Advances in Microbial Physiology
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1969
252 pages
978-0-08-057963-4 (ISBN)
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Advances in Microbial Physiology
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A. H. Rose | J.F. Wilkinson
Advances in Microbial Physiology: v. 3
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01/1969
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Microbial Physiology, Volume 3
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume 3
- Chapter 1. The F-Pilus of Escherichia coli
- I. Introduction
- II. Methods of Assay
- III. Synthesis of F-Pili by Male Cells
- IV. Functions
- V. The Mutant Approach to the F-Pilus Problem
- VI. Properties of F-Pili
- VII. Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 2. The Physiology of Ectotrophic Mycorrhizas
- I. Introduction
- II. Carbohydrate Physiology
- III. Fungal Metabolites and their Effects on the Hosts
- IV. Host Metabolites and their Effects on the Fungi
- V. Absorption of Nutrients by Ectotrophic Mycorrhizas
- VI. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3. Thermophilic Bacteria and Bacteriophages
- I. Introduction
- II. Definitions
- III. Ecology and Distribution
- IV. Classification
- V. Effect of Temperature on Growth
- VI. Thermal Stability of Macromolecules
- VII. Chemical Composition of Cells
- VIII. Thermophilic Bacteriophages
- IX. Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 4. Assimilatory and Dissimilatory Metabolism of Inorganic Sulphur Compounds by Micro-Organisms
- I. Introduction
- II. Assimilatory Sulphate Reduction
- III. Rhodanese
- IV. Tetrathionate Reductase
- V. Dissimilatory Sulphate Reduction
- VI. Chemosynthetic Oxidation of Inorganic Sulphur Compounds
- VII. Photosynthetic Oxidation of Inorganic Sulphur Compounds
- VIII. Comparative Aspects of Inorganic Sulphur Metabolism and Concluding Remarks
- IX. Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 5. The Roles of Exogenous Organic Matter in the Physiology of Chemolithotrophic Bacteria
- I. Introduction
- II. Chemolithotrophic Heterotrophs
- III. The "Facultative Autotrophs"
- IV. The "Obligate Autotrophs"
- V. Physiological Classification and Nomenclature of Chemolithotrophs
- VI. Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 6. Oxygen Metabolism by Micro-organisms
- I. Introduction
- II. Oxygenases and Oxidases
- III. Structure of Oxygen-Utilizing Systems
- IV. Oxygen as a Regulator of Metabolism
- V. Measurement and Control of Oxygen Concentration in Growing Microbial Cultures
- VI. Conclusions
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
