The Prokaryotes : Prokaryotic Biology and Symbiotic Associations /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: DeLong, Edward F. (Editor ), Stackebrandt, Erko. (Editor ), Lory, Stephen. (Editor ), Thompson, Fabiano. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:4th ed. 2013.
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • About the Editors
  • List of Contributors
  • (Section 1) Biology of Bacteria and Archaea
  • How We Do, Don’t and Should Look at Bacteria and Bacteriology
  • What Is a Prokaryote?
  • Prokaryotes and Their Habitats
  • Origin of Life: RNA World versus Autocatalytic Anabolism
  • Morphological and Physiological Diversity
  • Prokaryote Characterization and Identification
  • Principles of Enrichment, Isolation, Cultivation, and Preservation of Prokaryotes
  • Comparative Genomics
  • Defining Taxonomic Ranks
  • Covering All the Bases: Next-Generation Sequence Data and the Microevolution of Bacterial Pathogens
  • Public Service Collections and Biological Resource Centres of Microorganisms (Biological resource centres)
  • Repositories for Patented and Safeguarded Material, Budapest Treaty, and Safe Deposit
  • Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology
  • Genome and Post-genome Technology
  • (section 2) Symbiotic Associations
  • Role of Microorganisms in the Adaptation, Development, and Evolution of Animals and Plants: the Hologenome Concept
  • Cyanobacterial-Plant Symbioses
  • Root and Stem Nodule Bacteria of Legumes
  • Symbiotic Associations Between Ciliates and Prokaryotes
  • Bacteriocyte-Associated Endosymbionts of Insects
  • Vibrio fischeri: A Bioluminescent Light-Organ Symbiont of the Bobtail Squid Euprymna scolopes
  • Rumen Symbioses
  • Symbiotic Associations Between Termites and Prokaryotes
  • Marine Chemosynthetic Symbioses.