Prokaryotes: A Handook on the Biology of Bacteria : Symbiotic Associations, Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology

by Falkow, Stanley; Rosenberg, Eugene; Schleifer, Karl-Heinz; Stackebrandt, Erko; Dworkin, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780387254760
• ISBN10: 0387254765
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

With the launch of its first electronic edition, The Prokaryotes, the definitive reference on the biology of bacteria, enters an exciting new era of information delivery. Subscription-based access is available. The electronic version begins with an online implementation of the content found in the printed reference work, The Prokaryotes, Second Edition. The content is being fully updated over a five-year period until the work is completely revised. Thereafter, material will be continuously added to reflect developments in bacteriology. This online version features information retrieval functions and multimedia components.

Author Biography

Martin Dworkin: Emeritus Professor of Microbiology, University of Minnesota, USAMajor research area: Developmental Biology and Social Behavior of Myxococcus xanthusSelected awards and honors: John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship; Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology; Sackler Scholar, Tel Aviv University; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Roger Porter Award for Microbial Diversity- American Society for MicrobiologyStanley Falkow: Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine, USA; Former Assistant Chief of the Department of Bacterial Immunology at the Walter Reed Army Institute of ResearchSelected awards and honors: Member of the National Academy of Sciences; President of the American Society for Microbiology from July 1997 through June 1998; Robert Koch Award from German Government; Abbott Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Microbiology; Several honorary doctorates in Europe and the USEugene Rosenberg: Professor of Microbiology at Tel Aviv University, Israel; Associate Professor at the Department of Bacteriology & Institute of Molecular Biology, University of California at Los Angeles (1967-1970); Member of the Israel Committee for Emerging DiseasesSelected awards and honors: Guggenheim Fellow and Visiting Professor MIT Cambridge, Massachusetts; Pan Lab Award, Society of Industrial Microbiology, San DiegoKarl-Heinz Schleifer: Professor and Head of the Department of Microbiology, Technical University of Munich, GermanyAwards and Honors: Full Member of Bergey-¦s Manual Trust; President of the International Union of Microbiological Societies; K+¦rber Award for European Scientific Research; Award of the Society of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine; Ferdinand-Cohn-Medal Erko Stackebrandt: Professor of Microbiology at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, and Director of the German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany; Professor of Microbiology Department, University of Kiel, Germany (1984-1990); Professor of Microbiology and Department Head at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (1990-1993)Selected awards and honors: Associate Member of Bergey-¦s Manual Trust (1990-1997); Bergey's Award

Table of Contents

Guide to Recent Phylogenetic Updates

Essays in Prokaryotic Biology

How We Do and Don't and Should Look at Bacteria and Bacteriology

Defining Taxonomic Ranks

Prokaryote Characterization and Identification

Principles of Enrichment, Isolation, Cultivation, and Preservation of Prokaryotes

Prokaryotes and Their Habitats

Morphological and Physiological Diversity

Cell-Cell Interactions

Prokaryotic Genomics

Genomics and Metabolism in Escherischia coli

Origin of Life: RNA World versus Autocatalytic Anabolism

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology

Bacterial Pathogenicity in Animal Hosts

Bacterial Multicellularity

The Structure and Function of Microbial Communities

Symbiotic Associations

Cyanobacterial-Plant Symbioses

Symbiotic Associations between Ciliates and Prokaryotes

Bacteriocyte-Associated Endosymbionts of Insects

Symbiotic Associations between Termites and Prokaryotes

Marine Chemosynthetic Symbioses

Symbiotic Associations between Amoebae and Prokaryotes

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology

Organic Acid and Solvent Production I: Acetic, Lactic, Gluconic, Succinic, and Polyhydroxyalkanoic Acids

Organic Acid and Solvent Production II: Propionic and Butyric Acids and Ethanol

Organic Acid and Solvent Production III: Butanol, Acetone, and Isopropanol

Amino Acid Production

Microbial Exopolysaccharides

Bacterial Enzymes

Agricultural Products from Microorganisms

Bacteria in Food and Beverage Production

Bacterial Pharmaceutical Products

DNA Recombinant Protein Production in Bacteria

Biosurfactants

Scale-up of Bacterial Fermentations

Bioremediation

Biodeterioration

Microbial Biofilms

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