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Advances in microbial physiology. Volume 36 /
From the Reviews of Previous Volumes "This series has consistently presented a well-balanced account of progress in microbial physiology ... Invaluable for teaching purposes."--AMERICAN SCIENTIST.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
Academic Press,
1994.
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| Colección: | Advances in microbial physiology ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Advances in Microbial Physiology, Volume 36; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Peptide Transport by Micro-organisms; I. Introduction; II. Occurrence of peptide-transport systems in nature; III. Mechanisms of peptide transport; IV. Influence of the microbial cell envelope on peptide uptake; V. Methods for studying peptide transport and utilization; VI. Peptide permeases of Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium; VII. Peptide transport in other bacterial species; VIII. Peptide transport in fungi; IX. Energetics of peptide transport
- X. Regulation of peptide permeasesXI. Exploitation of peptide permeases: peptide-carrier prodrugs; XII. The ATP-binding cassette superfamily of membrane transporters; XIII. Conclusions and prospects; References; Chapter 2. Dinucleoside Oligophosphates in Micro-organisms; I. Introduction; II. Occurrence of dinucleoside oligophosphates in micro-organisms and accumulation during stresses; III. Biosynthesis of dinucleoside oligophosphates; IV. Catabolism of dinucleoside oligophosphates in vitro; V. Catabolism of dinucleoside oligophosphates in vivo; VI. Possible physiological roles of AP4N
- VII. ConclusionReferences; Chapter 3. Nematophagous Fungi: Physiological Aspects and Structure-Function Relationships; I. Introduction; II. Pioneering Work; III. Growth strategies; IV. Morphological adaptations; V. Nematode-fungal interactions; VI. Concluding remarks; VII. Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4. Non-Invasive Concepts in Metabolic Studies; I. Introduction; II. Studies with microbes and animal cells; III. Experimental background; IV. Establishing non-invasive strategies; V. Conclusions and outlook; References
- Chapter 5. The Two-Competing Site (TCS) Model for Cell Shape Regulation in Bacteria: the Envelope as an Integration Point for the Regulatory Circuits of Essential Physiological EventsI. Introduction; II. Development of primordial living entities and their evolution: the central role of envelopes; III. Development and evolution of mechanisms regulating cell growth; IV. Foundations of the TCS model; V. The TCS model; VI. Testing various proposals of the TCS model against known experimental observations; VII. Acknowledgements; References
- Chapter 6. Respiratory Chains and Bioenergetics of Acetic Acid BacteriaI. Introduction; II. Alcohol- and sugar-oxidizing systems of acetic acid bacteria; III. Terminal oxidases of acetic acid bacteria; IV. Respiratory chains of acetic acid bacteria; V. Reconstitution of alcohol- and sugar-oxidizing respiratory chains; VI. Functional aspects of alcohol- and sugar-oxidizing respiratory chains; VII. Acknowledgements; References; Author index; Subject index