Advances in Microbial Physiology
Academic Press
Published on 13. January 1993
347 pages
978-0-08-057994-8 (ISBN)
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Advances in Microbial Physiology
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A. H. Rose
Advances in Microbial Physiology: v. 34
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Microbial Physiology, Volume 34
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chapter 1. Physiological, Biochemical and Genetic Control of Bacterial Bioluminescence
- I. Introduction
- II. Biochemistry
- III. Molecular biology
- IV. Physiological and genetic control of lux-gene expression
- V. Evolution and ecology
- VI. Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 2. Sex Hormones and Fungi
- I. Introduction
- II. Endogenous hormones
- III. Endogenous regulators of sexual development
- IV. Interactions of mammalian hormones with fungi
- V. Signal transduction following interactions of a/a mating factors or mammalian hormones with yeasts
- VI. Conclusions
- VII. Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 3. Fruiting in the Higher Fungi
- I. Introduction
- II. Development of emergent structures
- III. Control of fruiting by mating-type genes
- IV. Accessory regulatory genes controlling fruiting
- V. Molecular and biochemical indices of fruiting
- VI. Environmental control of fruiting
- VII. Rapid expansion of fruit bodies
- VIII. Biotechnology
- IX. Conclusions
- X. Acknowledgements
- References
- Note added in proof
- Chapter 4. Bacterial Ice Nucleation
- I. Introduction
- II. Physical basis of ice nucleation
- III. Bacterial ice-nucleation genes and proteins
- IV. Environmental significance of bacterial ice nucleation
- V. Applications of bacterial ice nucleation
- VI. Concluding remarks
- References
- Chapter 5. Metabolism and Functions of Glutathione in Micro-organisms
- I. Introduction
- II. Occurrence and distribution of glutathione and related compounds in micro-organisms
- III. General outlines of glutathione metabolism in micro-organisms
- IV. Interconversion of glutathione and glutathione disulphide
- V. Conjugation of glutathione: glutathione S-transferases
- VI. Other aspects of glutathione function
- VII. Concluding remarks
- VIII. Acknowledgements
- References
- Author index
- Subject index
