Microbial Signalling and Communication

by Reg England, Glyn Hobbs, Nigel Bainton, David McL. Roberts

Overview

Microbial chemical signals, or pheremones, have been found to mediate the regulation of diverse metabolic reactions and processes such as antibiotic production, pathogenesis, sexual conjugation, sporulation and differentiation. Their study has the potential to secure advances in our ability to control microbial processes to our benefit. This volume presents information at the forefront of knowledge in this exciting field and includes contributions on a range of organisms (both prokaryote and eukaryote, unicellular and multi-cellular) and signaling molecules. As such it will provide an invaluable resource for professional microbiologists and an excellent reference text for advanced students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521652612
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/06/1999
Series:	Society for General Microbiology Symposia , #57
Pages:	379
Product dimensions:	6.18(w) x 9.29(h) x 0.91(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Overview P. Williams; 2. Intercellular signalling and the multiplication of prokaryotes: bacterial cytokines A. S. Kaprelyants, G. V. Mukamolova, S. S. Kormer, D. H. Weichart, M. Young and D. B. Kell; 3. Quorum sensing in gram-negative bacteria: acylhomoserine lactone signalling and cell-cell communication E. P. Greenberg; 4. Homoserine-lactones and non Vibrio signalling mechanisms G. S. A. B. Stewart; 5. Signalling in Pseudomonas E. C. Pesci and B. H. Iglewski; 6. Sex pheromones of Enterococcus faecalis G. M. Dunny; 7. Intercellular signalling in the control of of cell density and development of Myxococcus xanthus D. Kaiser; 8. Beta-lactam production in response to signalling G. P. C. Salmond; 9. Autoregulatory factors and regulation of antibiotic production in Streptomyces Y. Yamada; 10. Signalling in pathogenic bacteria G. M. Frankel; 11. Communication between Yersinia and host cells G. R. Cornelis; 12. Mathematical modelling of signalling in Dictyostelium discoideum J. A. Sherratt, J. C. Dallon, T. Hofer and P. K. Maini; 13. Pheromone communication in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe J. Davey; 14. Zoospoe-Zoospore and Zoospore-plant signalling N. A. R. Gow; 15. Signalling in dinoflagellates J. Burkholder; 16. Hyphal interactions G. Gooday; 17. Index.

Editorial Reviews

' … an important addition to research libraries and extremely useful for students of microbial signalling.' Steve C. Winans, Trends in Microbiology

From the Publisher

Sixteen contributions present a range of current reviews on microbial signaling and communication, written by an international group of academic, medical, and industrial scientists from diverse disciplines. Topics range widely and include the following: communication between bacteria, plant, and animal cells; quorum sensing in and ; multiple roles for enterococcal sex pheromone peptides in conjugation, plasmid maintenance, and pathogenesis; host/pathogen interactions during infection by enteropathogenic ; pheromone communication in the fission yeast ; hyphal interactions; and signaling in dinoflagellates. Suitable for professional microbiologists and as a reference text for advanced students in the field. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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