Electroporation Protocols for Microorganisms

Electroporation Protocols for Microorganisms (Methods in Molecular Biology
by JAC A., ED. NICKOLOFF (Author)

Product Details:
* Spiral-bound: 372 pages
* Publisher: Humana Press; 1st edition (August 15, 1995)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0896033104

Book Description
Electroporation Protocols for Microorganisms is the first complete guide to the electroporation of nearly all microorganisms of importance used in biological and biomedical research. It includes reproducible protocols for diverse bacterial, fungal, and protist species-many of which are important in human disease-as well as literature references to electroporation protocols for related species. The contributors also discuss electroporation theory and instrumentation, making it possible to develop new protocols or modify existing ones, and they provide extensive details about culturing and storing many species in a manner designed to optimize electroporation efficiency.
Electroporation Protocols for Microorganisms is an indispensable resource for molecular geneticists working directly with microorganisms and for those who employ microorganisms to prepare materials for later introduction into higher organisms, such as plants and animals. Two companion volumes will follow: Plant Cell Electroporation and Electrofusion Protocols and Animal Cell Electroporation and Electrofusion Protocols.

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Microorganisms in Plant Conservation and Biodiversity

Microorganisms in Plant Conservation and Biodiversity
by K. Sivasithamparam (Editor), K.W. Dixon (Editor), R.L. Barrett (Editor)

Product Details:
* Hardcover: 392 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 31, 1899)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1402007809

Book Description

Plant conservation is increasingly recognised as an outstanding global priority, yet despite considerable efforts over the last few decades, the number of threatened species continues to rise. The practice of plant conservation has for too long been a rather hit-or-miss mixture of methods. While microorganisms have been recognised as a crucial and essential element in supporting the lifecycles of plant species, there has been limited recognition of the relationships between macro level conservation facilitating ecosystem functioning at the micro level.
This book addresses the role of microorganisms in conservation - both their support functions and deleterious roles in ecosystem processes and species survival. Importantly, a number of authors highlight how microbial diversity is, itself, now under threat from the many and pervasive influences of man. What is clear from this volume is that like many contemporary treatments of plant and animal conservation, the solution to mitigate the erosion of biodiversity is not simple. This book represents an attempt to bring to the fore the ecological underwriting provided by microorganisms.

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