Actinobacteria: Application in Bioremediation and Production of Industrial Enzymes

AMOROSO M.J; BENIMELI C.S.; CUOZZO S. A.

CRC PRESS Taylor and Francis groups

Lugar: BOCA RATON-FLORIDA; Año: 2013 p. 296

9781466578739

This book provides useful information on actinobacteria phylum, a bacterial group with a great metabolic versatility, and which has a wide spectrum of useful applications: in industry, in medicine and in environmental protection. Actinobacteria are abundant in soil, and are responsible for much of the breakdown of resistant carbohydrates such as chitin and cellulose. Many actinobacteria are well known as degraders of toxic materials and are used in bioremediation. They are particularly well adapted to survival in harsh environments. Some are able to grow at elevated temperatures and are essential to the composting process. Several actinobacteria are important human, animal and plant pathogens. Morever, they are major producers of medically important antibiotics, especially members of the genus Streptomyces, the most abundant group. This book describes isolated actinobacteria from different environments, and how these can be used to bioremediate heavy metals and pesticides in contaminated sites. It also describes how free-living actinobacteria acquire the capability to produce nodules in plants and how this factor could be important for accelerating the degradation of pesticides in soils or slurries. Some chapters show how actinobacteria can be used to produce industrial enzymes and metabolites under different physicochemical conditions for use in the food industry. This book will interest professionals involved with waste management, environmental protection and pollution abatement.Streptomyces, the most abundant group. This book describes isolated actinobacteria from different environments, and how these can be used to bioremediate heavy metals and pesticides in contaminated sites. It also describes how free-living actinobacteria acquire the capability to produce nodules in plants and how this factor could be important for accelerating the degradation of pesticides in soils or slurries. Some chapters show how actinobacteria can be used to produce industrial enzymes and metabolites under different physicochemical conditions for use in the food industry. This book will interest professionals involved with waste management, environmental protection and pollution abatement.