Alginates: Biology and Applications

Alginates: Biology and Applications provides an overview of the state of art of alginate material properties, genetics and the molecular mechanisms underlying alginate biosynthesis as well as applications of tailor-made alginates in medicine, food and bio

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MICROBIOLOGY MONOGRAPHS ALEX ANDER STEINBÜCHEL Series Editor

Bernd H. A. Rehm Editor

Alginates: Biology and Applications

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Microbiology Monographs Volume 13

Series Editor: Alexander Steinbüchel Münster, Germany

Microbiology Monographs Volumes published in the series

Inclusions in Prokaryotes Volume Editor: Jessup M. Shively Vol. 1, 2006

Microbial Linear Plasmids Volume Editors: Friedhelm Meinhardt and Roland Klassen Vol. 7, 2007

Complex Intracellular Structures in Prokaryotes Volume Editor: Jessup M. Shively Vol. 2, 2006

Prokaryotic Symbionts in Plants Volume Editor: Katharina Pawlowski Vol. 8, 2009

Magnetoreception and Magnetosomes in Bacteria Volume Editor: Dirk Schüler Vol. 3, 2007

Hydrogenosomes and Mitosomes: Mitochondria of Anaerobic Eukaryotes Volume Editor: Jan Tachezy Vol. 9, 2008

Predatory Prokaryotes – Biology, Ecology and Evolution Volume Editor: Edouard Jurkevitch Vol. 4, 2007

Uncultivated Microorganisms Volume Editor: Slava S. Epstein Vol. 10, 2009

Amino Acid Biosynthesis – Pathways, Regulation and Metabolic Engineering Volume Editor: Volker F. Wendisch Vol. 5, 2007 Molecular Microbiology of Heavy Metals Volume Editors: Dietrich H. Nies and Simon Silver Vol. 6, 2007

Microbial Megaplasmids Volume Editor: Edward Schwartz Vol. 11, 2009 Endosymbionts in Paramecium Volume Editor: Masahiro Fujishima Vol. 12, 2009

Bernd H. A. Rehm Editor

Alginates: Biology and Applications

Editor Professor Dr. Bernd H. A. Rehm Institute of Molecular BioSciences Massey University, Private Bag 11222 Palmerston North 4442 New Zealand e-mail: [email protected]

Series Editor Professor Dr. Alexander Steinbüchel Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Corrensstraße 3 48149 Münster Germany e-mail: [email protected]

ISSN 1862-5576 e-ISSN 1862-5584 ISBN 978-3-540-92678-8 e-ISBN 978-3-540-92679-5 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-92679-5 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2008942072 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: SPi Publisher Services Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

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Alginates