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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Summary

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 of the world. Nonetheless, cutting edge topics are addressed as well, with papers studying silk as a biomaterial, the silkworm as a model organism, and the possibility of exploring its physiology and the molecular mechanisms that stand behind it with the aid of modern tools such as gene profiling, the CRISPR/Cas-9 system, and -omics sciences.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (378 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-6859-1
9783036568584
9783036568591

Access

Open Access