TY - BOOK AU - Lengeler,Joseph W. AU - Drews,G. AU - Schlegel,Hans Günter TI - Biology of the prokaryotes SN - 3131084111 AV - QR41.2 .B55 1999 PY - 1999/// CY - Stuttgart, New York PB - Thieme KW - Prokaryotes KW - Prokaryotes Cells KW - physiology KW - Bacteria KW - Prokaryotic cells KW - Physiology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Bacteriology Paved the Way to Cell Biology: a Historical Account; H. G. Schlegel and W. Kohler; -- 2. Cellular and Subcellular Organization of Prokaryotes; F. Mayer; -- 3. Substrate-Level Phosphorylation; A. Kroger; -- 4. Electron-Transport-Coupled Phosphorylation; A. Kroger; -- 5. Multiple Roles of Prokaryotic Cell Membranes; R. Kramer; -- 6. Growth and Nutrition; G. Fuchs and A. Kroger; -- 7. Biosynthesis of Building Blocks; G. Fuchs; -- 8. Assimilation of Macroelements and Microelements; G. Fuchs; -- 9. Oxidation of Organic Compounds; G. Fuchs; -- 10. Oxidation of Inorganic Compounds by Chemolithotrophs; G. Kuenen; -- 11. Aerobic Respiration and Regulation of Aerobic/Anaerobic Metabolism; G. Unden; -- 12. Anaerobic Energy Metabolism; W. Buckel; -- 13. Utilization of Light by Prokaryotes; G. Drews; -- 14. DNA, Chromosomes, and Plasmids; W. Messer; -- 15. The Genetic Information; W. Hillen; -- 16. Genetic Exchange Between Microorganisms; E. Lanka and W. Pansegrau; -- 17. Recombinant DNA Technology; R. Knippers and C.-A. Alpert; -- 18. Regulation of Gene Expression: Operons and Regulons; S. Adhya; -- 19. Posttranslational Control and Modifications of Proteins; G. R. Jacobson; -- 20. Global Regulatory Networks and Signal Transduction Pathways; J. W. Lengeler and P. W. Postma; -- 21. Regulation of Fermentation and Respiration; E. C. C. Lin; -- 22. The Bacterial Cell Cycle; K. Nordstrom; -- 23. Assembly of Cellular Surface Structures; K. Jann and B. Jann; -- 24. Processes of Cellular Differentiation; G. Drews; -- 25. Sporulation and Cell Differentiation; M. A. Marahiel and P. Zuber; -- 26. Bacteriophages as Models for Differentiation; B. Kemper; -- 27. Secondary Metabolism in Bacteria: Antibiotic Pathways, Regulation, and Function; G. Lancini and A. L. Demain; -- 28. Adaptation to Extreme Environments; I. R. Booth; -- 29. Prokaryotic Diversity and Systematics; E. Stackebrandt, B. Tindall and W. Ludwig; [and others]; 30. Ecophysiology and Ecological Niches of Prokaryotes; B. Schink; -- 31. Habitats of Prokaryotes; B. Schink; -- 32. Global Biogeochemical Cycles; B. Schink; -- 33. Prokaryotes in Medicine; J. Hacker; -- 34. Prokaryotes in Agriculture; F. O'Gara, U. B. Priefer and D. N. Dowling; [and others]; -- 35. Prokaryotes in Industrial Production; H. Sahm; -- 36. Prokaryotes in Environmental Processes; B. Schink; -- 37. Prokaryotes and Man: Chances, Promises, and Risks; A. Puhler ER -