Kalia V.C. (Ed.) Quorum Sensing and its Biotechnological Applications

Springer, 2018. — 216 p. — ISBN: 9811308470.This book delves into the biotechnological applications of Quorum sensing (QS)- a peculiar gene-regulatory process of some microorganisms. Quorum Sensing allows a large bacterial population to work together in a coordinated manner to carry out metabolic activities, which individual bacterium cannot. The different chapters describe how, associating bioremediation process with energy generation is an economical proposal, for reducing pollution and managing biowastes.
The book discusses how QS can be exploited for biotechnological applications in generating bioproducts, bioenergy, bioremediation, biosensors, health and agricultural activities
It further highlights how QS is becoming an integral part of synthetic biology for genetic circuits for producing: (i) novel products, (ii) biosensors, (iii) bioactive molecules, etc. The book is divided into different sections for a clear understanding of the applicability of QS in, the Environment, Energy, Agriculture and Health sectors.Environment
Quorum Sensing and Its Inhibition: Biotechnological Applications
Talking Through Chemical Languages: Quorum Sensing and Bacterial Communication
Fundamentals of Bacterial Biofilm: Present State of Art
Phylogenomics and Evolutionary Perspective of Quorum Sensing Regulators (LuxI/LuxR) in Prokaryotes
Technology Platforms for Bioanalysis of Quorum Sensing System and Exploiting It as Biomonitors and Biosensors
Application of Microbial Quorum Sensing Systems for Bioremediation of Wastewaters
lux Gene: Quorum Sensing, Engineering and Applications
Strategies Behind Biosensors for Food and Waterborne Pathogens
Transcriptome: A Tool for Biotechnological Applications of Quorum Sensing Using Single Cell and Viruses
Energy
Application of Quorum Sensing Systems in Production of Green Fuels
Applications of Quorum Sensing in Microbial Fuel Cell
Agriculture
Pseudomonas: A Quorum Sensing System for Improved Crop Production
Significance and Application of Quorum Sensing in Food Microbiology
Health
CRISPR-Cas Systems Regulate Quorum Sensing Genes and Alter Virulence in Bacteria
Understanding the Connect of Quorum Sensing and CRISPR-Cas System: Potential Role
in Biotechnological Applications
Quorum Sensing in Life Support Systems: The MELiSSA Loop
Novel Super-Regulators of Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Applications of Serine/Threonine Protein Kinases (STPK): A Bus for Dormancy Exit