The Bacterial Cell Surface

Author : Guntram Seltmann,Otto Holst
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662048788

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The Bacterial Cell Wall by Guntram Seltmann,Otto Holst Pdf

The bacterial cell wall represents a very complex structure disconnecting the interior of single-cell organisms from the environment, thus protecting, but also enabling, them to interact with the surrounding milieu and to exchange both substances and information. Knowledge of the biochemistry of the cell wall (components) and the genetic background helps to understand their significance with regard to microbiology and immunology of bacteria. This book represents the second edition of a publication which was presented nearly 20 years ago in the German language (Die bakterielle Zellwand). Since that time our knowledge in this field has been significantly enlarged. Therefore, the manuscript had to be completely revised and updated. To maintain both the size and the introductory character of the book at least to a great extent, the authors had to restrict the presented material to that which appears basic and most important. This requirement must inevitably bring about many subjective factors. As pointed out in the first edition, the term cell wall was not taken too strictly. Since the constituents located outside the cytoplasmic membrane are frequently difficult to divide in structure, localisation, and/or function into true cell wall components and supplementary substances, they are all at least briefly mentioned.

Author : S.M. Hammond,P.A. Lambert,Andrew Rycroft
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401165532

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The Bacterial Cell Surface by S.M. Hammond,P.A. Lambert,Andrew Rycroft Pdf

It is a common statement that because of its simplicity the bacterial cell makes an ideal model for the study of a wide variety of biological systems and phenomena. While no-one would dispute that much of our under standing of biological function derives from the study of the humble bacterium, the concept of a simple life-form would be hotly disputed by any scientist engaged in the determination of the relationship between structure and function within the bacterial cell. Bacteria are particularly amenable to intensive study; their physiology can be probed with powerful biochemical, genetical and immunological techniques. Each piece of information obtained inevitably raises as many questions as answers, and can lead to a highly confused picture being presented to the lay reader. Nowhere is this more evident than in the study of the surface layers of the bacterial cell. Examination of the early electron micrographs suggested that the bacterial cytoplasm was surrounded by some sort of semi-rigid layer, possessing sufficient intrinsic strength to protect the organism from osmotic lysis. The belief that the surface layers were rather passive led to their neglect, while researchers concentrated on the superficially more exciting cytoplasmic components. Over the last twenty years our view of the bacterial envelope has undergone extensive revision, revealing a structure of enormous complexity.

Author : Ian Hancock,Ian Poxton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015013228765

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Bacterial Cell Surface Techniques by Ian Hancock,Ian Poxton Pdf

Bacterial Cell Surface Techniques is the first complete practical text on the chemistry and immunochemistry of bacterial cell walls. It provides details of methods available for the preparation of cell walls and their components. All the sections are written by researchers with first-hand practical experience of the techniques. The book concentrates on techniques that are available to most laboratories and provides complete information for workers new to the field, while at the same time serving as a valuable reference work for those already engaged in cell-surface research.

Author : Uwe B. Sleytr,Paul Messner,Dietmar Pum,Margit Sara
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642735370

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Crystalline Bacterial Cell Surface Layers by Uwe B. Sleytr,Paul Messner,Dietmar Pum,Margit Sara Pdf

Crystalline surface layers (S-layers) represent an almost universal feature of archaebacterial cell envelopes and can be found in gram-positive and gram-negative eubacterial species from nearly all phylogenetic branches. S-layers consist of a single protein- or glycoprotein species and thus can be considered as one of the most primitive membrane structures developed during evolution. Prokaryotes carrying S-layers are ubiquitously found in every part of the biosphere. This supports the concept of a general supramolecular "porous crystalline surface layer" fulfilling a broad spectrum of functions which are strongly dependent on the particular environmental and ecological conditions. Their structural simplicity makes S-layers a suitable model for analyzing structure-function relationships as well as dynamic aspects of membrane morphogenesis.

Author : J.-M. Ghuysen,R. Hakenbeck
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1994-02-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080860877

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Bacterial Cell Wall by J.-M. Ghuysen,R. Hakenbeck Pdf

Studies of the bacterial cell wall emerged as a new field of research in the early 1950s, and has flourished in a multitude of directions. This excellent book provides an integrated collection of contributions forming a fundamental reference for researchers and of general use to teachers, advanced students in the life sciences, and all scientists in bacterial cell wall research. Chapters include topics such as: Peptidoglycan, an essential constituent of bacterial endospores; Teichoic and teichuronic acids, lipoteichoic acids, lipoglycans, neural complex polysaccharides and several specialized proteins are frequently unique wall-associated components of Gram-positive bacteria; Bacterial cells evolving signal transduction pathways; Underlying mechanisms of bacterial resistance to antibiotics.

Author : Stephen M. Hammond,Peter A. Lambert,Andrew N. Rycroft
Publisher : Kapitan Szabo Pub
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Science
ISBN : 0916845028

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The Bacterial Cell Surface by Stephen M. Hammond,Peter A. Lambert,Andrew N. Rycroft Pdf

Author : Bruce Alberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Cytology
ISBN : 0815332181

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Molecular Biology of The Cell by Bruce Alberts Pdf

Author : M. Fletcher,D.C. Savage
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461565147

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Bacterial Adhesion by M. Fletcher,D.C. Savage Pdf

Study of the phenomena of bacterial adhesion to surfaces has accelerated considerably over the past 10 to 15 years. During this period, microbiologists have become increasingly aware that attachment to a substratum influences considerably the activities and structures of microbial cells. Moreover, in many cases attached communities of cells have important effects on their substratum and the surrounding environment. Such phenomena are now known to be important in plant and animal hosts, water and soil ecosystems, and man-made structures and industrial processes. Much work on microbial adhesion in the early 1970s was descriptive. Those studies were important for detecting and describing the phenomena of bacterial adhesion to substrata in various environments; the findings have been presented in numerous recently published, excellent books and reviews. In some studies, attempts were made to elucidate some funda mental principles controlling adhesion processes in different environments containing a variety of microorganisms. Common threads have been observed occasionally in different studies. Taken as a whole, however, the information has revealed that many disparate factors are involved in adhesion processes. Whether a particular microorganism can adhere to a certain substratum depends on the properties of the microbial strain itself and on charac teristics of the substratum and of the environment.

Author : Hee-Jeon Hong
Publisher : Humana
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 1493936743

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Bacterial Cell Wall Homeostasis by Hee-Jeon Hong Pdf

This volume brings together the most widely used and important protocols currently being employed in researching and understanding bacterial cell wall homeostasis. Chapters in Bacterial Cell Wall Homeostasis cover a variety of subjects, such as: modern microscopy techniques and other biophysical methods used to characterize the subcellular structure of the bacterial cell wall; high-throughput approaches that can be used to identify all the genes and proteins that participate in the correct functioning of an organism’s cell wall; protocols for assaying individual gene products for specific cell wall functions or identify chemicals with inhibitory activity against the cell wall; and methods for analyzing the non-protein components of the cell wall and the increasing use of computational approaches for predicting and modeling cell wall related functions and processes. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introduction to their respective topics, lists of the necessary material and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Thorough and cutting-edge, Bacterial Cell Wall Homeostasis: Methods and Protocols emphasizes the diversity of the research taking place in bacterial cell wall homeostasis, and explains how the integration of information from across multiple disciplines is going to be essential if a holistic understanding of this important process is to be obtained.

Author : Andreas Kuhn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030187705

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Bacterial Cell Walls and Membranes by Andreas Kuhn Pdf

This book provides an up-to-date overview of the architecture and biosynthesis of bacterial and archaeal cell walls, highlighting the evolution-based similarities in, but also the intriguing differences between the cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria, the Firmicutes and Actinobacteria, and the Archaea. The recent major advances in this field, which have brought to light many new structural and functional details, are presented and discussed. Over the past five years, a number of novel systems, e.g. for lipid, porin and lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis have been described. In addition, new structural achievements with periplasmic chaperones have been made, all of which have revealed amazing details on how bacterial cell walls are synthesized. These findings provide an essential basis for future research, e.g. the development of new antibiotics. The book’s content is the logical continuation of Volume 84 of SCBI (on Prokaryotic Cytoskeletons), and sets the stage for upcoming volumes on Protein Complexes.

Author : Ian Hancock,Ian Paxton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0608072982

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Bacterial Cell Surface Techniques by Ian Hancock,Ian Paxton Pdf

Author : Nava Mozes
Publisher : Wiley-VCH
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015019825184

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Microbial Cell Surface Analysis by Nava Mozes Pdf

Author : Uwe B. Sleytr,Paul Messner,Dietmar Pum,Margit Sara
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1996-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080548415

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Crystalline Bacterial Cell Surface Proteins by Uwe B. Sleytr,Paul Messner,Dietmar Pum,Margit Sara Pdf

Crystalline Bacterial Cell Surface Proteins assembles information on the understanding of the occurrence, structure, chemistry, genetics, assembly, function, and application potential of S-layers. The chapters are designed to stand independent of each other and provide a complete survey of the different topics in S-layer research. This book is intended to stimulate further development in basic and applied S-layer research. Assembles present-day understanding of S-layers Provides a detailed survey of the entire field of basic and applied S-layer research Potential for broad application in biotechnology, vaccine development, diagnostics, molecular nanotechnology, and biomimetics

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Steering Group for the Workshop on Size Limits of Very Small Microorganisms
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1999-09-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309172745

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Size Limits of Very Small Microorganisms by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Steering Group for the Workshop on Size Limits of Very Small Microorganisms Pdf

How small can a free-living organism be? On the surface, this question is straightforward-in principle, the smallest cells can be identified and measured. But understanding what factors determine this lower limit, and addressing the host of other questions that follow on from this knowledge, require a fundamental understanding of the chemistry and ecology of cellular life. The recent report of evidence for life in a martian meteorite and the prospect of searching for biological signatures in intelligently chosen samples from Mars and elsewhere bring a new immediacy to such questions. How do we recognize the morphological or chemical remnants of life in rocks deposited 4 billion years ago on another planet? Are the empirical limits on cell size identified by observation on Earth applicable to life wherever it may occur, or is minimum size a function of the particular chemistry of an individual planetary surface? These questions formed the focus of a workshop on the size limits of very small organisms, organized by the Steering .Group for the Workshop on Size Limits of Very Small Microorganisms and held on October 22 and 23, 1998. Eighteen invited panelists, representing fields ranging from cell biology and molecular genetics to paleontology and mineralogy, joined with an almost equal number of other participants in a wide-ranging exploration of minimum cell size and the challenge of interpreting micro- and nano-scale features of sedimentary rocks found on Earth or elsewhere in the solar system. This document contains the proceedings of that workshop. It includes position papers presented by the individual panelists, arranged by panel, along with a summary, for each of the four sessions, of extensive roundtable discussions that involved the panelists as well as other workshop participants.

Author : Itzhak Ofek,Ronald J. Doyle
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781468464351

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Bacterial Adhesion to Cells and Tissues by Itzhak Ofek,Ronald J. Doyle Pdf

Attachment to host cells or tissues is often the first step in the establishment of bacterial infections. A complex array of recognition, attachment, and virulence factors is involved in this process, which recent research has greatly illuminated. This comprehensive and authoritative volume discusses the specific cell and tissue-specific affinities of pathogenic microorganisms, including bioinorganic surfaces such as teeth, and is an essential reference for researchers and students of host-pathogen interactions.