Introduction to Bacteria and Their Ecobiology

R.N. Doetsch, T.M. Cook (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

371 Seiten

2012
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-015-1137-7 (ISBN)

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The purpose of this book is to illustrate a selection of biological prop erties of bacteria that reveal them as important living beings. We have primarily addressed readers who have had some previous educa tion in the natural sciences, and we have assumed a modest under standing of elementary chemical and biological principles. Our aim is to provide abrief survey of bacterial forms and structures, placing special emphasis on the activities of bacteria in their environment and some important interrelations within it. Bacterial ecobiology is the study of those aspects of bacteria that influence, and are in fluenced by, environmental phenomena. Some material traditionally covered in standard texts-such as medi cal bacteriology and immunology, applied bacteriology, and bacterial classification-will not be found here, because it is our opinion that these are peripheral to the idea of ecobiology and because numerous excellent treatments of this material are readily available. There is also no formal presentation ofbacterial genetics or of molecular biology per se in this book. However, mention of phenomena involved in these subjects is made where considered appropriate.

one Bacteria in Nature.- 1.1 The Origin of Bacteria.- 1.2 The Uncertainty of Knowledge Concerning Bacteria.- 1.3 Some Methods for Studying Bacteria in Natural Habitats.- 1.4 Functions of Bacteria in Nature.- References.- two Some General Structural Features of Bacteria.- 2.1 Bacteria as Prokaryotic Forms.- 2.2 Bacterial Shapes and Some Consequences of Their Being Very Small.- 2.3 Capsules.- 2.4 Pili.- 2.5 Flagella and Bacterial Behavior.- 2.6 Cell Walls.- 2.7 The Cytoplasmic Membrane and Its Ramifications.- 2.8 The Nucleus.- 2.9 Ribosomes.- 2.10 Endospores, Cysts, Conidia, and Myxospores..- 2.11 Cytoplasmic Inclusions.- 2.12 Rhapidosomes.- 2.13 Colony Formation.- 2.14 Gross Chemical Composition of Bacteria.- References.- three Heterogeneity of Form and Function.- 3.1 Budding Bacteria.- 3.2 Stalked Bacteria.- 3.3 Ribbon-Forming Bacteria.- 3.4 Fruiting Bacteria.- 3.5 Net-Forming Bacteria.- 3.6 Thiothrix, Leucothrix, and Some “Gliders”.- 3.7 Sphaerotilus and Leptothrix.- 3.8 Filamentous Branching Bacteria.- 3.9 Cell Wall-less Bacteria.- 3.10 Flexible, Helical Bacteria.- 3.11 Blue-Green Algae.- 3.12 Hydrogen Oxidation.- 3.13 Carbon Monoxide Oxidation.- 3.14 Methane Oxidation.- 3.15 Nonsymbiotic Nitrogen Fixation.- 3.16 Sulftir Oxidation.- 3.17 Sulfate Reduction.- 3.18 Luminescent Bacteria.- 3.19 Photosynthetic Bacteria.- 3.20 Extreme Halophiles.- References.- four Populations and Habitats.- 4.1 Bacteria as Open Systems.- 4.2 Multiplication and Growth.- 4.3 Estimating Bacterial Numbers.- 4.4 The Rise and Decline of Bacterial Populations.- 4.5 Biological Aspects of Dormancy in Bacteria.- 4.6 The L-Phase of Bacteria.- 4.7 Bacterial Distribution.- 4.8 Extrinsic and Intrinsic Influences.- 4.9 Temperature Effects.- 4.10 Pressure Effects.- 4.11 Radiant Energy Effects.- 4.12 pHEffects.- 4.13 Oxygen Relationships.- 4.14 Currents and Surfaces.- 4.15 Extrinsic Biological Factors.- 4.16 Habitats.- 4.17 Ecological Aspects of Chemolithotrophy.- 4.18 Bacterial Interactions.- 4.19 Some Exobiological Problems.- 4.20 Gnotobiosis.- References.- five Bacterial Energetics.- 5.1 Enzyme Localization.- 5.2 Energy Sources and Carbon Compounds Used by Bacteria.- 5.3 Energy Metabolism in Bacteria.- 5.4 Characteristic Bacterial Fermentations of Carbohydrates.- 5.5 Fermentation of Noncarbohydrate Materials.- 5.6 Pathways for the Dissimilation of Aromatic Compounds by Bacteria.- 5.7 The Role of Inorganic Compounds in Bacterial Energy Metabolism.- 5.8 Inorganic Compounds as Terminal Electron Acceptors.- 5.9 Some Aspects of the Biochemistry of Chemolithotrophy.- 5.10 Energy Transduction in Bacterial Systems.- 5.11 Bacterial Luminescence.- 5.12 Bacterial Photosynthesis.- References.- six Bacteria as Environmental Determinants.- 6.1 The Age of the Earth and the Beginning of Life.- 6.2 Nonbiological Geochemical Processes.- 6.3 Participation of Bacteria in Cyclic Geochemical Transformations of the Elements.- 6.4 The Carbon Cycle.- 6.5 The Nitrogen Cycle.- 6.6 The Sulfur Cycle.- 6.7 Phosphorus Transformations.- 6.8 Bacterial Degradation of Plant Materials.- 6.9 Chitin Degradation.- 6.10 Bacteria in Relation to Fossil Fuels.- 6.11 Formation of Mineral Deposits by Bacterial Activities.- 6.12 Bacterial Attack on Minerals.- References.- seven Epilogue.

Zusatzinfo	126 Illustrations, black and white; 371 p. 126 illus.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 244 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
ISBN-10	94-015-1137-3 / 9401511373
ISBN-13	978-94-015-1137-7 / 9789401511377
Zustand	Neuware