Bacterial Growth and Form

Bacterial Growth and Form by A.L. Koch.

I assume that you already know a good deal of microbiology. In this book, I frequently use the word "we" by which I mean "you and I". Together we are going to consider bacteriology from a broader perspective and we will think our way through the important biological problems that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koch, A.L (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
Edition:2nd ed. 2001.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Medical microbiology.
Bacteriology.
Biochemistry.
Evolutionary biology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: Thinking about Bacteria
  • 1. From the First Cell to the Last Universal Ancestor (LUA)
  • 2. Contrasting the Cellular Abilities of Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes
  • 3. Bacterial Growth
  • 4. Synthesis of a Functional Bacterial Wall
  • 5. Turgor Pressure of Bacterial Cells
  • 6. The Surface Stress Theory: Non Vitalism in Action
  • 7. The Mechanical Aspects of Cell
  • 8. THE GRAM-POSITVE COCCUS: Enterococcus hirae
  • 9. THE GRAM-POSITIVE ROD-SHAPED ORGHANISMS: Bacillus subtilis
  • 10. THE GRAM NEGATIVE ROD; NEGATIVE ROD: Escherichia coli
  • 11. Apical Growth of Streptomycetes and Fungi
  • 12. Twisting and Rotation during the Growth of Gram-Positive Rods
  • 13. The Structural and Physiological Roles of the Layers of the Gram-Negative Bacterial Envelope
  • 14. Gliding Motility, Protonmotive Force, Motor, and Flagellar Rotation
  • 15. Prokaryote Perspective
  • 16. Wars over Bacterial Walls.

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