Biochemistry and Physiology of Anaerobic Bacteria

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Anaerobes in the Recycling of Elements in the Biosphere

   • Howard Gest

   Pages 1-10

3. The Diversity of Energy Sources of Microorganisms

   • Hans Günter Schlegel

   Pages 11-19

4. Mechanism of Hydrogen Activation

   • Simon P. J. Albracht

   Pages 20-34

5. Reductive Activation of Aerobically Purified Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hydrogenase: Mössbauer Characterization of the Catalytic H Cluster

   • Boi Hanh Huynh, Pedro Tavares, Alice S. Pereira, Isabel Moura, José J. G. Moura

   Pages 35-45

6. Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biosynthesis

   • Jeffrey N. Agar, Dennis R. Dean, Michael K. Johnson

   Pages 46-66

7. Genes and Proteins Involved in Nickel-Dependent Hydrogenase Expression

   • R. J. Maier, J. Olson, N. Mehta

   Pages 67-84

8. Genes and Genetic Manipulations of Desulfovibrio

   • Judy D. Wall, Christopher L. Hemme, Barbara Rapp-Giles, Joseph A. Ringbauer Jr., Laurence Casalot, Tara Giblin

   Pages 85-98

9. Function and Assembly of Electron-Transport Complexes in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough

   • Gerrit Voordouw

   Pages 99-112

10. Iron-Sulfur Proteins in Anaerobic Eukaryotes

    • Richard Cammack, David S. Horner, Mark van der Giezen, Jaroslav Kulda, David Lloyd

    Pages 113-127

11. Oxygen and Anaerobes

    • Donald M. Kurtz Jr.

    Pages 128-142

12. One-Carbon Metabolism in Methanogenic Anaerobes

    • James G. Ferry

    Pages 143-156

13. Selenium-Dependent Enzymes from Clostridia

    • William T. Self

    Pages 157-170

14. How the Diverse Physiologic Potentials of Acetogens Determine Their In Situ Realities

    • Harold L. Drake, Kirsten Küsel

    Pages 171-190

15. Electron-Transport System in Acetogens

    • Amaresh Das, Lars G. Ljungdahl

    Pages 191-204

16. Microbial Inorganic Sulfur Oxidation: The APS Pathway

    • Donovan P. Kelly

    Pages 205-219

17. Reduction of Metals and Nonessential Elements by Anaerobes

    • Larry L. Barton, Richard M. Plunkett, Bruce M. Thomson

    Pages 220-234

18. Chemolithoautotrophic Thermophilic Iron(III)-Reducer

    • Juergen Wiegel, Justin Hanel, Kaya Aygen

    Pages 235-251

19. Electron Flow in Ferrous Biocorrosion

    • E. J. Laishley, R. D. Bryant

    Pages 252-260

20. Back Matter

    Pages 261-270

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During the past twenty years, multitudes of exciting discoveries in the field of anaerobic bacteria have been made.  Biochemistry and Physiology of Anaerobic Bacteria explores the full range of these microorganisms. Many anaerobes have been found to have the uniquely fascinating quality of being able to survive, indeed even thrive, in extreme environments. Anaerobic bacteria often do not require oxygen, can survive extremes in temperature, and can withstand the presence of toxins and heavy metals. In addition, these organisms have very different metabolic processes than "conventional" microorganisms. The wide diversity of metabolism in anaerobes is only part of the story. They have distinct energies, cytochromes, electron transport proteins, hydrogenases and dehydrogenases. Their molecular biology, physiology, and ability to use many types of electron receptors (CO2, sulfur, nitrogen and metal oxides) are also extraordinary. With practical applications ranging from wastewater treatment to food storage issues, clinical diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of medical conditions to decontamination of heavy metal exposures Biochemistry and Physiology of Anaerobic Bacteria will prove indispensable to researchers and students alike.

• Oxidation
• bacteria
• biochemistry
• biology
• biosynthesis
• chemistry
• enzymes
• eukaryote
• metabolism
• microorganism
• microorganisms
• molecular biology
• physiology
• protein
• proteins

From the reviews:

"This excellent and extremely comprehensive ‘up-to-date’ book points out both the immense importance of anaerobic microorganisms in the environment and their extreme diversity. … This book will be of great interest to microbiologists with a special focus on investigations concerned with microbial physiology, energy generation in microorganisms, and metabolic potentials in environmental and industrial settings. … An exciting book with a high scientific as well as practical and environmental impact … . Congratulations to the authors as well as to the editors." (A.Schmidt, Chemotherapy, Vol. 5 (2), 2004)

• Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

  Lars G. Ljungdahl, Michael W. Adams

• Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA

  Larry L. Barton

• Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA

  James G. Ferry

• Department of Chemistry Center for Metalloenzyme Studies, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

  Michael K. Johnson

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