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- Summarizes the current state of knowledge on the prokaryotic cell wall
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Cell Wall Polymers and Structures of Bacteria
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Cell Wall Polymers and Structures of Archaea
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Biological Activities
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Cell Wall Growth and Inhibition
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Cell Wall Interactions
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About this book
Microbial cell wall structures play a significant role in maintaining cells’ shape, as protecting layers against harmful agents, in cell adhesion and in positive and negative biological activities with host cells. All prokaryotes, whether they are bacteria or archaea, rely on their surface polymers for these multiple functions. Their surfaces serve as the indispensable primary interfaces between the cell and its surroundings, often mediating or catalyzing important interactions.
Prokaryotic Cell Wall Compounds summarizes the current state of knowledge on the prokaryotic cell wall. Topics concerning bacterial and archaeal polymeric cell wall structures, biological activities, growth and inhibition, cell wall interactions and the applications of cell wall components, especially in the field of nanobiotechnology, are presented.
Editors and Affiliations
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Inst. Mikrobiologie und, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Helmut König, Harald Claus
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Amity Institute of Microbial Sciences, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
Ajit Varma
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Prokaryotic Cell Wall Compounds
Book Subtitle: Structure and Biochemistry
Editors: Helmut König, Harald Claus, Ajit Varma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05062-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-05061-9Published: 01 April 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42482-3Published: 14 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-05062-6Published: 18 March 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 517
Topics: Microbiology, Biochemistry, general, Cell Biology, Immunology, Medical Microbiology