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Biotechnological Applications of Quorum Sensing Inhibitors

  • Describes the practical applications of quorum sensing inhibitors to combat antibacterial resistance
  • Discusses both basic and applied aspects of quorum sensing and the various inhibitors
  • Provides the most recent developments in the area of quorum sensing and describes novel applications of it

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Plant Health

    1. Scope of Pathogenesis-Related Proteins Produced by Plants in Interrupting Quorum Sensing Signaling

      • Pratheep Chinnappan, Saisundar Rajan, Shaarath Thondanure, Leena Champalal, Pachaiappan Raman
      Pages 371-395
    2. Bioactive Phytochemicals Targeting Microbial Activities Mediated by Quorum Sensing

      • Beatriz Ximena Valencia Quecán, Milagros Liseth Castillo Rivera, Uelinton Manoel Pinto
      Pages 397-416

About this book

This book discusses the practical applications of quorum sensing inhibitors for both human and plant health. Quorum sensing inhibitors that disrupt microbial biofilms can be employed to treat bacterial infections. The book describes the various bioactive molecules that can serve as quorum sensing inhibitors to combat deadly bacterial infections, in addition to several synthetic quorum sensing inhibitors.

Quorum sensing is the mechanism through which bacteria develop antibiotic resistance. Intended to provide a clearer understanding of the practical applications of quorum sensing inhibitors, the book details how the problem of antibiotic resistance can be countered through the intelligent application of quorum sensing inhibitors.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Microbial Biotechnology and Genomics, CSIR – Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi, India

    Vipin Chandra Kalia

About the editor

Dr. Vipin Chandra Kalia is a Professor at Molecular Biotechnology Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea. He has been an Emeritus Scientist and ex-Chief Scientist at Microbial Biotechnology and Genomics, CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Genetics from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. He has been elected as a Fellow of the Association of Microbiologists of India (FAMSc), National Academy of Sciences (FNASc), and National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS). His main areas of research are Microbial Biodiversity, Genomics and Evolution, Bioenergy, Biopolymers, Antimicrobials, Quorum Sensing, and Quorum Quenching. He has published over 100 papers in scientific journals such as Nature Biotechnology, Biotechnology Advances, and Trends in Biotechnology.

He has edited 11 books, is currently Editor in Chief of the Indian Journal of Microbiology, and serves as an editor for several other journals. He is a life member of e.g. the Society of Biological Chemists of India, the Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, India, and the Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI).

He has been conferred numerous awards, including the Prof. S.R. Vyas Memorial Award, Association of Microbiologists of India (2016), ASM-IUSSF Indo-US Professorship Program, American Society of Microbiologists, USA (2014), and the Dr. J.V Bhat Award, Association of Microbiologists of India (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017). He can be contacted at: vckalia@igib.in or vc_kalia@yahoo.co.in.

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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