Silkworm and Silk: Traditional and Innovative Applications

• Other Authors: Cappellozza, Silvia (Editor), Casartelli, Morena (Editor), Sandrelli, Federica (Editor), Saviane, Alessio (Editor), Tettamanti, Gianluca (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Biotechnology; silkworm; Bombyx mori; transcriptome analysis; RNA-seq; gene model transcriptional factor; Cutibacterium acnes; infection; antibacterial drugs; polyamines; cell cycle progression; Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus; sequencing analysis; qPCR; pathogenicity difference; maternal mRNAs; 20-hydroxyecdysone; pupa; wandering; fibroin; sericin; chrysalis; diabetes; hydrogen sulfide; transcriptome; differentially expressed genes; expression pattern; silk; supercritical carbon dioxide impregnation; nanofiller; CRISPR-Cas; silkworms; genome engineering; insect biotechnology; entomology; sericulture; agroindustry; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; mulberry; moriculture; germplasm preservation; 16S rRNA gene; amplicon sequencing; gut microbiota; co-expression network analysis; silk protein; transcription factor; Eri silkworm; pentose-utilizing microbe; lactic acid bacteria; probiotic; Eri culture; silk fibroin; SILKBridge® nerve conduit; performance testing; biocompatibility; toxicology; regulatory requirements; quality requirements; control manufacturing; green material; biomaterial; 3D scaffolds; cancer therapy; bibliometric analysis; mulberry silkworm pupae; nutritional composition; silk gland; infection model; Staphylococcus epidermidis; insect immune response; antimicrobial compounds; glycopeptide antibiotics; vancomycin; teicoplanin; dalbavancin; mulberry leaves; chemical composition; feeding experiment; bacterial microbiome; BmNPV; Bombyx mori L.; non-timber forest product; livelihood; Indonesia; n/a
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Papers collected in the present Special Issue relate to the field of sericulture. They cover different aspects based on a very ancient human agricultural activity, taking into consideration classical agronomic aspects, such as the impact of feeding on silk quality and sericulture in different parts...