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Molecular Basis of Symbiosis

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  • First book to give an overview on symbioses in all kingdoms (bacteria, fungi, plants, animals)
  • The function of symbiotic systems on a molecular level is explained using fourteen different model systems

Part of the book series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology (PMSB, volume 41)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
  2. Extrusive Bacterial Ectosymbiosis of Ciliates

    • Giovanna Rosati
    Pages 97-115
  3. Hydrogenosomes and Symbiosis

    • Johannes H. P. Hackstein, Nigel Yarlett
    Pages 117-142
  4. Molecular Interactions between Rhizobium and Legumes

    • Peter Skorpil, William J. Broughton
    Pages 143-164
  5. Symbiosis of Thioautotrophic Bacteria with Riftia pachyptila

    • Frank J. Stewart, Colleen M. Cavanaugh
    Pages 197-225
  6. Symbioses of Methanotrophs and Deep-Sea Mussels (Mytilidae: Bathymodiolinae)

    • Eric G. DeChaine, Colleen M. Cavanaugh
    Pages 227-249
  7. Symbioses between Bacteria and Gutless Marine Oligochaetes

    • Nicole Dubilier, Anna Blazejak, Caroline Rühland
    Pages 251-275
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 305-310

About this book

Symbiotic associations involving prokaryotes occur ubiquitously and are ecologically highly significant. In symbiotic associations, co-evolution of the partner organisms has led to specific mechanisms of signal exchange and reciprocal regulation, and resulted in novel physiological capabilities of the association as compared to those of the individual partners. Symbiosis research has recently entered an exciting era because molecular biology techniques are available for studying partner organisms in association and in a culture-independent manner. It is the goal of this book to contribute towards a broader perspective and an understanding of the function of symbiotic systems. 14 different model systems have been chosen, comprising well known symbioses as well as novel experimental systems which have only recently become amenable to experimental manipulation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Section of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Munich, Germany

    Jörg Overmann

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