Beyond Traditional Culture New Approaches For A Rapid Detection And Identification Of Microorganisms And Their Antimicrobial Resistance

Beyond Traditional Culture: New Approaches for a Rapid Detection and Identification of Microorganisms and their Antimicrobial Resistance

Microbiology in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

Written by leading experts, the book covers a broad range of topics pertaining to the myriad uses of artificial intelligence in microbiology. The book explores how AI and computation can play a key role in understanding and uncovering microscopic mysteries that defy other means of microbiological study. Like other fields of life science, the impact of next generation sequencing and bioinformatics are revolutionizing microbiology. In addition, the emerging role of quantum and nanotechnology in understanding the nature of microbial life is also explored. A special feature of the book is fascinating discussion of the transformation currently underway from classic microbiology to next generation microbiology. This is a must-read book for microbiology students and researchers who want to be at the forefront of this exciting field. Key Features: • Provides an overview and perspectives on the future of microbiology • Documents recent advances in microbiology • Contributions from an international team of leading researchers • Reviews the emerging role of applications from other fields like nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and genomics • Stimulates academics and researchers to pursue multidisciplinary research

Evolving Landscape of Molecular Diagnostics

Evolving Landscape of Molecular Diagnostics: Applications and Techniques presents cutting-edge reviews on current and emerging technologies in the diagnosis of microbial infections. The book discusses the fundamentals of Molecular Diagnostics for bacteria, fungi, viruses and a variety of state-of-the-art diagnostics tools and techniques for obtaining qualitative and quantitative results. It includes topics such as Next generation sequencing and application of "OMICS" for early disease diagnosis. Sections cover the entire spectrum of emerging diagnostic tools and techniques, as well as the principles, pros and cons of each method and applications for diagnosis of infectious disease in plants, humans and veterinary. This is a resource for both researchers and students working in clinical microbiology, infectious biology, applied life sciences and scientists working in the clinical diagnostic industry. - Provides a wide range of diagnostics tools and technologies in the field of infectious biology - Presents discussions on emerging technologies for early disease diagnosis and novel diagnostics techniques for detection of COVID, Urea Breath Tests for Detection of Helicobacter pylori, Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification as Point-of-Care Diagnosis, Molecular imaging, Lab-on-a-chip Technologies, and several others - Analyzes literature reviews, underpinning methodologies, and opportunities and limitations - Includes case studies and examples that highlight applications using the underpinning techniques