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1 Gene Manipulation and Regulation of Catabolic Genes for Biodegradation of Biphenyl Compounds |
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1 | (24) |
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1.2 Properties and Occurrence of Biphenyl Compounds |
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2 | (1) |
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1.3 Microbe-Mediated Biodegradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
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3 | (11) |
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1.4 New Developments on Microbes Proficient in Enhanced Biodegradation |
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14 | (2) |
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1.5 Conclusion and Future Prospects |
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16 | (9) |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (7) |
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23 | (2) |
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2 Genetics and Molecular Biology of Genes Encoding Cephalosporin Biosynthesis in Microbes |
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25 | (10) |
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25 | (1) |
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2.2 Cephalosporin: The First Stable p-Lactam |
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25 | (4) |
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2.3 Advantages of Cephalosporin |
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29 | (1) |
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2.4 Cephalosporin: Classification and Generations |
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29 | (2) |
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2.5 Cephalosporin: Mechanism of Action |
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31 | (1) |
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2.6 Resistance to Cephalosporin |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (3) |
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32 | (3) |
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3 Disruption of Protease Genes in Microbes for Production of Heterologous Proteins |
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35 | (42) |
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35 | (1) |
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3.2 Molecular and Biotechnological Aspects of Microbial Proteases |
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36 | (1) |
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3.3 Biodiversity of Heterologous Proteins Producing Microbes |
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37 | (4) |
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3.4 Problems Associated With Proteases and Approaches to Tackle These Problems |
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41 | (5) |
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3.5 Microbes as Cell Factory for Foreign Proteins |
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46 | (4) |
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3.6 Strategies for Improving Heterologous Protein Production |
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50 | (10) |
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3.7 Conclusion and Future Perspectives |
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60 | (17) |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (14) |
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74 | (3) |
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4 Function Profiling of Microbial Community |
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77 | (10) |
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77 | (1) |
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4.2 Method to Study Functional Analysis |
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77 | (6) |
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83 | (4) |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (2) |
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5 Enhanced Resistance to Fungal Pathogens Through Selective Utilization of Useful Microbial Genes |
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87 | (8) |
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87 | (8) |
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92 | (3) |
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6 Differential Expression of the Microbial β-1,4-Xylanase, and β-1,4-Endoglucanase Genes |
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95 | (18) |
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95 | (3) |
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6.2 Mechanism of β-1,4-Xylanase and β-1,4-Endoglucanase Action |
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98 | (4) |
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6.3 Expression Studies of β-1,4-Xylanases and Their Properties |
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102 | (6) |
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108 | (5) |
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109 | (4) |
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7 Profile of Secondary Metabolite Gene Cluster in Microbe |
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113 | (20) |
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113 | (2) |
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7.2 Antibiotic Resistance Engineering |
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115 | (1) |
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7.3 Entire Gene Clusters' Heterogeneous Expression |
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115 | (2) |
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7.4 Genome Mining of Secondary Metabolite Producers on a Platform |
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117 | (1) |
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7.5 Microbial Communication: An Inducer of Silent Secondary Metabolite Gene Clusters |
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118 | (2) |
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7.6 The Interaction of Fungi With Bacteria |
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120 | (2) |
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7.7 Rifampin Resistance (rpoB) Mutations in Actinomycetes for Biosynthetic Gene Clusters |
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122 | (7) |
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129 | (4) |
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129 | (4) |
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8 Production of Recombinant Microbial Thermostable Lipases |
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133 | (18) |
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133 | (1) |
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8.2 Characteristics of Thermostable Lipases |
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133 | (1) |
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8.3 Sources and Biotechnological Application of Thermostable Lipases |
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134 | (1) |
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8.5 Expression of Thermostable Lipases |
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136 | (9) |
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8.6 Conclusions: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives |
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145 | (6) |
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147 | (4) |
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9 Isolation of Cellulase Genes From Thermophilics: A Novel Approach Toward New Gene Discovery |
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151 | (20) |
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151 | (1) |
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9.2 Discoveries of Cellulase Genes and its Expression |
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152 | (3) |
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9.3 Approaches Toward Isolation of Cellulase Genes |
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155 | (6) |
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161 | (10) |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (5) |
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168 | (3) |
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10 Microbial Genes Involved in Interaction With Plants |
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171 | (10) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (10) |
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177 | (3) |
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180 | (1) |
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11 Virulence Factors and Their Associated Genes in Microbes |
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181 | (28) |
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181 | (2) |
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11.2 Virulence Factors and Genes in Fungal Pathogens |
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183 | (7) |
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11.3 Virulence Factors Genes in Bacteria |
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190 | (5) |
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11.4 Virulence Factor Genes in Viruses |
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195 | (2) |
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197 | (12) |
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198 | (10) |
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208 | (1) |
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12 Modulation of Gene Expression by Microsatellites in Microbes |
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209 | (10) |
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209 | (1) |
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12.2 Classification of Microsatellites |
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210 | (1) |
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12.3 Origin of Microsatellites |
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211 | (1) |
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12.4 Distribution of Microsatellites |
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211 | (1) |
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12.5 Microsatellite Instability (MSI) Phenomenon |
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212 | (1) |
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12.6 Functional Significance of Microsatellites |
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213 | (1) |
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12.7 Microsatellites in Gene Expression |
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213 | (1) |
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12.8 Microsatellites in Evolutionary Studies |
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214 | (1) |
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12.9 Microsatellites in Bacterial Pathogenesis |
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214 | (1) |
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12.10 Role of Microsatellites in Adaptation |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (4) |
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215 | (3) |
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218 | (1) |
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13 Polyketide and Its Derivatives |
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219 | (10) |
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219 | (3) |
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13.2 Polyketide Synthesis |
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222 | (4) |
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226 | (3) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (2) |
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14 Synthetic Biology Strategy for Microbial Cellulases: An Overview |
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229 | (10) |
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229 | (2) |
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14.2 Significance of Cellulases in Biofuels Production |
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231 | (2) |
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14.3 Fungal Microorganisms for Cellulase Production |
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233 | (1) |
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14.4 Bacterial Microorganisms for Cellulase Production |
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233 | (1) |
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14.5 Role of Synthetic Biology to Improve Cellulase Systems |
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233 | (2) |
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235 | (4) |
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236 | (1) |
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