Prefaces of books published by Caister Academic Press
We provide here, when available, the full text of the preface or introduction to many of our current books. Written by the work's author or editor each preface covers the background to the book, its aims and scope.
- Acanthamoeba: Biology and Pathogenesis (2nd edition)
- Acidophiles: Life in Extremely Acidic Environments
- Aeromonas
- Alphaherpesviruses: Molecular Biology, Host Interactions and Control
- Alphaviruses: Current Biology
- Antibiotics: Current Innovations and Future Trends
- Antifungals: From Genomics to Resistance and the Development of Novel Agents
- Aquatic Biofilms: Ecology, Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment
- Arboviruses: Molecular Biology, Evolution and Control
- Aspergillus and Penicillium in the Post-genomic Era
- Astrobiology: Current, Evolving and Emerging Perspectives
- Avian Virology: Current Research and Future Trends
- Bacillus: Cellular and Molecular Biology (Third edition)
- Bacteria-Plant Interactions: Advanced Research and Future Trends
- Bacterial Evasion of the Host Immune System
- Bacterial Viruses: Exploitation for Biocontrol and Therapeutics
- The Bacteriocins: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects
- Microbial Biodegradation: From Omics to Function and Application
- Microbial Biofilms: Current Research and Practical Implications
- Biofilms in Bioremediation: Current Research and Emerging Technologies
- Brewing Microbiology: Current Research, Omics and Microbial Ecology
- Chlamydia Biology: From Genome to Disease
- Chloroplasts: Current Research and Future Trends
- Climate Change and Microbial Ecology: Current Research and Future Trends
- Climate Change and Microbial Ecology: Current Research and Future Trends (Second Edition)
- Cytomegaloviruses: From Molecular Pathogenesis to Intervention (Vol. 1)
- Cytomegaloviruses: From Molecular Pathogenesis to Intervention (Vol. 2)
- Corynebacterium glutamicum: From Systems Biology to Biotechnological Applications
- The CRISPR/Cas System: Emerging Technology and Application
- Cyanobacteria: Omics and Manipulation
- Illustrated Dictionary of Parasitology in the Post-Genomic Era
- DNA Tumour Viruses: Virology, Pathogenesis and Vaccines
- Pathogenic Escherichia coli: Evolution, Omics, Detection and Control
- Enteroviruses: Omics, Molecular Biology, and Control
- Epigenetics: Current Research and Emerging Trends
- Flow Cytometry in Microbiology: Technology and Applications
- Influenza: Current Research
- Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus: Current Research and Emerging Trends
- Gas Plasma Sterilization in Microbiology: Theory, Applications, Pitfalls and New Perspectives
- Insect Molecular Virology: Advances and Emerging Trends
- Molecular Biology of Kinetoplastid Parasites
- Lactobacillus Genomics and Metabolic Engineering
- Leishmania: Current Biology and Control
- Lyme Disease and Relapsing Fever Spirochetes: Genomics, Molecular Biology, Host Interactions and Disease Pathogenesis
- MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry in Microbiology
- Microbial Ecology: Current Advances from Genomics, Metagenomics and Other Omics
- Metagenomics: Current Advances and Emerging Concepts
- Methylotrophs and Methylotroph Communities
- Microalgae: Current Research and Applications
- Microbial Ecological Theory: Current Perspectives
- Microbiota: Current Research and Emerging Trends
- Brain-eating Amoebae: Biology and Pathogenesis of Naegleria fowleri
- Next-generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics for Plant Science
- Postgraduate Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for PhD and Master's Students and their Supervisors
- Plant-Microbe Interactions in the Rhizosphere
- Porcine Viruses: From Pathogenesis to Strategies for Control
- Prions: Current Progress in Advanced Research (Second Edition)
- Protozoan Parasitism: From Omics to Prevention and Control
- Quantitative Real-time PCR in Applied Microbiology
- Bacterial Regulatory Networks
- Shigella: Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Staphylococcus: Genetics and Physiology
- Stress Response in Microbiology
- SUMOylation and Ubiquitination: Current and Emerging Concepts
- Thermophilic Microorganisms
- Genes, Genetics and Transgenics for Virus Resistance in Plants
- Two-Component Systems in Bacteria
- Advanced Vaccine Research Methods for the Decade of Vaccines
- Viruses of Microorganisms
