The Prokaryotes: An Evolving Electronic Resource for the Microbiological Community

✍ Scribed by Stanley Falkow, Eugene Rosenberg, Karl-Heinz Schleifer, Erko Stackebrandt, Martin Dworkin

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1000
• Edition: 3rd
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

With the launch of its first electronic edition, The Prokaryotes, the definitive reference on the biology of bacteria, enters an exciting new era of information delivery. Subscription-based access is available.

The electronic version begins with an online implementation of the content found in the printed reference work, The Prokaryotes, Second Edition. The content is being fully updated over a five-year period until the work is completely revised. Thereafter, material will be continuously added to reflect developments in bacteriology. This online version features information retrieval functions and multimedia components.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Inside Cover......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Preface......Page 5
Contents of Volumes 1-7......Page 6
Contributors......Page 26
CHAPTER 1.1 How We Do, Don't and Should Look at Bacteria and Bacteriology......Page 51
CHAPTER 1.2 Databases......Page 72
CHAPTER 1.3 Defining Taxonomic Ranks......Page 77
CHAPTER 1.4 Prokaryote Characterization and Identification......Page 106
CHAPTER 1.5 Principles of Enrichment, Isolation, Cultivation and Preservation of Prokaryotes......Page 128
CHAPTER 1.6 Prokaryotes and Their Habitats......Page 185
CHAPTER 1.7 Morphological and Physiological Diversity......Page 233
CHAPTER 1.8 Cell-Cell Interactions......Page 269
CHAPTER 1.9 Prokaryotic Genomics......Page 294
CHAPTER 1.10 Genomics and Metabolism in Escherichia coli......Page 309
CHAPTER 1.11 Origin of Life: RNA World versus Autocatalytic Anabolism......Page 323
CHAPTER 1.12 Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology......Page 332
CHAPTER 1.13 The Structure and Function of Microbial Communities......Page 347
CHAPTER 2.1 Cyanobacterial-Plant Symbioses......Page 376
CHAPTER 2.2 Symbiotic Associations Between Ciliates and Prokaryotes......Page 409
CHAPTER 2.3 Bacteriocyte-Associated Endosymbionts of Insects......Page 448
CHAPTER 2.4 Symbiotic Associations Between Termites and Prokaryotes......Page 484
CHAPTER 2.5 Marine Chemosynthetic Symbioses......Page 520
Part I: Acetic, Lactic, Gluconic, Succinic and Polyhydroxyalkanoic Acids......Page 553
Part II: Propionic and Butyric Acids and Ethanol......Page 653
Part III: Butanol, Acetone and Isopropanol; 1,3- and 1,2-Propanediol Production; and 2,3-Butanediol Production......Page 714
CHAPTER 3.2 PAmino Acid Production......Page 798
CHAPTER 3.3 Microbial Exopolysaccharides......Page 808
CHAPTER 3.4 Bacterial Enzymes......Page 819
CHAPTER 3.5 Bacteria in Food and Beverage Production......Page 839
CHAPTER 3.6 Bacterial Pharmaceutical Products......Page 854
CHAPTER 3.7 Biosurfactants......Page 876
CHAPTER 3.8 Bioremediation......Page 892
CHAPTER 3.9 Biodeterioration......Page 906
CHAPTER 3.10 Microbial Biofilms......Page 946
Index......Page 980