Description: Presents a broad-based overview of spore biology, providing in-depth coverage of basic and applied areas of spore research. Chapters focus on important general topics as well as specialized research areas, including broad reviews of especially important topics, such as spore molecular biology, bioremediation, issues in biodefense, and food safety.
Brief description: Adam Driks is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from Brandeis University, in the laboratory of Dr. David DeRosier, where he analyzed the composition and assembly of bacterial flagella. He performed Postdoctoral research in the laboratory of Dr. Richard Losick at Harvard University, where he initiated his work on assembly and composition of the Bacillus spore coat.
Review Quotes: "The Bacterial Spore: From Molecules to Systems is an ambitious effort at consolidating this body of research in a way that highlights the biological diversity of bacterial spore formers, their industrial and medical applications, and fundamental mechanistic insights gained from their study in a way that is accessible to both the novice and expert microbiologist." ─ Kumaran S. Ramamurthi, Ph.D., Investigator, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health