Non-coding RNAs potentially play an active role in modulating gene transcription and epigenetic s...

Anaerobic parasitic protozoa cause medically and economically important diseases such as dysenter...

Essentials of Veterinary Parasitology provides an up-to-date resource for students and practicing...

Since the beginning of the AIDS pandemic in the early 1980's nearly 50 million people have been i...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a human gamma herpes virus that remains one of the most successful vi...

Since the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi) in 1998, research on the topic has advanced at an ...

Coronaviruses are positive-strand, enveloped RNA viruses that are important pathogens of mammals ...

Membranes are pivotal components of life acting as formidable insulators that demarcate a living ...

Essential reading for all virologists with an interest in cytomegaloviruses, for all clinicians i...

Computational biology and bioinformatics form a major, integral part of genomics. From sequence f...

Metagenomics is one of the fastest advancing fields in biology. By permitting access to the genom...

Fuelled by the application of omics and reverse genetics technologies, impressive progress has be...

Burkholderia are a multi-faceted group of bacteria with considerable genetic and metabolic divers...

In recent years the development of new molecular biology tools and the elucidation of whole genom...

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and bifidobacteria are amongst the most important groups of microorgan...

A panel of experts discuss the molecular biology of micro-organisms involved in the two major den...

Mollicutes are a class of simple bacteria characterized by the lack of a bacterial cell wall and ...

Glycomics, the study of glycoconjugate assembly and expression in biological systems, is importan...

Food- and waterborne pathogens continue to be a major cause of mortality in developing countries ...

Our understanding of the alphaherpesviruses has significantly advanced creating the need for this...

A conformational transition of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) into an aberrantly folded isofor...

Building on over 70 years of genetics research, Neurospora continues to be the leading model for ...

Bacteria have evolved extraordinary abilities to regulate aspects of their behaviour (such as gen...

The chapters in this book reflect the range of technical advances and their applications that are...

Since its discovery in 1998, RNA interference (RNAi) has heralded the advent of novel tools for b...

The bacterial genus Pseudomonas includes the opportunistic human pathogen P. aeruginosa, plant pa...

Corynebacteria are a diverse group Gram-positive bacteria found in a range of different ecologica...

The oral cavity supports a rich and diverse microbial population. Oral health is dependent on the...

During the past decade we have witnessed a mushrooming of papers in the area of medical mycology;...

Legionella bacteria are a leading cause of infectious morbidity and mortality worldwide. The stud...

Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) is the most prevalent vector-borne illness in the United States a...

To survive adverse and fluctuating conditions, microorganisms possess mechanisms to recognise div...

Flagella-dependent motility is widespread throughout prokaryotes and is advantageous when nutrien...

Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis are Gram-negative diplococci.N. gonorrhoeae is t...

Brucella is a genus of Gram-negative, facultative, intracellular bacteria that are highly pathoge...

Paramyxoviruses are a diverse family of non-segmented negative strand RNA viruses that include ma...

The fungus Fusarium is a major plant pathogen that causes disease in nearly every agriculturally ...

The genus Acinetobacter is a group of Gram-negative, non-motile and non-fermentative bacteria bel...

Members of the genus Campylobacter are commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals an...

Biofilms are the default mode-of-life for many bacterial species. The three-dimensional structure...

Toxins are virulence determinants that play an important role in microbial pathogenicity and or e...

Since their discovery in the 1960s, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains continue to pr...

The alpha herpesviruses are an important group of viruses characterized by a short reproductive c...

Bacillus subtilis is one of the best understood prokaryotes in terms of molecular biology and cel...

The genus Clostridium represents a heterogeneous group of anaerobic spore-forming bacteria, compr...

There is a growing awareness that horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a highly significant phenomen...

The potential of bacterial viruses (bacteriophages or phages) as antibacterial agents was recogni...

Cellular editing of RNA can lead to the recoding of expressed sequences before they mature to the...