Myxobacteria

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Myxobacteria: A Most Peculiar Group of Social Prokaryotes

   • Hans Reichenbach

   Pages 1-50

3. Structure and Function of Myxobacteria Cells and Fruiting Bodies

   • David White

   Pages 51-67

4. Genome of Myxococcus xanthus

   • Thomas Yee, Masayori Inouye

   Pages 69-90

5. Nutrition, Metabolism, and the Initiation of Development

   • Lawrence J. Shimkets

   Pages 91-107

6. Antibiotics and Lytic Enzymes

   • Eugene Rosenberg, Mazal Varon

   Pages 109-125

7. Pigments of Myxobacteria

   • Hans Reichenbach, Hans Kleinig

   Pages 127-137

8. Gliding Motility and Taxes

   • Robert P. Burchard

   Pages 139-161

9. Genetics of Myxobacteria

   • Dale Kaiser

   Pages 163-184

10. Developmental Program of Myxococcus xanthus

    • David R. Zusman

    Pages 185-213

11. Social Adaptations in Myxobacteria

    • Amotz Zahavi, Dina Ralt

    Pages 215-220

12. Research on the Myxobacteria: Past, Present, Future

    • Martin Dworkin

    Pages 221-245

13. Back Matter

    Pages 247-301

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During the past few decades we have witnessed an era of remarkable growth in the field of molecular biology. In 1950 very little was known of the chemical constitution of biological systems, the manner in which information was trans­ mitted from one organism to another, or the extent to which the chemical basis of life is unified. The picture today is dramatically different. We have an almost bewildering variety of information detailing many different aspects of life at the molecular level. These great advances have brought with them seme breath-taking insights into the molecular mechanisms used by nature for rep­ licating, distributing and modifying biological information. We have learned a great deal about the chemical and physical nature of the macromolecular nucleic acids and proteins, and the manner in which carbohydrates, lipids and smaller molecules work together to provide the molecular setting of living sys­ tems. It might be said that these few decades have replaced a near vacuum of information with a very large surplus. It is in the context of this flood of information that this series of monographs on molecular biology has been organized. The idea is to bring together in one place, between the covers of one book, a concise assessment of the state of the subject in a well-defined field. This will enable the reader to get a sense of historical perspective-what is known about the field today-and a description of the frontiers of research where our knowledge is increasing steadily.

• Bakterien
• bacteria
• cell
• cell division
• cloning
• enzymes
• genetics
• lipids
• metabolism
• molecular mechanisms
• physiology
• preparation
• protein
• proteins
• regulation

• Department of Microbiology George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel

  Engene Rosenberg

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