Advances in Microbial Physiology

by Robert K. Poole (Editor), David J. Kelly (Editor)

Overview

Topics covered in this volume:
1. Metal ion transport in eukaryotic microorganisms: insights from Saccharomyces cerevisiae
2. Iron uptake by fungi: contrasted mechanisms with internal or external reduction
3. Dynamics of metabolism and its interactions with gene expression during sporulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
4. Carbon and nitrogen metabolism in rhizobium
5. Redundancy of aerobic respiratory chains in bacteria? Routes, reasons and regulations

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780443345012
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	08/29/2025
Series:	Advances in Microbial Physiology , #87
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Professor Robert K Poole is Emeritus Professor of Microbiology at the University of Sheffield, UK. He was previously West Riding Professor of Microbiology at Sheffield and until 1996 held a Personal Chair in Microbiology at King’s College London. During his long career, he has been awarded several research Fellowships, and taken sabbatical leave at the Australian National University, Kyoto University and Cornell University. His career-long interests have been in the areas of bacterial respiratory metabolism, metal-microbe interactions and bioactive small gas molecules. In particular, he has made notable contributions to bacterial terminal oxidases and resistance to nitric oxide with implications for bacterial pathogenesis. He co-discovered the flavohaemoglobin Hmp, now recognised as the preeminent mechanism of nitric oxide resistance in bacteria. He has served as Chairman of numerous research council grant committees, held research grants for over 40 years and published extensively (h-index, 2024 = 70). He served on several Institute review panels in the UK and overseas. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Royal Society of Biology.

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Table of Contents

Contributors to Volume 54 ix

Complex Regulatory Pathways Coordinate Cell-Cycle Progression and Development in Caulobacter crescentus Pamela J.B. Brown Gail G. Hardy Michael J. Trimble Yves V. Brun

Abbreviations 2

1 Introduction 2

2 Global Regulation 3

3 Polar Structure Biogenesis and Function 32

4 Chromosome Replication and Segregation, Cell Division, and Cell Shape 60

5 Concluding Remarks 82

Acknowledgements 83

References 84

Sulfur Metabolism in Phototrophic Sulfur Bacteria Niels-Ulrik Frigaard Christiane Dahl

Abbreviations 105

1 Introduction 106

2 Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria: Physiology and Taxonomy 107

3 Anoxygenic Phototrophic Sulfur Bacteria: Ecology 116

4 Transformations of Sulfur Compounds 118

5 Oxidative Sulfur Metabolism: Enzymes and Genes 126

6 Evolution of Sulfur Metabolism 165

7 Sulfate Assimilation in Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria 167

8 Conclusions 177

Acknowledgements 179

References 179

Carbon, Iron and Sulfur Metabolism in Acidophilic Micro-Organisms D. Barrie Johnson Kevin B. Hallberg

1 Acidophilic Micro-organisms: Overview 202

2 Carbon Metabolism in Acidophilic Micro-organisms 206

3 Iron Metabolism by Acidophilic Micro-organisms 219

4 Sulfur Metabolism by Acidophilic Micro-organisms 230

5 Applied and Ecological Aspects 239

Acknowledgments 244

References 245

Chemostat-Based Micro-Array Analysis in Baker's Yeast Pascale Daran-Lapujade Jean-Marc Daran Antonius J.A. van Maris Johannes H. de Winde Jack T. Pronk

Abbreviations 258

1 Introduction 259

2 Experimental Tools 261

3 Specific Growth Rate 276

4 Context Dependency 279

5 Functional Analysis 282

6 Evolutionary and ReverseEngineering 290

7 Outlook 295

8 Concluding Remarks 298

Acknowledgements 299

References 299

A Predatory Patchwork: Membrane and Surface Structures of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Carey Lambert Laura Hobley Chien-Yi Chang Andrew Fenton Michael Capeness Liz Sockett

1 Introduction 314

2 The Role of Flagellar Motility in Predation 316

3 The Role of Type IV Pili in Predation 326

4 Outer Membrane Proteins 335

5 Autotransporters 340

6 The Role of the Sec System 344

7 Membrane Chemistry 345

8 Peptidoglycan Chemistry and Metabolism 349

9 Summary 354

Acknowledgements 355

References 355

Author Index 363

Subject Index 395

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Editorial Reviews

This book, the 39th volume in the series "Advances in Microbial Physiology, contains seven of state-of the-art review articles. The Advances series is written to present a review of the current knowledge in each of the selected subjects. The topics that are covered will be of interest to a limited number of investigators, particularly physiologists and ecologists. The book is intended for both basic scientists working in the area of microbial physiology as well as an audience with more than a strong knowledge in this field. Each review discusses in depth the biochemical, genetic, and molecular biological approaches that are being used to build the current level of understanding of physiological mechanisms. The book as written offers to be of vast practical utility to both applied and basic scientists. The editorial staff of this series solicits contributions from internationally recognized scientists. Each review is current, well-written, and sufficiently illustrated. Each is well supported by current and appropriate references. The topics covered in this volume include: nitrate assimilation, clostridial carbohydrate to solvent conversion, mycobacterial envelope layers, effects of fermentation acids on growth, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, microbial circadian and ultradian rhythms, and utilization of unusual carbon compounds by anoxygenic phototrophs. These reviews, and the Advances series in general, deal with issues that are so specialized as to limit the general appeal of the book. The book would be of most benefit to those individuals who are currently conducting research in the fields reviewed in this volume, although, as with the previous volumes of the Advances series, eachedition will be a valuable resource for both basic and applied scientists. The book will be a useful addition to the private libraries of researchers in microbial physiology, ecology, and biotechnology.

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