Overview
- First comprehensive publication of the various aspects of predation between microbes
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Microbiology Monographs (MICROMONO, volume 4)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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About this book
Predatory Prokaryotes focuses on the ecology of predation at the microbial level. It aims to increase the awareness of the great possibilities that predation between microbes offer for studying and discussing basic ecological and general biological concepts.
This volume contains chapters on the diversity, ecology and phylogeny of predatory prokaryotes, introducing models of predator–prey interactions between microorganisms and presenting analyses of the impact of predation in microbial systems. Laboratory work with Bdellovibrio-and-like organisms (BALOs), the most studied predatory bacteria, is presented through accounts of the cultivation and the molecular techniques used for studying BALOs. A first comparative analysis of different BALO genomes is also provided. Further chapters discuss the chemotactic, regulatory and sensory circuits of these ubiquitous predatory bacteria. Finally, the unique biochemicals used as building blocks and new proteins found in BALO cell walls are reviewed.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Predatory Prokaryotes
Book Subtitle: Biology, Ecology and Evolution
Editors: Edouard Jurkevitch
Series Title: Microbiology Monographs
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38582-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-38577-6Published: 04 January 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07247-5Published: 20 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-38582-0Published: 08 December 2006
Series ISSN: 1862-5576
Series E-ISSN: 1862-5584
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 251
Topics: Microbiology, Microbial Ecology