Microbial Resources. From Functional Existence in Nature to Applications

Content: 
Front matter,Copyright,Contributors,Author Biographies,PrefaceEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Planctomycetes—New Models for Microbial Cells and Activities, Pages 1-27, John A. Fuerst
Chapter 2 - A Flavor of Prokaryotic Taxonomy: Systematics Revisited, Pages 29-44, Paul De Vos, Fabiano Thompson, Cristiane Thompson, Jean Swings
Chapter 3 - Bioactive Actinomycetes: Reaching Rarity Through Sound Understanding of Selective Culture and Molecular Diversity, Pages 45-76, I.pek Kurtböke
Chapter 4 - Microbial Resources for Global Sustainability, Pages 77-101, Jim Philp, Ronald Atlas
Chapter 5 - Modern Natural Products Drug Discovery and Its Relevance to Biodiversity Conservation, Pages 103-120, C. Benjamin Naman, Christopher A. Leber, William H. Gerwick
Chapter 6 - Hydrocarbon-Oxidizing Bacteria and Their Potential in Eco-Biotechnology and Bioremediation, Pages 121-148, Irena B. Ivshina, Maria S. Kuyukina, Anastasiya V. Krivoruchko
Chapter 7 - An Overview of the Industrial Aspects of Antibiotic Discovery, Pages 149-168, Evan Martens, Arnold L. Demain
Chapter 8 - Accessing Marine Microbial Diversity for Drug Discovery, Pages 169-187, Lynette Bueno Pérez, William Fenical
Chapter 9 - Cryptic Pathways and Implications for Novel Drug Discovery, Pages 189-203, Kozo Ochi
Chapter 10 - The Nagoya Protocol Applied to Microbial Genetic Resources, Pages 205-217, Philippe Desmeth
Chapter 11 - Fungal Genetic Resources for Biotechnology, Pages 219-235, Kevin McCluskey
Chapter 12 - Industrial Culture Collections: Gateways from Microbial Diversity to Applications, Pages 237-255, Olga Genilloud
Chapter 13 - An Overview of Biological Resource Center-Maintenance of Microbial Resources and Their Management, Pages 257-274, Ken-ichiro Suzuki
Chapter 14 - IP and The Budapest Treaty—Depositing Biological Material for Patent Purposes, Pages 275-292, Vera Bussas, Avinash Sharma, Yogesh Shouche
Chapter 15 - Biosafety, Transport and Related Legislation Concerning Microbial Resources—An Overview, Pages 293-315, Vera Bussas
Index, Pages 317-330