Microbial Biodegradation: Genomics and Molecular Biology

by Eduardo Diaz

Overview

In this timely book, expert international authors critically review all of the most important topics in this exciting field. This book is unique in that it is the first to review the area from a molecular biology and genomics perspective. Topics covered include: aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of aromatic compounds; molecular detection methods (e.g. microautoradiography, mRNA analyses, etc.); genome-based predictive modeling; elucidation of regulatory networks; bioavailability; chemotaxis and transport issues; functional genomic analyses; natural attenuation; community fingerprinting and metagenomics; biotreatment; and biocatalysts engineering. The book will be essential reading for microbial degradation and bioremediation scientists, and of general interest for microbiologists working in field of environmental microbiology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781904455172
Publisher:	Caister Academic Press Limited
Publication date:	01/01/2008
Pages:	418
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii

Preface xi

1 Genomic Insights into the Aerobic Pathways for Degradation of Organic Pollutants Michael P. McLeod Lindsay D. Eltis 1

2 Genomic Insights in the Anaerobic Biodegradation of Organic Pollutants Johann Heider Ralf Rabus 25

3 Detecting Active Bacteria Involved in Biodegradation in the Environment Lee J. Kerkhof Max M. Häggblom 55

4 Systems Biology Approach to Bioremediation with Extracellular Electron Transfer Derek R. Lovley Radhakrishnan Mahadevan Kelly R Nevin 71

5 Signaling Networks and Design of Pollutant Biosensors Manuel Carmona María A. Prieto Beatriz Galán José L. García Eduardo Díaz 97

6 Bioavailability, Chemotaxis, and Transport of Organic Pollutants Rebecca E. Parales Kou-San Ju Janet B. Rollefson Jayna L. Ditty 145

7 Genomic Insights into Solvent Tolerance and Pumps that Extrude Toxic Chemicals María-Trinidad Gallegos Antonio J. Molina-Henares Xiaodong Zhang Wilson Terán Patricia Bernal Yilmaz Alguel María-Eugenia Guazzaroni Tino Krell Ana Segura Juan-Luis Ramos 189

8 A Genomic View on the Evolution of Catabolic Pathways and Bacterial Adaptation to Xenobiotic Compounds J.R. van der Meer 219

9 Genomic Insights into Oil Biodegradation in Marine Systems Vitor A.P. Martins dos Santos Michail M. Yakimov Kenneth N. Timmis Peter N. Golyshin 269

10 Emerging Technologies to Analyze Natural Attenuation and Bioremediation Kazuya Watanabe Yuki Kasai 297

11 High-throughput Approaches to Analyze Waste Biotreatment in Confined Environments Ben Stenuit Laurent Eyers Spiros N. Agathos Isabelle George 319

12 Genomics in Metabolic Engineering and Biocatalytic Applications of the Pollutant Degradation Machinery Andreas Meyer Sven Panke 359

Index 389