Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 112, continues the comprehensive reach of this widely read and authoritative review source in microbiology. Users will find invaluable references and information on a variety of areas. Chapters in this new release include discussions of Microbial mercury transformation: focus on molecules and functions, Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis, Clockwork microbial worlds , Molecular engineering to improve the levels of bioproducts from agricultural and forestry waste by filamentous fungi, Multi-species Biofilms for Resource Recovery from Wastewater, Evasion of host defenses by intracellular Staphylococcus aureus, A genomic analysis on stress-responses in C. glabrata and their relevance in pathogenesis and drug resistance, and more.