Functional Metagenomics: Tools and Applications /

QR Code

Functional Metagenomics: Tools and Applications /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Charles, Trevor C. (Editor), Liles, Mark R. (Editor), Sessitsch, Angela. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:	1st ed. 2017.
Subjects:	Microbial genetics. Microbial genomics. Microbial ecology. Microbiology. Microbial Genetics and Genomics. Microbial Ecology. Applied Microbiology.

Table of Contents:

Section I. Tools for Functional Metagenomics
Prologue
1) Next-generation sequencing in Functional Metagenomics
2) Cloning systems
3) Expression systems
4) Hosts for heterologous expression
5) Bioinformatic tools for functional metagenomics
6) Screening and selection for expressed functions
7) Synthetic biology approaches for functional metagenomics
Section II. Applications in Functional Metagenomics
8) Enzyme discovery
9) Metabolite discovery
10) C substrate utilization (with SIP)
11) Genome Assembly and Functional Annotation
12) Aquatic ecosystems
13) Terrestrial ecosystems
14) Aeromicrobiology
15) Animal microbiomes
16) Human microbiomes
17) Plant microbiomes
18) Biofilms
19) Extreme environments
20) Wastewater
21) Food microbiology
Epilogue: Future prospects in functional metagenomics.