Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects

Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects
Author: American Society of Civil Engineers. Geo-Institute
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1266
Release: 2004
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

GSP 126 contains 223 papers presented at Geo-Trans 2004, held in Los Angeles, California, July 27-31, 2004.

Bacterial Cell Wall

Bacterial Cell Wall
Author: J.-M. Ghuysen
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 607
Release: 1994-02-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080860877

Studies of the bacterial cell wall emerged as a new field of research in the early 1950s, and has flourished in a multitude of directions. This excellent book provides an integrated collection of contributions forming a fundamental reference for researchers and of general use to teachers, advanced students in the life sciences, and all scientists in bacterial cell wall research. Chapters include topics such as: Peptidoglycan, an essential constituent of bacterial endospores; Teichoic and teichuronic acids, lipoteichoic acids, lipoglycans, neural complex polysaccharides and several specialized proteins are frequently unique wall-associated components of Gram-positive bacteria; Bacterial cells evolving signal transduction pathways; Underlying mechanisms of bacterial resistance to antibiotics.

World Atlas of Biodiversity

World Atlas of Biodiversity
Author: Brian Groombridge
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2002
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780520236684

Global biological diversity, ecosystem diversity.