Microbes in the Spotlight: Recent Progress in the Understanding of Beneficial and Harmful Microorganisms contains a selection of papers presented at the VI International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology - BioMicroWorld2015 (Barcelona, Spain).This book offers the outcomes of completed and outgoing research works and experiences of several microbiology research groups across the world.The volume is divided into the following sections:--Agricultural and environmental microbiology. Biodeterioration, biodegratation, bioremediation--Food microbiology--Medical microbiology. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. Antimicrobial resistance--Industrial microbiology. Microbial production of high-value products--Biotechnologically relevant enzymes and proteins--Methods and technology development--Microbial physiologyReaders will find this book a useful opportunity to keep up with the latest research results, insights and advances in the microbiology field.