Burkholderia
Subtitle: from genomes to function
By: edited by Tom Coenye, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, and Eshwar Mahenthiralingam, Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Publisher: Caister Academic Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Norfolk, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9781908230355; 9781908230973
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Microbiology; Ralstonia solanacearum; Burkholderia; Genetics; Physiology
Work titles: Burkholderia (Coenye)
Description: "Burkholderia are a multi-faceted group of bacteria with considerable genetic and metabolic diversity and very versatile lifestyles. Some species are regarded as beneficial, as they possess traits, such as an ability to promote plant growth, kill pest organisms, fix nitrogen, and degrade man-made pollutants. Others, however, are important pathogens and include species such as B. mallei and B. pseudomallei, considered to be potential biological weapons. The application of high-throughput sequencing and 'omics' technologies in recent years has allowed research on Burkholderia species to advance at an unprecedented pace, permitting fascinating new insights into the molecular and cellular biology of this highly variable group of bacteria. In this book, leading international investigators review key advances in Burkholderia research to provide timely overview. The topics covered include: genomic taxonomy and biodiversity, comparative genomics, molecular epidemiology, transcriptomics, proteomics, molecular pathogenesis of virulence in B. mallei/B. pseudomallei and the Burkholderia cepacia complex, molecular basis of phytopathogenicity and antibiotic resistance, signaling and biofilms, the genomic biology of Burkholderia phages. The theme that underpins each chapter is the use of DNA/protein sequence data and post-genomic technologies to understand Burkholderia biology."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction  -- Eshwar Mahenthiralginam and Tom Coenye; title: Genomic taxonomy and biodiversity of the Burkholderia cepacia complex  -- Peter Vandamme, Bart Verheyde, Charlotte Peeters and Peter Dawyndt; title: Comparative genomics in the genus Burkholderia  -- Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon, Gregory S. Buzard and David W. Ussery; title: Molecular epidemiology and population structure of clinically relevant Burkholderia species  -- Tom Coenye, Eshwar Mahenthiralingam and John J. LiPuma; title: Comparative transcriptomics in Burkholderia  -- Andrea Sass, Pavel Drevinek and Pamela A. Sokol; title: Burkholderia proteomics: methodologies, challenges and applications  -- Isabel Sâa-Correia, Sandra C. dos Santos and Andreia Madeira; title: Molecular mechanisms of virulence in Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei  -- Catherine Ong and Patrick Tan; title: Molecular mechanisms of Burkholderia cepacia complex intracellular survival in phagocytic cells  -- Miguel A. Valvano, Roberto Rosales-Reyes, Crystal L. Schmerk and Hanna Ostapska; title: The phytopathogenic Burkholderia  -- Bruna G. Coutinho, Mayukh Das, Zulma R. Suâarez-Moreno, Carlos F. Gonzalez and Vittorio Venturi; title: Molecular basis for antibiotic resistance in the genus Burkholderia  -- Silvia Bazzini, Silvia Buroni, Claudia Udine, Maria R. Pasca and Giovanna Riccardi; title: Cell-to-cell communication and biofilm formation of members of the genus Burkholderia: a story of multilingually talented bacteria  -- Nadine Schmid, Gabriella Pessi, Claudio Aguilar and Leo Eberl; title: Genomics of Burkholderia phages -- Karlene H. Lynch and Jonathan J. Dennis.