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Prokaryotic Cell Wall Compounds

Structure and Biochemistry

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  • © 2010

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Editors:
  1. Helmut König

    1. Inst. Mikrobiologie und, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany

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  2. Harald Claus

    1. Inst. Mikrobiologie und, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany

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  3. Ajit Varma

    1. Amity Institute of Microbial Sciences, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

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  • Summarizes the current state of knowledge on the prokaryotic cell wall
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Cell Wall Polymers and Structures of Bacteria

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 2-2
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    2. The Murein Sacculus

      • Silke Litzinger, Christoph Mayer
      Pages 3-52

    3. Occurrence, Structure, Chemistry, Genetics, Morphogenesis, and Functions of S-Layers

      • Paul Messner, Christina Schäffer, Eva-Maria Egelseer, Uwe B. Sleytr
      Pages 53-109

    4. Bacterial Polysaccharide Capsules

      • David Corbett, Thomas Hudson, Ian S. Roberts
      Pages 111-132

    5. Lipopolysaccharides

      • Alba Silipo, Cristina De Castro, Rosa Lanzetta, Michelangelo Parrilli, Antonio Molinaro
      Pages 133-153

    6. Structure, Biosynthesis, and Function of Teichoic Acids and Related Cell Wall Glycopolymers in the Gram-positive Cell Envelope

      • Maren Rautenberg, Thomas Kohler, Guoqing Xia, Emir Kulauzovic, Andreas Peschel
      Pages 155-174

    7. Outer Membrane Proteins

      • Oliver Mirus, Alexander Hahn, Enrico Schleiff
      Pages 175-228

  3. Cell Wall Polymers and Structures of Archaea

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 230-230
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    2. Cell Envelopes of Methanogens

      • Harald Claus, Helmut König
      Pages 231-251

    3. The Cell Envelopes of Haloarchaea: Staying in Shape in a World of Salt

      • Jerry Eichler, Mehtap Abu-Qarn, Zvia Konrad, Hilla Magidovich, Noa Plavner, Sophie Yurist-Doutsch
      Pages 253-270

    4. Cell Envelopes of Crenarchaeota and Nanoarchaeota

      • Reinhard Rachel
      Pages 271-291

  4. Biological Activities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 294-294
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    2. Immunochemistry of the Cell Walls of Methanogenic Archaea: A View from the Past into the Future

      • Everly Conway de Macario, Alberto J. L. Macario
      Pages 295-311

    3. Cell Wall Structure and Pathogenicity

      • T. A. Oelschlaeger, U. Dobrindt, J. Hacker
      Pages 313-343

  5. Cell Wall Growth and Inhibition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 346-346
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    2. Cell Wall Targeted Antibiotics

      • Regine Hakenbeck, Reinhold Brückner, Bernhard Henrich
      Pages 347-381

    3. Bacterial Autolysins

      • Marie-Pierre Chapot-Chartier
      Pages 383-406

  6. Cell Wall Interactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 408-408
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    2. Prokaryotic Cell–Cell Interaction

      • Reinhard Wirth
      Pages 409-427
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Microbial cell wall structures play a significant role in maintaining cells’ shape, as protecting layers against harmful agents, in cell adhesion and in positive and negative biological activities with host cells. All prokaryotes, whether they are bacteria or archaea, rely on their surface polymers for these multiple functions. Their surfaces serve as the indispensable primary interfaces between the cell and its surroundings, often mediating or catalyzing important interactions.

Prokaryotic Cell Wall Compounds summarizes the current state of knowledge on the prokaryotic cell wall. Topics concerning bacterial and archaeal polymeric cell wall structures, biological activities, growth and inhibition, cell wall interactions and the applications of cell wall components, especially in the field of nanobiotechnology, are presented.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Inst. Mikrobiologie und, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    Helmut König, Harald Claus

  • Amity Institute of Microbial Sciences, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

    Ajit Varma

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