Introduction to Bacteria and Their Ecobiology

Introduction to Bacteria and Their Ecobiology by R.N. Doetsch, T.M. Cook.

The purpose of this book is to illustrate a selection of biological prop­ erties of bacteria that reveal them as important living beings. We have primarily addressed readers who have had some previous educa­ tion in the natural sciences, and we have assumed a modest under­ standing of elementary che...

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Main Authors: Doetsch, R.N (Author), Cook, T.M (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1973.
Edition:1st ed. 1973.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Medical microbiology.
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Table of Contents:
  • one Bacteria in Nature
  • 1.1 The Origin of Bacteria
  • 1.2 The Uncertainty of Knowledge Concerning Bacteria
  • 1.3 Some Methods for Studying Bacteria in Natural Habitats
  • 1.4 Functions of Bacteria in Nature
  • References
  • two Some General Structural Features of Bacteria
  • 2.1 Bacteria as Prokaryotic Forms
  • 2.2 Bacterial Shapes and Some Consequences of Their Being Very Small
  • 2.3 Capsules
  • 2.4 Pili
  • 2.5 Flagella and Bacterial Behavior
  • 2.6 Cell Walls
  • 2.7 The Cytoplasmic Membrane and Its Ramifications
  • 2.8 The Nucleus
  • 2.9 Ribosomes
  • 2.10 Endospores, Cysts, Conidia, and Myxospores.
  • 2.11 Cytoplasmic Inclusions
  • 2.12 Rhapidosomes
  • 2.13 Colony Formation
  • 2.14 Gross Chemical Composition of Bacteria
  • References
  • three Heterogeneity of Form and Function
  • 3.1 Budding Bacteria
  • 3.2 Stalked Bacteria
  • 3.3 Ribbon-Forming Bacteria
  • 3.4 Fruiting Bacteria
  • 3.5 Net-Forming Bacteria
  • 3.6 Thiothrix, Leucothrix, and Some “Gliders”
  • 3.7 Sphaerotilus and Leptothrix
  • 3.8 Filamentous Branching Bacteria
  • 3.9 Cell Wall-less Bacteria
  • 3.10 Flexible, Helical Bacteria
  • 3.11 Blue-Green Algae
  • 3.12 Hydrogen Oxidation
  • 3.13 Carbon Monoxide Oxidation
  • 3.14 Methane Oxidation
  • 3.15 Nonsymbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
  • 3.16 Sulftir Oxidation
  • 3.17 Sulfate Reduction
  • 3.18 Luminescent Bacteria
  • 3.19 Photosynthetic Bacteria
  • 3.20 Extreme Halophiles
  • References
  • four Populations and Habitats
  • 4.1 Bacteria as Open Systems
  • 4.2 Multiplication and Growth
  • 4.3 Estimating Bacterial Numbers
  • 4.4 The Rise and Decline of Bacterial Populations
  • 4.5 Biological Aspects of Dormancy in Bacteria
  • 4.6 The L-Phase of Bacteria
  • 4.7 Bacterial Distribution
  • 4.8 Extrinsic and Intrinsic Influences
  • 4.9 Temperature Effects
  • 4.10 Pressure Effects
  • 4.11 Radiant Energy Effects
  • 4.12 pH Effects
  • 4.13 Oxygen Relationships
  • 4.14 Currents and Surfaces
  • 4.15 Extrinsic Biological Factors
  • 4.16 Habitats
  • 4.17 Ecological Aspects of Chemolithotrophy
  • 4.18 Bacterial Interactions
  • 4.19 Some Exobiological Problems
  • 4.20 Gnotobiosis
  • References
  • five Bacterial Energetics
  • 5.1 Enzyme Localization
  • 5.2 Energy Sources and Carbon Compounds Used by Bacteria
  • 5.3 Energy Metabolism in Bacteria
  • 5.4 Characteristic Bacterial Fermentations of Carbohydrates
  • 5.5 Fermentation of Noncarbohydrate Materials
  • 5.6 Pathways for the Dissimilation of Aromatic Compounds by Bacteria
  • 5.7 The Role of Inorganic Compounds in Bacterial Energy Metabolism
  • 5.8 Inorganic Compounds as Terminal Electron Acceptors
  • 5.9 Some Aspects of the Biochemistry of Chemolithotrophy
  • 5.10 Energy Transduction in Bacterial Systems
  • 5.11 Bacterial Luminescence
  • 5.12 Bacterial Photosynthesis
  • References
  • six Bacteria as Environmental Determinants
  • 6.1 The Age of the Earth and the Beginning of Life
  • 6.2 Nonbiological Geochemical Processes
  • 6.3 Participation of Bacteria in Cyclic Geochemical Transformations of the Elements
  • 6.4 The Carbon Cycle
  • 6.5 The Nitrogen Cycle
  • 6.6 The Sulfur Cycle
  • 6.7 Phosphorus Transformations
  • 6.8 Bacterial Degradation of Plant Materials
  • 6.9 Chitin Degradation
  • 6.10 Bacteria in Relation to Fossil Fuels
  • 6.11 Formation of Mineral Deposits by Bacterial Activities
  • 6.12 Bacterial Attack on Minerals
  • References
  • seven Epilogue.

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