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Microbial Models: From Environmental to Industrial Sustainability

  • Defines microbial genera from the point of view of their environmental and economic sustainable use

  • Provides holistic view of the pillars of sustainability

  • Emphasizes on the role of microorganisms to human welfare through conservation of natural resources

Part of the book series: Microorganisms for Sustainability (MICRO, volume 1)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Microbes in Sustainable Industrial Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Potentiality of Herbaspirillum seropedicae as a Platform for Bioplastic Production

      • Marcelo Bueno Batista, Marcelo Müller-Santos, Fábio de Oliveira Pedrosa, Emanuel Maltempi de Souza
      Pages 23-39
    3. Engineering Hemicellulose-Derived Xylose Utilization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Biotechnological Applications

      • Ana Karen Malan, Alejandra Fagundez, Paul R. Gill, Silvia B. Batista
      Pages 41-56
    4. Lactobacillus in the Dairy Industry: From Natural Diversity to Biopreservation Resources

      • Stella M. Reginensi, Jorge A. Olivera, Jorge Bermúdez, Marcela J. González
      Pages 57-81
    5. Escherichia coli: The Leading Model for the Production of Recombinant Proteins

      • Paula Tucci, Victoria Veroli, Mario Señorale, Mónica Marín
      Pages 119-147
    6. Recombinant Antibody Fragment Production in the Antarctic Marine Bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC125

      • Ermenegilda Parrilli, Filomena Sannino, Valeria Citarella, Andrea Colarusso, Annarita Ricciardelli, Gennaro Marino et al.
      Pages 171-186
  3. Microbes in Environmental Sustainability

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
    2. The Flavobacterium Genus in the Plant Holobiont: Ecological, Physiological, and Applicative Insights

      • Max Kolton, Armin Erlacher, Gabriele Berg, Eddie Cytryn
      Pages 189-207
    3. Heterotrophic Denitrification and Paracoccus spp. as Tools for Bioremediation

      • Gastón Azziz, Gabriela Illarze, Pilar Irisarri
      Pages 209-226
    4. The Sustainable Use of Delftia in Agriculture, Bioremediation, and Bioproducts Synthesis

      • Victoria Braña, Célica Cagide, María A. Morel
      Pages 227-247
  4. Microbes in Sustainable Agriculture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 249-249
    2. Streptomyces for Sustainability

      • Patricia Vaz Jauri, Nora Altier, Linda L. Kinkel
      Pages 251-276
    3. Short-Term Evolution of Rhizobial Strains Toward Sustainability in Agriculture

      • Julio Martínez, Simoneta Negrete-Yankelevich, Lorena Gómez Godinez, Jazmín Reyes, Mauro Degli Esposti, Esperanza Martínez Romero
      Pages 277-292

About this book

This book describes selected microbial genera from the perspective of their environmentally and commercially sustainable use. By focusing on their physiology and metabolism and combining historical information with the latest developments, it presents a multidisciplinary portrait of microbial sustainability.  The chapters provide readers descriptions of each genus in the form of microbial models that move us closer to the goal of sustainability; selected chapters also include worldwide market information and lists of corresponding patents.

Keywords

  • Agroecosystems
  • Agricultural Sustainability
  • Bioremediation
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Microbial systems

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Editors and Affiliations

  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Section, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Susana Castro-Sowinski

About the editor

Dr. Susana Castro Sowinski is currently working as associate professor in Faculty of Sciences, University of the Republic, Uruguay. 

Her publications are: 

RESEARCH ARTICLES: 

1. Batista S, Castro S, Aguilar OM and Martinez-Drets G. 1992. Induction of C4-dicarboxylate transport genes by external stimuli in Rhizobium meliloti. Can. J. Microbiol. 38: 51-55. 

2. Batista S, Castro S, Ubalde MC and Martinez-Drets G. 1994. Effect of divalent cations on succinate transport in R. tropici, R. leguminosarum bv. phaseoli and R. loti. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 10: 249 - 255.

3. Castro S and Cantera AMB. 1995. Rapid and inexpensive procedure for proteolytic activity determination. J. Biotech. Edu. 23: 42-43.

BOOK CHAPTERS:

1. Castro-Sowinski S and Okon, Y. Physiological features of Azospirillum in the rhizosphere. En: Biología del Suelo: transformaciones de la materia orgánica, usos y biodiversidad de los organismos edáficos.  Eds.: M. A. Monzón de

2. Asconegui, I. E. García de Salamone y S. S. Miyazaki. Editorial Facultad de Agronomía; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Primera edición. Pp 33-37. 

3. Castro-Sowinski S, Burdman S, Matan O and Okon Y. 2009. Natural functions of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates. En: Plastics from bacteria: natural functions and applications.  Microbiology monographs. Eds: Chen, Guo-Qiang. Editorial Springer.  Pp 39-56. ISBN: 978-3-642-03286-8.

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  • ISBN: 978-981-10-2555-6
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Softcover Book USD 199.99
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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
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