Advances in Microbial Toxin Research and Its Biotechnological Exploitation

This book is a reference book based on the contribution made by eminent scientists (toxicologists) from the leading laboratories of the world. This book includes discussions of toxins produced by microbes, particularly fungi and bacteria, their chemical characterization, mechanism of action at the cellular and molecular level and also exploitation of TOX genes for the management of insect pests, weeds and plant pathogens.

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Intended for researchers and higher-level students, this book contains 16 papers by scientists from around the world. Topics include: the molecular interaction of host-specific AK-toxin, suppresser- and elicitor- activities, the influence of substrate and agrochemical, the aflatoxins, oxygen activation, thermo- responsive phytotoxin production, cerato-ulmin, lipopeptide secondary metabolites, the toxicity of syrongomycins, structural diversity of lichen metabolites, pest management, engineering disease resistance in plants, inhibition of ceramide synthesis, phytotoxin production and plant pathogenesis, and insecticidal proteins. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR