| Metagenomics: Theory, Methods and Applications Contributor(s): Marco, Diana (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1904455549 ISBN-13: 9781904455547 Publisher: Caister Academic Press OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2010 Annotation: Metagenomics is a rapidly growing field of research that has had a dramatic effect on the way we view and study the microbial world. By permitting the direct investigation of bacteria, viruses and fungi irrespective of their culturability and taxonomic id |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics |
| Dewey: 572.862 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.1" W x 10" (1.50 lbs) 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book addresses in a coherent manner the diverse and multiple aspects of metagenomics and the multiplicity of its potential applications. Renowned authors from around the world have contributed chapters covering the new theoretical insights, the more recent applications, and the dynamically developing methods of data acquisition and analysis. Topics include: Conceptual frameworks, tools and methods, integration of complementary approaches, horizontal gene transfer, analysis of complex microbial communities, public data resources, plant-microbe interactions, bioremediation, industrial bioproducts, archaeal metagenomics, bioprospecting novel genes, the human microbiome, and philosophical themes in metagenomics. |