling reading for a multi-faceted scientific audience, including those working in the fields of biodiversity and biotechnology, notably in the human and animal health domain.

• Curatore: Margaret A. Riley, Milind A. Chavan
• Editore: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
• Anno: 2006
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 150 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9783540366034

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