Overview
- Editors:
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Trevor C. Charles
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Department of Biology, University of Waterloo , Waterloo, Canada
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Mark R. Liles
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Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University , Auburn, USA
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Angela Sessitsch
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Biorescources, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology Biorescources, Tulln, Austria
- Highlights ?latest metagenomics research
- Provides multiple approaches for investigating metagenomes
- Summarizes all of the functional metagenomics literature on specific habitats, such as plant, animal, and human microbiomes and more
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-viii
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- Jiujun Cheng, Kathy N. Lam, Katja Engel, Michael Hall, Josh D. Neufeld, Trevor C. Charles
Pages 1-11
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- Anna Lewin, Rahmi Lale, Alexander Wentzel
Pages 13-44
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- Lei Fang, Guojian Zhang, Blaine A. Pfeifer
Pages 45-63
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- Sina Beier, Rewati Tappu, Daniel H. Huson
Pages 65-74
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- Luana de Fátima Alves, Rafael Silva-Rocha, María-Eugenia Guazzaroni
Pages 75-94
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- Wesley Williams, Marla Trindade
Pages 95-117
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- Alinne L. R. Santana-Pereira, Mark R. Liles
Pages 119-138
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- Marcela Hernández, Josh D. Neufeld, Marc G. Dumont
Pages 139-150
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- Adina Howe, Fan Yang, Qingpeng Zhang
Pages 151-159
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- Alexandra S. Tauzin, Elisabeth Laville, Davide Cecchini, Hervé M. Blottière, Marion Leclerc, Joël Doré et al.
Pages 161-178
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- G. Brader, E. Corretto, A. Sessitsch
Pages 179-200
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- Christel Schmeisser, Ines Krohn-Molt, Wolfgang R. Streit
Pages 201-215
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- David A. Mead, Scott Monsma, Baigen Mei, Krishne Gowda, Michael Lodes, Thomas W. Schoenfeld
Pages 217-242
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About this book
In this book, the latest tools available for functional metagenomics research are described.This research enables scientists to directly access the genomes from diverse microbial genomes at one time and study these “metagenomes”. Using the modern tools of genome sequencing and cloning, researchers have now been able to harness this astounding metagenomic diversity to understand and exploit the diverse functions of microorganisms. Leading scientists from around the world demonstrate how these approaches have been applied in many different settings, including aquatic and terrestrial habitats, microbiomes, and many more environments. This is a highly informative and carefully presented book, providing microbiologists with a summary of the latest functional metagenomics literature on all specific habitats.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Biology, University of Waterloo , Waterloo, Canada
Trevor C. Charles
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Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University , Auburn, USA
Mark R. Liles
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Biorescources, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology Biorescources, Tulln, Austria
Angela Sessitsch
About the editors
Trevor C. Charles is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. His general research area is bacterial molecular genetics. He has a particular interest in members of the Rhizobiales order of the Alphaproteobacteria. His research on microbial communities is directed towards functional metagenomics, which includes the design and implementation of metagenomic library screens for metabolic functions of interest. Some of the metagenome derived genes are being used to develop bacterial strains for bioproducts such as polyhydroxyalkanoate bioplastics. Dr. Charles has published over 80 peer-reviewed papers.
Mark R. Liles is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Auburn University. As a postdoctoral scientist, Liles worked with Profs. Jo Handelsman and Robert Goodman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on developing technology for soil metagenomic research. Ongoing research in Liles’ laboratory focuses on the use of functional metagenomics for the discovery of natural products, and the use of microorganisms for the prevention of disease in aquaculture and agriculture. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed manuscripts.
Angela Sessitsch heads the Bioresources Unit of the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria’s largest non-university research centre. She is an expert in plant-microbe interactions and microbiome research and ongoing research makes use of metagenomic approaches to obtain functional information of plant microbiomes. A. Sessitsch has published about 150 peer-reviewed papers.