Biology of Rhodococcus

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Alvarez, Héctor M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Microbiology Monographs, 16
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Life Sciences.; Applied Microbiology.

Rhodococcus, a metabolically versatile actinobacteria which is frequently found in the environment, has gained increasing interest due to its potential biotechnological applications. This Microbiology Monographs volume provides a thorough review of the various aspects of the biochemistry, physiology...

Table of Contents:

• Systematics of Members of the Genus Rhodococcus (Zopf 1891) Emend Goodfellow et al. 1998
• The Rhodococcal Cell Envelope: Composition, Organisation and Biosynthesis
• Genomes and Plasmids in Rhodococcus
• Central Metabolism of Species of the Genus Rhodococcus
• Adaptation of Rhodococcus to Organic Solvents
• Catabolism of Aromatic Compounds and Steroids by Rhodococcus
• Catabolism of Nitriles in Rhodococcus
• The Desulfurization Pathway in Rhodococcus
• Application of Rhodococcus in Bioremediation of Contaminated Environments
• Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology of Triacylglycerol Accumulation by Rhodococcus
• Rhodococcus Biosurfactants: Biosynthesis, Properties, and Potential Applications
• Phytopathogenic Strategies of Rhodococcus fascians
• Rhodococcus equi and Its Pathogenic Mechanisms.