Cyanobacteria in Symbiosis

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Cyanobacteria in Symbiosis with Diatoms

   • Sven Janson

   Pages 1-10

3. Marine Cyanobacterial Symbioses

   • E. J. Carpenter, R. A. Foster

   Pages 11-17

4. The Nostoc-Geosiphon Endocytobiosis

   • M. Kluge, D. Mollenhauer, E. Wolf, A. Schüßler

   Pages 19-30

5. Cyanolichens: An Evolutionary Overview

   • Jouko Rikkinen

   Pages 31-72

6. Cyanolichens: Carbon Metabolism

   • K. Palmqvist

   Pages 73-96

7. Cyanolichens: Nitrogen Metabolism

   • A. N. Rai

   Pages 97-115

8. Cyanobacteria in Symbiosis with Hornworts and Liverworts

   • David G. Adams

   Pages 117-135

9. Associations Between Cyanobacteria and Mosses

   • Bjørn Solheim, Matthias Zielke

   Pages 137-152

10. Azolla-Anabaena Symbiosis

    • Sigal Lechno-Yossef, Sandra A. Nierzwicki-Bauer

    Pages 153-178

11. Applied Aspects of Azolla-Anabaena Symbiosis

    • Charles van Hove, André Lejeune

    Pages 179-193

12. Cyanobacteria in Symbiosis with Cycads

    • José-Luis Costa, Peter Lindblad

    Pages 195-205

13. The Nostoc-Gunnera Symbiosis

    • Birgitta Bergman

    Pages 207-232

14. Ecology of the Nostoc-Gunnera Symbiosis

    • Bruce A. Osborne, Janet I. Sprent

    Pages 233-251

15. Artificial Cyanobacterium-Plant Symbioses

    • M. V. Gusev, O. I. Baulina, O. A. Gorelova, E. S. Lobakova, T. G. Korzhenevskaya

    Pages 253-312

16. Cyanobacterial Diversity and Specificity in Plant Symbioses

    • Ulla Rasmussen, Malin Nilsson

    Pages 313-328

17. Evolution of Cyanobacterial Symbioses

    • J. A. Raven

    Pages 329-346

18. Back Matter

    Pages 347-355

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Cyanobacterial symbioses are no longer regarded as mere oddities but as important components of the biosphere, occurring both in terrestrial and aquatic habitats worldwide. It is becoming apparent that they can enter into symbiosis with a wider variety of organisms than hitherto known, and there are many more still to be discovered, particularly in marine environments. The chapters cover cyanobacterial symbioses with plants (algae, bryophytes, Azolla, cycads, Gunnera), cyanobacterial symbioses in marine environments, lichens, Nostoc-Geosiphon (a fungus closely related to arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi) symbiosis, and artificial associations of cyanobacteria with economically important plants. In addition, cyanobiont diversity, sensing-signalling, and evolutionary aspects of the symbiosis are dealt with. Renowned experts actively involved in research on cyanobacterial symbioses deal with ecological, physiological, biochemical, molecular, and applied aspects of all known cyanobacterial symbioses.
This volume on cyanobacteria in symbiosis complements the two earlier volumes on cyanobacteria published by Kluwer (Molecular Biology of Cyanobacteria, edited by D.A. Bryant and Ecology of Cyanobacteria, edited by B.A. Whitton and M. Potts). Together, the three volumes provide the most comprehensive treatment of cyanobacterial literature as a whole. The book will serve as a valuable reference work and text for teaching and research in the field of plant-microbe interactions and nitrogen fixation.

• Symbiose
• algae
• evolution
• metabolism
• nitrogen

• North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India

  Amar N. Rai

• Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

  Birgitta Bergman, Ulla Rasmussen

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