Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria

1. Front Matter

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2. Taxonomy, Physiology and Ecology

   1. Taxonomy and Physiology of Phototrophic Purple Bacteria and Green Sulfur Bacteria

      • Johannes F. Imhoff

      Pages 1-15

   2. Taxonomy, Physiology and Ecology of Heliobacteria

      • Michael T. Madigan, John G. Ormerod

      Pages 17-30

   3. Taxonomy and Physiology of Filamentous Anoxygenic Phototrophs

      • Beverly K. Pierson, Richard W. Castenholz

      Pages 31-47

   4. Ecology of Phototrophic Sulfur Bacteria

      • Hans Van Gemerden, Jordi Mas

      Pages 49-85

   5. Ecology of Thermophilic Anoxygenic Phototrophs

      • Richard W. Castenholz, Beverly K. Pierson

      Pages 87-103

   6. Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophs

      • Keizo Shimada

      Pages 105-122

   7. Bacteriochlorophyll-Containing Rhizobium Species

      • Darrell E. Fleischman, William R. Evans, Iain M. Miller

      Pages 123-136

3. Molecular Structure and Biosynthesis of Pigments and Cofactors

   1. Biosynthesis and Structures of the Bacteriochlorophylls

      • Mathias O. Senge, Kevin M. Smith

      Pages 137-151

   2. Biosynthesis and Structures of Porphyrins and Hemes

      • Samuel I. Beale

      Pages 153-177

   3. Lipids, Quinones and Fatty Acids of Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria

      • Johannes F. Imhoff, Ursula Bias-lmhoff

      Pages 179-205

4. Membrane and Cell Wall Architecture and Organization

   1. Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria: Model Organisms for Studies on Cell Wall Macromolecules

      • Jürgen Weckesser, Hubert Mayer, Georg Schulz

      Pages 207-230

   2. Structure, Molecular Organization, and Biosynthesis of Membranes of Purple Bacteria

      • Gerhart Drews, Jochen R. Golecki

      Pages 231-257

   3. Membranes and Chlorosomes of Green Bacteria: Structure, Composition and Development

      • Jürgen Oelze, Jochen R. Golecki

      Pages 259-278

   4. Organization of Electron Transfer Components and Supercomplexes

      • André Verméglio, Pierre Joliot, Anne Joliot

      Pages 279-295

5. Antenna Structure and Function

   1. Theory of Electronic Energy Transfer

      • Walter S. Struve

      Pages 297-313

   2. Structure and Organization of Purple Bacterial Antenna Complexes

      • Herbert Zuber, Richard J. Cogdell

      Pages 315-348

   3. Kinetics of Excitation Transfer and Trapping in Purple Bacteria

      • Villy Sundström, Rienk van Grondelle

      Pages 349-372

   4. Singlet Energy Transfer from Carotenoids to Bacteriochlorophylls

      • Harry A. Frank, Ronald L. Christensen

      Pages 373-384

   5. Coupling of Antennas to Reaction Centers

      • Arvi Freiberg

      Pages 385-398

Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria is a comprehensive volume describing all aspects of non-oxygen-evolving photosynthetic bacteria. The 62 chapters are organized into themes of: Taxonomy, physiology and ecology; Molecular structure of pigments and cofactors; Membrane and cell wall structure: Antenna structure and function; Reaction center structure and electron/proton pathways; Cyclic electron transfer; Metabolic processes; Genetics; Regulation of gene expression, and applications. The chapters have all been written by leading experts and present in detail the current understanding of these versatile microorganisms.
The book is intended for use by advanced undergraduate and graduate students and senior researchers in the areas of microbiology, genetics, biochemistry, biophysics and biotechnology.

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`The editors have done an excellent job to break down the huge package of information into well co-ordinated pieces. ... The technical quality of the presentations, especially the colour plates is excellent and the publication has been very fast ... In conclusion, the book is without any doubt the best which is available on the book market in the field of anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria. This volume is obligatory in all laboratories working in that field, and even those photosynthesis researchers, who use oxygenic organisms, will profit a lot from the papers in that book.'
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• Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

  Robert E. Blankenship

• Department of Microbiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA

  Michael T. Madigan

• Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

  Carl E. Bauer

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