Prokaryotic Structure and Function: A New Perspective (Society for General Microbiology Symposia, Series Number 47) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521415705 ISBN 13: 9780521415705

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1992

Synopsis

This book evaluates the increasing wealth of knowledge on the regulation of synthesis and assembly of structural components of the bacterial cell. The state of this discipline is now such that it is possible in many cases to trace the exact sequence of events triggered by a change in the physical or chemical environment of a bacterial cell; signalling, gene expression, transport of the gene product to its correct location and assembly into a functional structure. The scope of this volume is broad, ranging from the organisation of the nuclear material itself to the sequence of events leading to differentiation and development; from the synthesis of intracellular storage material to the assembly of specialised photosynthetic membranes, periplasmic electron transfer chains and heat resistant spores. It will therefore provide an authoritative teaching text for students as well as a comprehensive series of reviews of structural aspects of microbial physiology and biochemistry.

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Book Description

This book evaluates the increasing wealth of knowledge which has accumulated concerning the regulation of synthesis and assembly of structural components of the bacterial cell. The state of this discipline is now such that it is possible in many cases to trace the exact sequence of events triggered by a change in the physical or chemical environment of a bacterial cell; signalling, gene expression, transport of the gene product to its correct location and assembly into a functional structure. The scope of this volume is broad, ranging from the organisation of the nuclear material itself to the sequence of events leading to differentiation and development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521415705
• ISBN 13: 9780521415705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 452
• Editor: Mohan S., Dow C., Cole J. A.