Bacteriocins
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-36603-4 (ISBN)
Microbes produce an extraordinary array of defense systems. These include bacteriocins, a class of antimicrobial molecules with narrow killing spectra, produced by bacteria. The book describes the diversity and ecological role of bacteriocins of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, presenting a new classification scheme for the former and a state-of-the-art look at the role of bacteriocins in bacterial communication. It discusses the molecular evolution of colicins and colicin-like bacteriocins, and provides a contemporary overview of archaeocins, bacteriocin-like antimicrobials produced by archaebacteria. Furthermore, various modeling (in silico) studies elucidate the role of bacteriocins in microbial community dynamics and fitness, delving into rock-paper-scissors competition and the counter-intuitive survival of the weakest. The book makes compelling reading for a multi-faceted scientific audience, including those working in the fields of biodiversity and biotechnology, notably in the human and animal health domain.
The Diversity of Bacteriocins in Gram-Negative Bacteria.- Molecular Evolution of Bacteriocins in Gram-Negative Bacteria.- The Diversity of Bacteriocins in Gram-Positive Bacteria.- Peptide and Protein Antibiotics from the Domain Archaea: Halocins and Sulfolobicins.- The Ecological and Evolutionary Dynamics of Model Bacteriocin Communities.- Bacteriocins' Role in Bacterial Communication.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.10.2006 |
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| Zusatzinfo | X, 150 p. 15 illus., 4 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Berlin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 472 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| Schlagworte | Abwehr • antimicrobials • antimikriobielle Substanzen • Bacteria • bacteriocins • Bakterien • Bakteriozine • biodiversity • Defense • Ecology • Evolution • Fitness • microbes • Molecular Evolution • molecular evolution of proteins • molekulare Evolution von Proteinen |
| ISBN-10 | 3-540-36603-2 / 3540366032 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-540-36603-4 / 9783540366034 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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