This book details recent findings in the field of cave microbiology and builds on fast-paced efforts to exploit an unconventional and underexplored environment for new microorganisms which may provide an untapped source of drugs: microorganisms from caves. INDICE: Advances and Challenges in Studying Cave Microbial Diversity.- Cave Biofilms and Their Potential for Novel Antibiotic Discovery.- Cave Conservation: A Canadian caver's Perspective.- Cave Conversation: A Microbiologist's Perspective.- Microbial Ecology: Caves as an Extreme Habitat.- Studies of Antibiotic Production by Cave Bacteria.
- ISBN: 978-1-4614-5205-8
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Fecha Publicación: 30/09/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés