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Predatory Prokaryotes: Biology, Ecology and Evolution (Microbiology Monographs, 4) - Hardcover

Book 3 of 30: Microbiology Monographs
 
9783540385776: Predatory Prokaryotes: Biology, Ecology and Evolution (Microbiology Monographs, 4)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3540385770 ISBN 13: 9783540385776
Publisher: Springer, 2007

Synopsis

Predatory Prokaryotes focuses on the ecology of predation at the microbial level. It aims to increase the awareness of the great possibilities that predation between microbes offer for studying and discussing basic ecological and general biological concepts.

This volume contains chapters on the diversity, ecology and phylogeny of predatory prokaryotes, introducing models of predator–prey interactions between microorganisms and presenting analyses of the impact of predation in microbial systems. Laboratory work with Bdellovibrio-and-like organisms (BALOs), the most studied predatory bacteria, is presented through accounts of the cultivation and the molecular techniques used for studying BALOs. A first comparative analysis of different BALO genomes is also provided. Further chapters discuss the chemotactic, regulatory and sensory circuits of these ubiquitous predatory bacteria. Finally, the unique biochemicals used as building blocks and new proteins found in BALO cell walls are reviewed.

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Publisher
Springer
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3540385770
ISBN 13 
9783540385776
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
260
Editor
Jurkevitch Edouard