Advances in Microbial Physiology
Academic Press
Published on 14. December 1989
276 pages
978-0-08-057990-0 (ISBN)
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Advances in Microbial Physiology
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A. H. Rose | D.W. Tempest
Advances in Microbial Physiology: v. 30
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07/1997
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Microbial Physiology, Volume 30
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chapter 1. Trends and Perspectives in Nitrogen Fixation Research
- I. Background
- II. Chemistry
- III. Biochemistry
- IV. Genetics
- V. Physiology
- VI. Ecology
- VII. Envoi
- References
- Chapter 2. Apomixis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Other Eukaryotic Micro- organisms
- I. Introduction: occurrence of apomixis in yeast
- II. The meaning of apomixis in plants, animals and fungi
- III. Apomixis in some eukaryotic micro-organisms
- IV. Inheritance of apomixis in yeasts
- V. Environmental modification of the apomictic phenotype
- VI. Timing of events controlling the manner of nuclear division
- VII. Nucleomitochondrial interactions in facultative apomixis
- VIII. Ecology of apomixis in yeasts
- IX. Concluding remarks
- References
- Chapter 3. Current Trends in Candida albicans Research
- I. Introduction
- II. Genetics
- III. Morphogenesis
- IV. Pathogenesis
- V. Problems in research on Candida albicans
- VI. Summary
- VII. Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 4. Circulating Ionic Current in Micro-organisms
- I. Introduction
- II. Measurement of ionic currents
- Ill. Studies on bacteria
- IV. Currents in fungi
- V. Currents in protozoa
- VI. Currents in algae
- VII. Effects of applied voltage and ion gradients
- VIII. Ionic currents and cellular physiology
- IX. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 5. Autotrophic Nitrification in Bacteria
- I. Introduction
- II. Ecological and economic importance of nitrification
- III. Taxonomy and species diversity
- IV. Biochemistry of nitrifying bacteria
- V. Growth of nitrifying bacteria in liquid culture
- VI. Surface growth
- VII. The effect of oxygen and light on nitrification
- VIII. The effect of pH value on nitrification
- IX. lnhibition of nitrification
- X. Concluding remarks
- XI. Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 6. Physiology, Biochemistry and Genetics of Bacterial Glycogen Synthesis
- I. Introduction
- II. Occurrence of glycogen in bacteria
- III. Enzymes involved in synthesis of glycogen
- IV. Characterization of the bacterial glycogen biosynthesic enzymes
- V. Genetic regulation of glycogen biosynthesis in Escherichia coli
- VI. Acknowledgements
- References
