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Advances in microbial physiology. Volume 58 /
Advances in Microbial Physiology is one of the most successful and prestigious series from Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier. It publishes topical and important reviews, interpreting physiology to include all material that contributes to our understanding of how microorganisms and their compone...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier/Academic Press,
2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Advances in microbial physiology,
v. 58 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Advances in Microbial Physiology; Copyright; Contents; Contributors to Volume 58; Chapter 1: Novel Bacterial MerR-Like Regulators: Their Role in the Response to Carbonyl and Nitrosative Stress; 1. Introduction; 2. Identification and Properties of NmlR Proteins; 3. Defense Against Carbonyl and Nitrosative Stress; 4. A Role for NmlR-Based Defenses in Bacterial Pathogenesis; 5. The Mechanism of Transcriptional Regulation by NmlR Proteins; 6. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Quorum Sensing: Regulating the Regulators; 1. Introduction; 2. QS Signals
- 3. Plasmid Transfer in Agrobacterium tumefaciens: A Tale of Two Signals4. Hierarchical QS and the Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis; 5. Other Hierarchically Organized QS Systems; 6. Integration of QS Systems; 7. Environmental Signals Affecting QS Gene Regulation; 8. Signals from Other Species; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: The Single-Domain Globin of Vitreoscilla: Augmentation of Aerobic Metabolism for Biotechnological Applications; 1. Oxygen Limitation: From Bioprocess Engineering to Metabolic Engineering; 2. Oxygen Sensing and Molecular Adaptation to Hypoxia in E. coli
- 3. Bacterial Metabolism and the Influence of Varying Oxygen Levels4. A Bacterial Globin Protein to Improve Growth and Productivity Under Microaerobic Conditions; 5. The Role and Function of Bacterial Globins; 6. Regulation of Vitreoscilla Hemoglobin Promoter (Pvhb); 7. Effect of Globin Expression on Cellular Metabolism; 8. Effect of Globin Expression on Cellular Carbon Metabolism; 9. From Metabolome to Transcriptome of Globin Expressing Cells; 10. Globins, Cytochromes, and Their Interaction with O2/NO; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 4: Singlet Oxygen Stress in Microorganisms
- 1. Introduction2. Formation and Toxic Effects of Singlet Oxygen; 3. Targets of Singlet Oxygen; 4. Responses to Photooxidative Stress in Microorganisms; 5. Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Photooxidative Stress Response; 6. Perspectives; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 5: Metal Sensing in Salmonella: Implications for Pathogenesis; 1. Introduction; 2. Copper Sensing and Resistance; 3. Iron Sensing and Homeostasis; 4. Manganese Sensing and Uptake; 5. Zinc Sensing and Homeostasis; 6. Nickel, Cobalt Sensing, and Homeostasis
- 7. Coordination of the Metal Sensors to Control Cellular Metal Levels8. Concluding Remarks; References; Author Index; Subject Index