Mighty Microbes

Mighty Microbes

Table of contents
Introduction Exploring mighty microbes Bauke Oudega President of FEMS
Section I Microorganisms: Key players in evolution Peter Willemsen and John van der Oost
1 The first microbe Fred C. Boogerd and Eugene V. Koonin
2 It’s all microbes in the tree of life Nico M. van Straalen
3 Archaea: The discovery of a new life form John van der Oost, Servé W.M. Kengen and Karl O. Stetter
4 The origin of the eukaryotic cell: The symbiosis that changed the world Thijs J.G. Ettema
5 Extremophiles: Some like it hot Servé W.M. Kengen, Mark J. Young and John van der Oost
6 Discovery and application of “impossible” microbes Mike Jetten
7 Marine microbiology: An ocean of microbes Lucas J. Stal
Section II From invisible to infinity: The discovery, observation and cultivation of microbes Joop van Doorn
8 Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, the discoverer of “little animals” Lesley Robertson
9 Microscopes: Essential instruments in microbiology research Ida van der Klei and Marten Veenhuis
10 Moore’s Law of microbial culturing: Blessed are those who start now Colin J. Ingham and Willem M. de Vos
11 Copy, cut and paste: From single genes to synthetic chromosomes Nico J. Claassens, Daniel Gibson, Clyde A. Hutchison III, John van der Oost
12 Ecogenomics: Key to a hidden world Hans van Veen
13 Biohazard: Working safely with microorganisms Willem Reijnders
Section III Variation and adaptation: The lifestyle of microorganisms John van der Oost, Joop van Doorn and Bauke Oudega
14 Aerobic and anaerobic bacteria: Respiration without oxygen Rob van Spanning, John van der Oost and David Richardson
15 Lactic acid bacteria: Cash cows of microbiology Bas Teusink and Rute Neves
16 Microorganisms: The first to see the light Klaas J. Hellingwerf
17 Pearls on the surface of kelp: Rhodopirellula and other Planctomycetes Jens Harder
18 Bacterial gangs: United and strong by means of quorum sensing Oscar P. Kuipers and Akos T. Kovacs
Section IV Sustainable energy and food: Microorganisms employed by humans Bauke Oudega
19 Albert Jan Kluyver: Unity in diversity Lesley Robertson
20 Fungi for food, drink and health Teun Boekhout and Jan Dijksterhuis
21 Methane from microbes: Climate change or renewable energy? Caroline M. Plugge, Rudolf K. Thauer and Servé W.M. Kengen
22 Hydrogen, the ideal biofuel? Servé W.M. Kengen and Michael W.W. Adams
23 Bakers’ yeast and biofuels: The sky is the limit? Jack Pronk
24 Microalgae-based economy: Green goes with everything: Feed, food, fuels and biomaterials Iago Dominguez Teles, Olaf Kruse and René H. Wijffels
25 Wastewater treatment, an example of how microbes work for us Alfons J.M. Stams, Arjan R. Borger, and Hardy Temmink
Section V Microbes and plants: From nurture to torture Joop van Doorn
26 Living on air: Nitrogen fixation for all plants? Douglas Cook and Ton Bisseling
27 The hidden underground fungal network Gijsbert Werner and Toby Kiers
28 Fungi: Friends and Foes Han Wösten and Sarah Gurr
29 Agrobacterium: Genetic modification avant la lettre Ronald Koes and Paul J.J. Hooykaas
30 Microbial plant diseases: From tulip mania to chestnut bleeding canker Joop van Doorn and Martin Romantschuk
Section VI Infectious diseases and epidemics Peter Willemsen and Joen Luirink
31 The story of Pasteur: Comtois, tête de bois Jan Verhoef
32 Koch’s Postulates: A milestone for Microbiology
Cathrien Bruggeman
33 Yersinia pestis: Causative agent of the black death Henk Smit and Peter Willemsen
34 Diarrhoea: Montezuma’s revenge Bauke Oudega
35 Salmonella: From Typhoid Mary to human food chain Jaap van Dissel
36 Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC): How a beneficial bacterium turned evil Sabrina Mühlen, Manfred Rohde and Petra Dersch
37 Biological warfare and bioterrorism: Killing by the letter Antoine Stuitje
38 Viral history Milton W. Taylor
39 The Spanish Flu: A devastating riddle Peter Willemsen and Henk Smit
40 Ebola My V.T. Phan, Matthew Cotten and Marion Koopmans
Section VII Therapy and prevention Peter Willemsen and Joen Luirink
41 Alexander Fleming: The discoverer of penicillin Lenie Dijkshoorn and Tyrone Pitt
42 History of tuberculosis control Stephen V. Gordon
43 The tubercle bacillus: An indestructible pathogen? Wilbert Bitter
44 Tuberculosis vaccine development Jelle Thole and Danielle Roordink
45 Challenges and solutions for antibiotic discovery Gilles van Wezel
46 Antibiotic resistance and horizontal gene transfer Adam P. Roberts and William P. Hanage
47 Revival of phage therapy Franklin L. Nobrega, Rob Lavigne and Stan J.J. Brouns
48 Allies of humans: Natural-born bacteria-killers R. Elizabeth Sockett and Andrew L. Lovering
49 Malaria: Next on the list of eradication? Teun Bousema and Chris Drakeley
50 Arboviruses: From feared pathogens to medicines of the future Jeroen Kortekaas
51 Why is it so difficult to find a cure or vaccine against HIV? Rogier W. Sanders
52 Influenza viruses Guus F. Rimmelzwaan
53 New approaches to vaccines Rino Rappuoli and Loek van Alphen
Section VIII Microbes and health Peter Willemsen and Joen Luirink
54 Life without microbes? Henk Smit
55 Microorganisms in the human gut: A truly breath-taking journey through our intestinal tract Hauke Smidt, Harry J. Flint and Erwin G. Zoetendal
56 Faecal transplantation: Bugs better than drugs? Willem M. de Vos and Max Nieuwdorp
57 Oral microorganisms: An ecological history Toon Ligtenberg, Hans de Soet and Phil Marsh
58 Health and our microbial partners: The hygiene hypothesis and the old friends mechanism Graham A.W. Rook
59 Healthy microbes, the probiotics Michiel Kleerebezem and Colin Hill
60 Endospore-forming bacteria: From bacterial pathogens to beneficial microbes Stanley Brul and Ezio Ricca
61 One Health in practice Joke van der Giessen
Section IX Recent and future breakthroughs in microbiology Bauke Oudega
62 The smallest life as a source of great developments in biology: En route to a mathematical model for the cell Klaas Krab
63 Budding yeast as a model organism to understand cancer and neurological diseases Matteo Barberis and Steve G. Oliver
64 Synthetic biology: From engineering living systems to the bottom-up construction of synthetic cells Bert Poolman and Vincent Noireaux
65 Unravelling the Bauplan of life: The DNA sequencing revolution Jung Soh and Christoph W. Sensen
66 Designing and synthesizing minimal (bacterial) life J. Craig Venter, Clyde A. Hutchison III and Hamilton O. Smith
67 From immunity to gene therapy: CRISPR goes viral Jennifer A. Doudna and John van der Oost











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