Robb, F. et al.
Thermophiles
Biology and Technology at High Temperatures
CRC Press 2007.12
368 pp.(H)
ISBN 0-8493-9214-4
20,600円
Contents
Part.1: Molecular Basis of Thermostability: 1.Extrinsic protein stabilization/ 2.The relationship between catalytic activity, structural flexibility and conformational stability as deduced from the analysis of mesophilic - thermophilic enzyme pairs and protein engineering studies/ 3.Membranes and membrane proteins/ 4.Protein chaperones/ 5.Physical Properties of Membranes Composed of Tetraether Archaeal Lipids/ Part.2:Heat-Stable Enzymes and Metabolism: 6.Glycolysis in hyperthermophiles/ 7.The industrial relevance of thermophiles and their enzymes/ 8.Denitrification pathway enzymes of extremophiles/ Part.3: Genetics of Thermophiles: 9.DNA repair and mutagenesis/ 10.Plasmids and cloning vectors for thermophilic archaea/ 11.Genetic analysis in extremely thermophilic bacteria: An overview/ 12.Establishing gene function in archaea by targeted mutagenesis/ 13.Nanobiotechnological potential of viruses of hyperthermophilic archaea/ Part.4:Minimal Complexity Model systems: 14.Master keys to DNA replication, repair, and recombination from the structural biology of enzymes from thermophiles/ 15.DNA replication in thermophiles/ 16.DNA binding proteins and DNA topology/ 17.Structure and function of the Thermus ribosome/ 18.Protein Phosphorylation at 80ｰC and Beyond/ 19.The 20S Proteasome from (Hyper)thermophilic Archaea: Model System for Protein Degradation/
* Much is being learned from the study of thermophiles, especially our understanding of biology at the molecular level and the genetic mechanisms that permit adaptation. Included in this volume is a discussion of protective strategies of thermophiles, including their thermostability, which allow them to maintain functional proteins. It also investigates whether hyperthermophiles employ protein phosphorylation-dephosphryation as a molecular regulatory mechanism, and provides significant clues regarding the synthesis of protein. By studying this extreme example, its subtle, yet exaggerated response mechanisms, and its development over the course of many short-lived generations, we may begin to understand the mechanisms in diseases linked to improper protein folding, and also begin to more fully understand the ingenious design of DNA, and all that such an understanding implies regarding the survival of human life in a rapidly changing environment. *
Dahl, C. & Friedrich, C. G. ed.
Microbial Sulfur Metabolism
Springer-Verlag 2008.
308 pp.(H)
ISBN 3-540-72679-9
24,100円
Contents
Part.1: Genetics and Genomics of Sulfate Respiration in Desulfovibrio/ Part.2: Living on Sulfate: Three-Dimensional Structure and Spectroscopy of Adenosine 5￠-Phosphosulfate Reductase and Dissimilatory Sulfite Reductase/ Part.3: Respiratory Membrane Complexes of Desulfovibrio/ Part.4: Biochemical and Evolutionary Aspects of Eukaryotes That Inhabit Sulfidic Environments/ Part.5: Evolution and Ecology of Microbes Dissimilating Sulfur Compounds: Insights from Siroheme Sulfite Reductases/ Part.6: Genomic and Evolutionary Perspectives on Sulfur Metabolism in Green Sulfur Bacteria / Part.7: Differential-Expression Proteomics for the Study of Sulfur Metabolism in the Chemolithoautotrophic Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans / Part.8: Sulfur and Light? History and ﾒThiologyﾓ of the Phototrophic Sulfur Bacteria/ Part.9: Thiosulfate and Sulfur Oxidation in Purple Sulfur Bacteria/ / Part.10: Sulfur Oxidation in Chlorobium tepidum (syn. Chlorobaculum tepidum): Genetic and Proteomic Analyses / Part.11: Structural Insights into Component SoxY of the Thiosulfate-Oxidizing Multienzyme System of Chlorobaculum thiosulfatiphilum/ Part.12: Redox Control of Chemotrophic Sulfur Oxidation of Paracoccus pantotrophus/ Part.13: Bacterial Sulfite-Oxidizing Enzymes - Enzymes for Chemolithotrophs Only?/ Part.14: Sulfonates and Organotrophic Sulfite Metabolism / Part.15: Oxidation of Sulfur and Inorganic Sulfur Compounds in Acidianus ambivalens/ Part.16: A Novel Coenzyme F420 Dependent Sulfite Reductase and a Small Sulfite Reductase in Methanogenic Archaea / Part.17: Archaeal and Bacterial Sulfur Oxygenase-Reductases: Genetic Diversity and Physiological Function/ Part.18: Diversity of Halophilic Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria in Hypersaline Habitats / Part.19: Sulfur Oxidation at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents / Part.20: Speciation Analysis of Microbiologically Produced Sulfur by X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure Spectroscopy / Part.21: Controls on Isotope Fractionation During Dissimilatory Sulfate Reduction/ Part.22: Bioprocess Engineering of Sulfate Reduction for Environmental Technology/ Part.23: Impact of Nitrate on the Sulfur Cycle in Oil Fields / Index/
* In nature, sulfur occurs in many different oxidation states and is one of the most versatile elements in life. It is an integral part of many important cell constituents, such as the amino acids cysteine and methionine, and many sulfur compounds serve as the basis for energy-related processes in prokaryotes. In recent years, new methods have been applied to study the biochemistry and molecular biology of reactions of the global sulfur cycle, the microorganisms involved and their physiology, metabolism and ecology. These activities have uncovered fascinating new insights for the understanding of aerobic and anaerobic sulfur metabolism. *
Franklin, R. & Mills, A. ed.
The Spatial Distribution of Microbes in the Environment
Springer-Verlag 2007.
333 pp(H)
ISBN 1-4020-6215-X
21,800円
Contents
Contributing Authors/ .Preface/ .Acknowledgements/ 1.Introduction/ 2.Statistical Analysis of Spatial Structure in Microbial Communities/ 3.Bacterial Interactions at the Microscale - Linking Habitat to Function In Soil/ 4. Spatial Distribution of Bacteria at the Microscale In Soil/ 5.Analysis Of Spatial Patterns Of Rhizoplane / 6.Microbial Distributions And Their Potential Control-Ling Factors In Terrestrial Subsurface Environments/ 7.Spatial Organisation Of Soil Fungi/ 8.Spatial Heterogeneity of Planktonic Microorganisms in Aquatic Systems/ 9.The Interrelationship Between the Spatial Distribution of Microorganisms and Vegetation in Forest Soils/ Index/
* This volume highlights recent advances that have contributed to our understanding of spatial patterns and scale issues in microbial ecology, and brings together research conducted at a range of spatial scales (from m to km) and in a variety of different types of environments. These topics are addressed in a quantitative manner, and a primer on statistical methods is included to aid the unfamiliar reader. In soil ecosystems, both bacteria and fungi are discussed, and the spatial patterns are interpreted in an ecological context that considers issues such as nutrient availability, vegetation distribution and growth patterns, and microbial colonization. In aquatic systems, focus is on the distribution of planktonic forms including phytoplankton and microzooplankton. *
Cullimore, D. R. ed.
Practical Manual of Groundwater Microbiology 2nd ed.
CRC Press 2007.12
400 pp.(H)
ISBN 0-8493-8531-8
17,000円
Contents
1.Water Wells Hane Natural Filters: The Challenge/ 2.Microbes in Water Wells: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly/ 3.Sampling Procedures/ 4.Symptoms of Failure: Early Warning and Eventual Catastrophes/ 5.Remedies from a Drop to a Drum/ 6.Regeneration from the Edge of Catastrophe/ 7.Spheres pf Infuluence: The Coming and Going/ 8.Art of Well Development/ 9.Illustated Guide for Ground Water Microbiology/ APPENDIX A: Microbiological Test Methods/ APPENDIX B: Biological Activity Reaction Test (BART)/ APPENDIX C: Video Borehole Log/ APPENDIX D: Treatment Strategies/ APPENDIX E: Sustainability of Water Wells/ APPENDIX F: Interaction between Neighboring Water Wells/ APPENDIX G: Standard Microbiological Approaches for Groundwater Challenges, Concepts (Summary)/ APPENDIX H: Methods for Obtaining Water Samples for Microbiological Testing/ APPENDIX I: Conservation of the Water Sample between Collection and Testing/ APPENDIX J: Definition of the Influence That Ambient Water Temperatures Have on Tests/ APPENDIX K: Protocols to Obtain Water Samples/ APPENDIX L: Application of BART Testers/ APPENDIX M: Evaluation of Risk Potentials/ APPENDIX N: Regulatory Considerations Concerning Phosphorus/ APPENDIX O: Application of Heat as a Component in the Rehabilitation/Regeneration of Biofouled Water Wells/ APPENDIX P: Application of Vegetable Oil as a Substitute for Hydrocarbon-Based Oils to Lubricate Pumps/ APPENDIX Q: Frequently Asked Questions/ APPENDIX R: Glossary / APPENDIX S: Well Questionnaire (First Enquiry)/ APPENDIX T: Further Reading/ INDEX/
*Although microorganisms can be found virtually anywhere on our planet, from clouds to soils to oceans, they are often poorly understood when examining issues related to groundwater and water wells. Focusing on the impact of microorganisms on groundwater and water wells, Practical Manual of Groundwater Microbiology, Second Edition presents over 75% new material to offer a comprehensive, up-to-date guide on the subject. *
Seckbach, J. ed.
Algae and Cyanobacteria in Extreme Environments
Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology , Vol.11
Springer-Verlag 2007.10
814 pp. (H)
ISBN 1-4020-6111-0
44,800円
Contents
Foreword/ Preface/ Introduction to the algal world/ PART 1: General Introduction: 1.Oxygenic photosynthetic microorganisms in extreme environments: possibilities and limitation/ PART 2: Phototrophs at high and low light: 2.Effects of ultraviolet radiation on cyanobacteria and their protective mechanisms/ 3.The hidden life of algae underground/ 4.Meromictic lakes as habitats for protists: life in the chemocline and below?,/ 5.Marine phototrophs in the twilight zone/ PART 3: Phototrophs in the marine environment: 6.Biology of the chlorophyll D-containing cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina/ 7.Phylogenetics, molecular biology and ecological impacts of a group of highly unusual protists: the dinoflagellates/ 8. Diatoms: Living in a contructal environment/ 9.The margin of the sea: survival at the top of the tides/ 10.Seaweeds on the abrasion platforms of the intertidal zone of eastern Mediterranean shores/ 11.Status of mangrove ecosystem: exploring the potential role of cyanobacteria in restoration and afforestation/ 12.Intertidal sandy flats as a habitat where plastid acquisition processes are ongoing/ 13.Hydrochemical key to the genesis of calcareous non-laminated and laminated cyanobacterial microbialites/ 14.Soil and freshwater micro-algae as a food source for invertebrates in extreme environments/ . PART 4: Phototrophs in cold environments: 15.Cold tolerance in cyanobacteria and life in the cryosphere/ 16. Cyanobacteria in Antarctic lake environments: a mini-review/ 17. Green cryosestic algae/ 18.Psychrophilic diatoms: mechanisms for survival in freeze-thaw cycles/ 19.Algae at extreme low temperatures: the cryobank/ PART 5: Phototrophs in hot alkaline and acidic environments and non-thermal acidic habitats Cyanidiophyceae: looking back - looking forward; 20.Diversity of the cosmopolitan thermophile mastigocladus laminosus at global, regional and local scales/ 21.The thermophilic cyanobacteria of the zerka ma’in thermal springs in Jordan/ 22.Iron-tolerant cyanobacteria: implications for astrobiology/ 23. Extreme acidophiles: freshwater algae associated with acid mine drainage/ 24.Eukaryotic community structure from R弛 Tinto (SW, Spain), a highly acidic river/ 25.Species composition of Cyanidiales assemblages in pisciarelli (Campi Flegrei, Italy), and description of Galdieria phlegrea sp. nov./ 26. A genomics approach to understanding the biology of thermo-acidophilic red algae/ 27.Enigmatic archaeal and eukaryotic life at hydrothermal vents and in marine subsurface sediments/ PART 6: Phototrophs under water stress: dry and hypersaline environments: 28.North American desert microbiotic soil crust communities: diversity despite challenge/ 29. Chroococcidiopsis from desert to Mars/ 30.Chlorophyta on land: independent lineages of green eukaryotes from arid lands/ 31.Aeroterrestrial algae growing on man-made surfaces: what are the secrets of their ecological success?,/ 32.The systematics of subaerial algae/ 33.Diversity, distribution and ecology of green algae and cyanobacteria in urban habitats/ 34.Diversity of organic osmotic compounds and osmotic adaptation in cyanobacteria and algae/ PART 7: Adaptation of algae to changing environments: 35.Cyanobacteria: diversity and versatility, clues to life in extreme environments/ 36.Life in a hypervariable environment: algae of the great salt plains of Oklahoma/ PART 8: Other microorganisms and extreme habitats: 37.The fate of biological materials in acidic environments of the Rio Tinto, southwestern Spain/ 38.Deep-sea microbial eukaryotes in anoxic, microoxic, and sulfidic environments/ 39.Fungal associations at the cold edge of life/ 40.The early earth’s record of supposed extremophilic bacteria and cyanobacteria, at 3.9 to 2.5 Ga/ PART 9: Outlook - Summary: 41.Algae and Cyanobacteria under environmental extremes: final comments/ *
Kjelleberg, S. & Givskov, M. ed.
The Biofilm Mode of Life
Mechanisms and Adaptations
Taylor & Francis 2007.8
252 pp. (H)
ISBN 1-904933-33-5
27,700円
Contents
1. Introduction / 2. The Biofilm Mode of Life / 3. Do Not Fear Commitment: The Initial Transition to a Surface Lifestyle by Pseudomonads / 4. The Biofilm Matrix: A Sticky Framework / 5. Cyclic di-GMP as an Intracellular Signal Regulating Bacterial Biofilm Formation / 6. N-Acylhomoserine Lactones, Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Development in Gram-Negative Bacteria / 7. Signaling in Escherichia coli Biofilms / 8. Peptide Signaling / 9. Differentiation and Dispersal in Biofilms / 10. Human Oral Multi-Species Biofilms: Bacterial Communities in Health and Disease / 11. Biofilms as Refuge Against Predation / 12. Biofilms on Plant Surfaces / 13. Bacterial Biofilms on Fungal Surfaces. *
* A biofilm is a complex aggregation of microbes usually attached to a solid surface. Traditional studies of bacteria sometimes implied that microbes live as single organisms; it is now clear that in nature microbes usually live in co-operative groups attached to surfaces. This book, written by leading international scientists, presents an overview of the most recent and exciting new research into the mechanisms that underpin the biofilm mode of life. Essential reading for anyone interested in biofilms. *
Jekely, G. ed.
Eukaryotic Membranes and Cytoskeleton
Origins and Evolution（真核生物の膜と細胞骨格）
Springer-Verlag 2007.12
146 pp.(H)
ISBN 0-387-74020-1
19,200円
Contents
Part.1. THE EARLY EUKARYOTIC FOSSIL RECORD: 1.Introduction/ 2.The Geological Record/ 3.Dating Biological Innovations/ 4.Conclusions/ Part.2. THE DIVERSITY OF EUKARYOTES AND THE ROOT OF THE EUKARYOTIC TREE: 5.Woeses Paradigm 6.Progresses in Tree Reconstruction Methods and in Sequencing: The Promise of Phylogenomics/ 7.The Root of the Tree of Life/ 8."Primitive" Eukaryotes: A Second Major Paradigm Shift/ 9.Current Status of the Eukaryotic Phylogeny/ 10.Molecular Dating/ 11.From Simple Organism to Simple Processes/ Part.3. ORIGIN OF EUKARYOTIC ENDOMEMBRANES: A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT MODEL SCENARIOS: 12.Introduction/ 13.Physico-Chemical Constraints of Membrane Topogenesis/ 14.Symbiotic Scenarios for the Origin of the Nucleus and Endomembranes/ 15.Origin of Endomembranes by de Novo Vesicle Formation/ 16.Autogenous Scenarios/ 17.Interspecific Interactions at the Origin of Eukaryotic Endomembranes/ Part.4. ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF COTRANSLATIONAL TRANSPORT TO THE ER: 18.Introduction/ 19.Mediators of Cotranslational Transport/ 20.The Control of Cotranslational Targeting/21.Evolutionary Considerations/ Part.5. EVOLUTION OF THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM AND THE GOLGI COMPLEX: 22.Introduction/ 23.Common and Peculiar Features of the Golgi Complex in Different Eukaryotic Cells/ 24.The Minimal Set of Genes Involved in Intracellular Traffic/ 25.Models of Evolution of the ER and the Golgi Complex/ Part.6. AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE ON EUKARYOTIC MEMBRANE TRAFFICKING:26.Introduction/ 27.Coat Protein Complexes: Cellular Machineries Driving Vesicle Formation/Fission/ 28.SNARE Proteins: Cellular Machineries Driving Membrane Docking/Fusion/ 29.Rab GTPases: Key Regulators of Membrane Trafficking/ Part.7. RECONSTRUCTING THE EVOLUTION OF THE ENDOCYTIC SYSTEM: INSIGHTS FROM GENOMICS AND MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY: 30.Defining Endocytosis/ 31.The General Structure and Morphological Evolution of Endocytic Systems/ 32.Key Factors Involved in Endocytic Systems and Their Evolutionary Distribution/ 33.Perspectives/ Part.8. ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF THE ACTIN CYTOSKELETON: 34.Introduction/ 35.The Actin Cytoskeleton in the Cellular Context/ 36.Actin and Monomer-Binding Proteins/ 37.Actin Nucleation Complexes/ 38.Other Actin-Binding Proteins/ 39.Effectors and Regulators of the Actin Cytoskeleton/ Part.9. ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF SELF-CONSUMPTION: AUTOPHAGY: 40.Summary/ 41.Introduction/ 42.Degradation of Proteins in Chambered Proteases in Pro- and Eukaryotes/ 43.Different Modes of Autophagy Degrade Long-Lived Proteins and Organelles in Eukaryotes/ 44.The Autophagy-Specific Molecular Machinery Involves Two Ubiquitin-Like Conjugation Pathways/ 45.Is Autophagy a Pan-Eukaryotic Process?/ 46.Discussion/ Part.10. ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE CENTROSOME: 47.Summary/ 48.Introduction/ 49.The Centrosome-Nucleus Connection/ 50.Centrosome Has Evolved with Multicellularity/ 51.The Evolution of the Centrin Genes/ 52.The Centrosome-Nucleus Connection and the Duplication Process/ 53.Centrosome Has Evolved in Unikonts/ Part.11. THE EVOLUTION OF EUKARYOTIC CILIA AND FLAGELLA AS MOTILE AND SENSORY ORGANELLES: 54.Evidence for the Presence of a 9+2, Motile, Sensory Organelle in the Last Common Eukaryotic Ancestor/ 55.Evolution of Tubulin, Dynein and Kinesin/ 56.The Origins of 9+2 Flagella/ 57.Diversification of Flagellar Structure and Function during Eukaryotic Radiation/ INDEX/ *
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