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Recently Published and Forthcoming Books

Lyme Disease and Relapsing Fever Spirochetes: Genomics, Molecular Biology, Host Interactions and Disease Pathogenesis
Edited by: Justin D. Radolf and D. Scott Samuels   Published: 2021
Book: 978-1-913652-61-6. Ebook: 978-1-913652-62-3, £199, $250
Indispensable for anyone involved in Borrelia and Lyme disease research and is highly recommended for microbiologists, immunologists, and physicians with an interest in spirochetes, vector-borne illness, or emerging infectious diseases read more ...
Veterinary Vaccines: Current Innovations and Future Trends
Edited by: Laurel J. Gershwin and Amelia R. Woolums   Published: 2020
Book: 978-1-913652-59-3. Ebook: 978-1-913652-60-9, £199, $250
This concise book captures the essence of current and future shifts in vaccine development research that will likely transform our understanding of methods to stimulate specific and protective immune responses to infectious diseases read more ...
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Climate Change and Microbial Ecology: Current Research and Future Trends (Second Edition)
Edited by: Jürgen Marxsen   Published: 2020
Book: 978-1-913652-57-9. Ebook: 978-1-913652-58-6, £199, $250
Climate change is continuing unabated and this new, expanded edition contains revised and updated chapters and the addition of four new chapters covering more of the topical fields in this important area of climate science. This is an essential book for every microbial ecologist read more ...
Alphaherpesviruses: Molecular Biology, Host Interactions and Control
Edited by: Ekaterina E. Heldwein and Gregory A. Smith   Published: 2020
Book: 978-1-913652-55-5. Ebook: 978-1-913652-56-2, £199, $250
This timely book is essential reading for everyone working on neuroinvasive alphaherpesviruses read more ...
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Legionellosis Diagnosis and Control in the Genomic Era
Edited by: Jacob Moran-Gilad and Rachel E. Gibbs   Published: 2020
Book: 978-1-913652-53-1. Ebook: 978-1-913652-54-8, £199, $250
This volume covers the epidemiology and ecology of Legionella, diagnosis and treatment of legionellosis and presents reviews of current and emerging concepts and new advances in Legionella research read more ...
Bacterial Viruses: Exploitation for Biocontrol and Therapeutics
Edited by: Aidan Coffey and Colin Buttimer   Published: 2020
Book: 978-1-913652-51-7. Ebook: 978-1-913652-52-4, £199, $250
Internationally-recognised scientists describe the exploitation of bacterial viruses in diverse areas including applications for biocontrol of undesirable bacteria in human and veterinary medicine, horticulture, aquaculture and food read more ...
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Microbial Biofilms: Current Research and Practical Implications
Edited by: Arindam Mitra   Published: 2020
Book: 978-1-912530-32-8. Ebook: 978-1-912530-33-5, £159, $319
"for graduate students and researchers" (Ringgold) read more ...
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Astrobiology: Current, Evolving and Emerging Perspectives
Edited by: André Antunes   Published: 2020
Book: 978-1-912530-30-4. Ebook: 978-1-912530-31-1, £159, $319
an up-to-date insight into current topics and research work ... a very good introduction to interested readers (BioSpektrum); "recent theoretical and experimental results" (Ringgold) read more ...
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Chlamydia Biology: From Genome to Disease
Edited by: Ming Tan, Johannes H. Hegemann and Christine Sütterlin   Published: 2020
Book: 978-1-912530-28-1. Ebook: 978-1-912530-29-8, £199, $399
"The book as a whole is recommended to research students, doctoral students and scientists" (Biospektrum); "a current and comprehensive summary of Chlamydia research" (Doodys); "a broad reference on the bacterial pathogen Chlamydia and the human and animal disease it causes" (Ringgold) read more ...
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Bats and Viruses: Current Research and Future Trends
Edited by: Eugenia Corrales-Aguilar and Martin Schwemmle   Published: 2020
Book: 978-1-912530-14-4. Ebook: 978-1-912530-15-1, £159, $319
"highly recommended" (Southeastern Naturalist) read more ...
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SUMOylation and Ubiquitination: Current and Emerging Concepts
Edited by: Van G. Wilson   Published: 2019
Book: 978-1-912530-12-0. Ebook: 978-1-912530-13-7, £199, $399
"a comprehensive, in-depth resource ... intensive and technically detailed descriptions of the latest advances ... densely packed with information ... a valuable reference for any laboratory group working in this field" (Doodys) read more ...
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Avian Virology: Current Research and Future Trends
Edited by: Siba K. Samal   Published: 2019
Book: 978-1-912530-10-6. Ebook: 978-1-912530-11-3, £199, $399
"a nice introduction to avian virology" (Doodys); "this book is a must-have for anyone whose daily activities require detailed knowledge of the biology, pathogenesis, immune response, prevention, and control of avian viruses" (JAVMA) read more ...
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Microbial Exopolysaccharides: Current Research and Developments
Edited by: Özlem Ateş Duru   Published: 2019
Book: 978-1-912530-26-7. Ebook: 978-1-912530-27-4, £159, $319
"of immense value for PhD students, postdoctorate students, microbiologists, and experienced scientists" (Doodys) read more ...
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Polymerase Chain Reaction: Theory and Technology
Author: Mark A. Behlke, Kornelia Berghof-Jäger, Tom Brown, et al.   Published: 2019
Book: 978-1-912530-24-3. Ebook: 978-1-912530-25-0, £159, $319
This indispensable manual is a compilation of review articles written by experts in the field of PCR technology read more ...
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Pathogenic Streptococci: From Genomics to Systems Biology and Control
Edited by: Yuqing Li and Xuedong Zhou   Published: 2019
Book: 978-1-912530-22-9. Ebook: 978-1-912530-23-6, £199, $399
Essential reading for everyone working with streptococci from the PhD student to the experienced scientist read more ...
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Insect Molecular Virology: Advances and Emerging Trends
Edited by: Bryony C. Bonning   Published: 2019
Book: 978-1-912530-08-3. Ebook: 978-1-912530-09-0, £159, $319
"essential reading for students and scholars of insect virology" (Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ.); "I would recommend it to all researchers and students interested in insect viruses and advanced biotechnological applications" (Q. Rev. Biol.) read more ...
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Methylotrophs and Methylotroph Communities
Edited by: Ludmila Chistoserdova   Published: 2019
Book: 978-1-912530-04-5. Ebook: 978-1-912530-05-2, £199, $399
"highlights the diversity of methylotrophs, their functions, and their potential applications and will be of interest to many" (SIMB News) read more ...
Prions: Current Progress in Advanced Research (Second Edition)
Edited by: Akikazu Sakudo and Takashi Onodera   Published: 2019
Book: 978-1-910190-95-1. Ebook: 978-1-910190-96-8, £159, $319
"well written and comprehensive, and any research scientist who studies prion diseases should have this book in their reference library" (JAVMA) read more ...
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Microbiota: Current Research and Emerging Trends
Edited by: Takashi Matsumoto and Yoshio Yamaoka,   Published: 2019
Book: 978-1-910190-93-7. Ebook: 978-1-910190-94-4, £159, $319
"I would recommend this book" (Gut Microbes); "a very interesting book ... well written ... effective illustrations ... extensive reference list" (SIMB News) read more ...
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Microbial Ecology: Current Advances from Genomics, Metagenomics and Other Omics
Edited by: Diana Marco   Published: 2019
Book: 978-1-912530-02-1. Ebook: 978-1-912530-03-8, £199, $399
"easy to read ... applicable to teaching faculty as well as advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers" (SIMB News); "concise and well written" (Quarterly Rev. Biol.) read more ...
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