Bacteriocins against Plant Pathogens : Bacteriocins

ISBN-13: 9783659419133 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 144 str.

Nusrat Jabeen

Opis

In the race of ecological competition, bacteria evolve as a strong competitor to humans and each other. This is by virtue of diverse array of arsenals, including: enzymes, toxins, peptides and bacteriocins etc. Bacteriocins are the ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial peptides/proteins produced by almost all bacterial lineages and specifically target their close relatives. Additionally, due to the emergence of antibiotic resistance bacteriocins are envisioned as their alternative, which in turn offers several advantages such as target specificity and cost-effectiveness. Furthermore, applications of bacteriocins are not limited to clinical pathogens and can be used as food preservatives and as biocontrol agents, specifically against phytopathogenic bacteria. The present book gives an overview about the bacteriocins produced by plant associated bacteria

O autorze

Nusrat Jabeen has done her PhD in Microbiology from University of Karachi. Her research interest lies in Antimicrobial peptides, virulence regulatory pathway, gen. bioinformatics. She has won prestigious Fulbright Post Doc fellowship award, at University of Pennsylvania USA. Currently she is serving as Asst. Prof. at Federal Urdu University Karachi