Advances in Microbial Physiology
Academic Press
Published on 12. July 1983
407 pages
978-0-08-057984-9 (ISBN)
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Advances in Microbial Physiology
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J. Gareth Morris | D.W. Tempest | A. H. Rose
Advances in Microbial Physiology: v. 24
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07/1997
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Microbial Physiology, Volume 24
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Chapter 1. The Significance of Peroxisomes in the Metabolism of One-Carbon Compounds in Yeasts
- I. Introduction
- II. Role of peroxisomes in methanol metabolism
- III. Role of peroxisomes in methylated amine metabolism
- IV. Biogenesis of peroxisomes
- V. Inactivation of peroxisomal enzymes and degradation of peroxisomes
- VI. Concluding remarks
- VII. Acknowledgement
- References
- Chapter 2. Polyphosphate Metabolism in Micro-Organisms
- I. Introduction
- II. High molecular-weight polyphosphates
- III. Inorganic pyrophosphate: new aspects of metabolism and physiological role
- IV. Modern concepts about the role of high molecular-weight polyphosphates and pyrophosphate in evolution of phosphorous metabolism
- V. General conclusions
- VI. Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 3. Physiology of Acidophilic and Alkalophilic Bacteria
- I. Introduction
- II. Acidophilic bacteria
- III. Alkalophilic bacteria
- IV. Concluding remarks
- V. Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 4. Metabolism of One-Carbon Compounds by Chemotrophic Anaerobes
- I. Introduction
- II. Transformation of one-carbon metabolites by anaerobes
- III. One-carbon transformations in methanogens
- IV. One-carbon transformations in homo-acetogens
- V. General metabolic perspectives on unicarbonotrophy
- VI. Trends in the significance of one-carbon transformations
- VII. Acknowledgements and dedication
- References
- Chapter 5. The Surface Stress Theory of Microbial Morphogenesis
- I. Introduction
- II. Methods
- III. Results
- IV. Discussion
- V. Summary
- VI. Acknowledgements
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
