Bacteriocins: Ecology and Evolution

by Margaret A. Riley and Milind A. Chavan

Microbes produce an extraordinary array of defense systems. These include bacteriocins, a class of antimicrobial molecules with narrow killing spectra, produced by bacteria. The book describes the diversity and ecological role of bacteriocins of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, presenting a new classification scheme for the former and a state-of-the-art look at the role of bacteriocins in bacterial communication. It discusses the molecular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540366032
• ISBN13: 9783540366034
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 6.3"