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Burkholderia - Molecular Microbiology and Genomics (Hardcover)
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Burkholderia - Molecular Microbiology and Genomics (Hardcover)
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Members of the genus Burkholderia are a fascinating group of
bacteria exhibiting immense ecological and metabolic diversity.
Their notoriety as pathogens, including that of potential
biological weapons, is ironically matched by their value as
biopesticides and bioremediators. For example, B. cepacia complex
organisms can reduce an onion bulb to a macerated pulp, protect
other crops from bacterial and fungal disease, clean up aquifers
and soils contaminated by recalcitrant herbicides, colonise the
lungs of people with cystic fibrosis and, if this diversity is not
striking enough, are not only innately resistant to most major
groups of antibiotics, but can use that most famous of
antimicrobials, penicillin G, as a nutrient This amazing
versatility has attracted huge scientific interest in recent years
and given that nine completed and seventeen draft Burkholderia
genome sequences now available, the point has been reached where
there is an urgent need to summarise and review the molecular
biology, genomics, biochemistry, pathogenesis and beneficial
properties of these important organisms. This volume brings
together the expertise and enthusiasm of an international panel of
leading Burkholderia researchers to provide a state-of-the art
overview of these important organisms. Topics covered include
epidemiology, comparative genomics, antibiotic resistance,
polysaccharides, beneficial interaction with plants, and much more.
Each chapter is independent and can be read in isolation, but as a
whole the book provides an important resource summarising our
current knowledge of Burkholderia molecular biology and genomics.
It is an essential reading for all researchers working with
Burkholderia and related organisms, and recommended reading for
other scientists working bacterial genomics, antibacterial
research, bacterial molecular and cellular biology, environmental
microbiology, and bioremediation.
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