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Informationen zum Autor Paul Singleton is an independent writer and editor in biomedical science. His works include DNA Methods in Clinical Microbiology ; Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology ; Bacteria in Biology , Biotechnology and Medicine ; and Antimicrobial Drug Action . Klappentext Bacteria in Biology, Biotechnology and Medicine, Sixth Edition is a broadly based textbook of pure and applied bacteriology. Written in clear language, the up-to-date text gives readers access to new ideas and developments in the current literature. The book is intended primarily for undergraduates and postgraduates in biology, biotechnology, medicine, veterinary science, pharmacology, microbiology, food science, environmental science and agriculture; no prior knowledge of bacteria is assumed.This new edition has been extensively updated; much of the text is new, or re-written, and there are many new references. Over 70 genera of bacteria, listed alphabetically, are described in the Appendix. Cross-references and a detailed index, maximise the accessibility of data. Zusammenfassung Bacteria in Biology, Biotechnology and Medicine, Sixth Edition is a broadly based textbook of pure and applied bacteriology. Written in clear language, the up-to-date text gives readers access to new ideas and developments in the current literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. 1. The bacteria: An introduction. 1.1 What are bacteria? 1.2 Why study bacteria? 1.3 Classifying and naming bacteria. 2. The bacterial cell. 2.1 Shapes, sizes and arrangements of bacterial cells. 2.2 The bacterial cell: A closer look. 2.3 Trichomes and coenocytic bacteria. 3. Growth and reproduction. 3.1 Conditions for growth. 3.2 Growth in a single cell. 3.3 Growth in bacterial populations. 3.4 Diauxic growth. 3.5 Measuring growth. 4. Differentiation. 4.1 The life-cycle of Caulobacter . 4.2 Swarming. 4.3 Resting cells. 4.4 Akinetes, heterocysts, hormogoni. 5. Metabolism I: energy. 5.1 Energy metabolism in chemotrophs. 5.2 Energy metabolism in phototrophs. 5.3 Other topics in energy metabolism. 5.4 Transport systems. 6 Metabolism II: carbon. 6.1 Carbon assimilation in autotrophs. 6.2 Carbon assimilation in heterotrophs. 6.3 Synthesis, interconversion and polymerization of carbon compounds. 6.4 Methylotrophy in bacteria. 7. Molecular biology I: genes and gene expression. 7.1 Chromosomes and plasmids. 7.2 Nucleic acids: Structure. 7.3 DNA replication. 7.4 DNA modification and restriction. 7.5 RNA synthesis: Transcription. 7.6 Proteins: Synthesis and other aspects. 7.7 DNA monitoring and repair. 7.8 Regulation of gene expression. 7.9 RNA . 8. Molecular biology II: changing the message. 8.1 Mutation. 8.2 Recombination. 8.3 Transposition. 8.4 Gene transfer. 8.5 Genetic engineering/recombinant DNA technology. 9. Bacteriophages. 9.1 Virulent phages: The lytic cycle. 9.2 Temperate phages: Lysogeny. 9.3 Androphages. 9.4 Phage conversion. 9.5 Transduction. 9.6 How does phage DNA escape restriction in the host bacterium? 10. Bacteria in the living world. 10.1 Microbial communities. 10.2 Saprotrophs, predators, parasites, symbionts. 10.3 Bacteria and the cycles of matter. 10.4 Ice-nucleation bacteria. 10.5 Bacteriology in situ - fact or fiction? 10.6 The greenhouse effect. 10.7 Recombinant bacteria in the environment. 10.8 Uncultivable/uncultured bacteria. 11. Bacteria in medicine. 11.1 Bacteria as pathogen...
