Advances in Microbial Physiology
Academic Press
Published on 26. April 1979
311 pages
978-0-08-057978-8 (ISBN)
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Advances in Microbial Physiology
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A. H. Rose | John Gareth Morris
Advances in Microbial Physiology: v. 18
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01/1979
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Microbial Physiology, Volume 18
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Nitrate Assimilation in Fungi
- I. Introduction
- II. Enzymology of Nitrate Assimilation
- III. Regulation of Nitrate Assimilation
- IV. Conclusions and Future Prospects
- References
- Chapter 2. Biochemistry of Dimorphism in the Fungus Mucor
- I. Introduction
- II. Dimorphism of Mucor spp. at the Cellular Level
- III. Environmental Conditions which Influence Dimorphism
- IV. Cell-Wall Structure and Synthesis
- V. Metabolic Responses to Morphogenic Signals
- VI. Protein Synthesis and Control of Morphogenesis
- VII. Genetics of Mucor
- VIII. Concluding Remarks
- IX. Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 3. Surface Extension and the Cell Cycle in Prokaryotes
- I. A Survey of the Problem
- II. The Age Distribution in Exponential-Phase Populations
- III. The Size of Exponential Phase Rod-Shaped Bacteria
- IV. Environmental Effects on Cellular Dimensions in the Steady State
- V. Inferences from Synchronous Cultures and Age-Classified Cells
- VI. Topography of the Bacterial Surface
- VII. Inferences from Physiological Studies
- VIII. Genetic Approaches to the Analysis of Surface Extension
- IX. Concluding Remarks
- X. Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 4. Physiology and Biochemistry of Bacterial Phospholipid Metabolism
- I. Introduction
- II. Structural Functional and Biological Characteristics of Microbial Phospholipids
- III. Biosynthesis of Microbial Phospholipids
- IV. Catabolism of Microbial Phospholipids
- V. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5. Aspects of Genetic Engineering in Micro-Organisms
- I. Introduction
- II. Restriction Endonucleases
- III. End-to-End Joining of DNA Molecules
- IV. General Methods for Inserting Specific DNA Sequences
- V. Plasmid Vectors
- VI. Bacteriophage Lambda Vectors
- VII. Cloning of Recombinant DNA
- VIII. Potential Biohazards
- IX. Acknowledgments
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
