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The Bacterial Cell Wall

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Authors:
  1. Guntram Seltmann

    1. Wernigerode, Germany

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  2. Otto Holst

    1. Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Forschungszentrum Borstel, Borstel, Germany

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  • An outstanding introduction into the broad and interesting field of biochemical, genetic, microbiological, and immunological aspects of the interaction of bacteria with their environment

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-2
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  2. Introduction

    • Guntram Seltmann, Otto Holst
    Pages 3-8

  3. The Outer Membrane of the Gram-Negative Bacteria and their Components

    • Guntram Seltmann, Otto Holst
    Pages 9-102

  4. Periplasmic Space and Rigid Layer

    • Guntram Seltmann, Otto Holst
    Pages 103-132

  5. Further Cell Wall Components of Gram-Positive Bacteria

    • Guntram Seltmann, Otto Holst
    Pages 133-161

  6. Cell Wall Components of Archaea

    • Guntram Seltmann, Otto Holst
    Pages 162-170

  7. Components Outside the Cell Wall

    • Guntram Seltmann, Otto Holst
    Pages 171-203

  8. Cell Wall Models

    • Guntram Seltmann, Otto Holst
    Pages 204-218

  9. Cell Wall Functions

    • Guntram Seltmann, Otto Holst
    Pages 219-265

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 266-280
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About this book

The bacterial cell wall represents a very complex structure disconnecting the interior of single-cell organisms from the environment, thus protecting, but also enabling, them to interact with the surrounding milieu and to exchange both substances and information. Knowledge of the biochemistry of the cell wall (components) and the genetic background helps to understand their significance with regard to microbiology and immunology of bacteria. This book represents the second edition of a publication which was presented nearly 20 years ago in the German language (Die bakterielle Zellwand). Since that time our knowledge in this field has been significantly enlarged. Therefore, the manuscript had to be completely revised and updated. To maintain both the size and the introductory character of the book at least to a great extent, the authors had to restrict the presented material to that which appears basic and most important. This requirement must inevitably bring about many subjective factors. As pointed out in the first edition, the term cell wall was not taken too strictly. Since the constituents located outside the cytoplasmic membrane are frequently difficult to divide in structure, localisation, and/or function into true cell wall components and supplementary substances, they are all at least briefly mentioned.

Reviews

From the reviews of the first edition:

"This book is an absolute must for all those working on morphology, chemistry, functions, etc. of cell walls, it is an introduction as well as a source book." (W. Koehler, International Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 294, 2004)

"This is a new edition of a book originally published only in German several years ago. There are few books on bacterial cell walls … . This will, therefore, inevitably be an important sourcebook … . This is a worthy book, and a valuable addition to a very limited area of publication." (Ian Hancock, Sfam News, Vol. 3 (3), 2002)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Wernigerode, Germany

    Guntram Seltmann

  • Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Forschungszentrum Borstel, Borstel, Germany

    Otto Holst

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Bacterial Cell Wall

  • Authors: Guntram Seltmann, Otto Holst

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04878-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-42608-0Published: 14 December 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07648-0Published: 04 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-04878-8Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 280

  • Number of Illustrations: 62 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Original German edition published by G.Fischer-Verlag, Jena, 1982

  • Topics: Bacteriology, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, general

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