Advances in Microbial Physiology (eBook)

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2007 | 1. Auflage
326 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-056064-9 (ISBN)

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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 component parts work.

First published in 1967, the editors have always striven to interpret microbial physiology in the broadest context and have never restricted the contents to traditional views of whole cell physiology. Now edited by Professor Robert Poole, University of Sheffield, Advances in Microbial Physiology continues to be an influential and very well reviewed series.

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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 component parts work. First published in 1967, the editors have always striven to interpret microbial physiology in the broadest context and have never restricted the contents to "e;traditional? views of whole cell physiology. Now edited by Professor Robert Poole, University of Sheffield, Advances in Microbial Physiology continues to be an influential and very well reviewed series.

Inhalt

Cover 1
Contents 6
Contributors to Volume 53 10
Chapter 1. The Bacterial Response to the Chalcogen Metalloids Se and Te 12
Abbreviations 13
1. Introduction 14
2. Chemistry 15
3. Biological uses of Se and Te 18
4. Resistance Toward Se and Te Oxyanions 24
5. Microbial Processing of Metalloid Chalcogens 33
6. Chalcogens and Bacterial Physiology 49
7. Other Chalcogens and Metalloids 60
8. Concluding Remarks 61
Acknowledgments 62
References 63
Chapter 2. Gaining Insight into Microbial Physiology in the Large Intestine: A Special Role for Stable Isotopes 84
1. Introduction 86
2. The gut Microbial Ecosystem 89
3. Stable Isotopes 96
4. Genomic Inventories of Intestinal Bacteria 108
5. Proteomic Aspects of Intestinal Microbial Life 121
6. Metabolomics 126
7. Metabolic Flux Analysis Applied to the Gut 138
8. Emerging Picture of the role of Microorganisms Integrated in Man 147
9. New Aspects in the Study of Intestinal Bacterial Physiology 154
10. Conclusions and Future Prospects 156
References 158
Chapter 3. Bacterial Physiology, Regulation and Mutational Adaptation in a Chemostat Environment 180
1. General Introduction 182
2. The Chemostat Environment and its Applications to Studies of Bacteria 184
3. The Physiological Changes in an Organism Inoculated into a Chemostat: The Example of Glucose-Limited Escherichia coli 188
4. Variations in Responses Within and Between Species 200
5. Steady State or Constant Change in a Chemostat Population? 202
6. Mutation Rates and Mutators in Chemostat Populations 203
7. Mutational Takeovers and Population Changes 206
8. A Mutational Sweep in detail: The Physiological Advantage and Spread of mgl Mutations in Glucose-Limited E. coli 209
9. Other Mutations in Chemostat Populations and their Physiological Effects 212
10. Emerging Diversity in Chemostat Populations 218
11. Conclusions 225
Acknowledgements 226
References 227
Chapter 4. Metallosensors, The Ups and Downs of Gene Regulation 242
1. Introduction 243
2. Iron 244
3. Copper 256
4. Zinc 258
5. Cadmium 264
6. Conclusions 267
Acknowledgements 268
References 268
Author Index 280
Subject Index 314
Colour Plate Section to be found in the back of this book 324

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.9.2007
• Mitarbeit: Herausgeber (Serie): Robert K. Poole
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Physiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-056064-4 / 0080560644
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-056064-9 / 9780080560649