The extent of lateral gene transfer among diverse microbes has effectively broken down our concept of species when we seek to apply it to the microbial world. The explosive growth of whole genome sequences for a great number of microbes give us an unprecedented perspective on the entire process of cellular evolution known. The field is rife with controversies, which have been waged fiercely over the past 20 years and which now are all coming to a point of resolution. Sapp has brought together the best workers in this field to assess what we now know, and to try to reach an accommodation and consensus on the broad outline of how cellular life has evolved.
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• The bacterium's place in nature / Jan Sapp
• The large-scale structure of the Tree of Life / Norman R. Pace
• The molecular phylogeny of bacteria based on conserved genes / Wolfgang Ludwig and Karl-Hans Schleifer
• Evolving biological organization / Carl Woese
• If the Tree of Life fell would it make a sound? / W. Ford Doolittle
• Woe is the Tree of Life / William Martin
• The robustness of intermediary metabolism / Harold J. Morowitz, Daniel Broyles and Howard Lasus
• Molecular sequences and the early history of life / Radhey Gupta
• Fulfilling Darwin's dream / James Lake ... [et al.]
• Paradigm lost / C.G. Kurland
• Contemporary issues in mitochondrial origins and evolution / Michael W. Gray
• On the origin and evolution of plastids / John M. Archibald and Patrick J. Keeling
• The karyomastigont model of eukaryosis / Hanna Melnitsky, Frederick A. Rainey and Lynn Margulis
• The missing piece: the microtubule cytoskeleton and the origin of eukaryotes / Michael F. Dolan
• Heritable microorganisms and reproductive parasitism / John H. Werren.

The extent of lateral gene transfer among diverse microbes has effectively broken down our concept of species when we seek to apply it to the microbial world. The explosive growth of whole genome sequences for a great number of microbes give us an unprecedented perspective on the entire process of cellular evolution known. The field is rife with controversies, which have been waged fiercely over the past 20 years and which now are all coming to a point of resolution. Sapp has brought together the best workers in this field to assess what we now know, and to try to reach an accommodation and consensus on the broad outline of how cellular life has evolved.
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• Preface. 1. Introduction to Microbial Physiology. 2. Macromolecular Synthesis and Processing: DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis. 3. Bacterial Genetics: DNA Exchange, Recombination, Mutagenesis and Repair. 4. Microbial Physiology in the Genomic ERA: A Revolutionary Tale. 5. Regulation of Prokaryotic Gene Expression. 6. Bacteriophage Genetics. 7. Cell Structure and Function. 8. Central Pathways of Carbohydrate Metabolism. 9. Energy Production and Metabolite Transport. 10. Metabolism of Substrates Other than Glucose. 11. Fermentation Pathways. 12. Photosynthesis and Inorganic Metabolism. 13. Lipids and Sterols. 14. Nitrogen Metabolism. 15. Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Amino Acids. 16. Purines and Pyrimidines. 17. Bacterial Cell Division. 18. Microbial Stress Responses. 19. Bacterial Differentiation. 20. Host Parasite Interactions. Index.
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The Fourth Edition of Microbial Physiology retains the logical, easy-to-follow organization of the previous editions. An introduction to cell structure and synthesis of cell components is provided, followed by detailed discussions of genetics, metabolism, growth, and regulation for anyone wishing to understand the mechanisms underlying cell survival and growth. This comprehensive reference approaches the subject from a modern molecular genetic perspective, incorporating new insights gained from various genome projects.
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• Ch. 1. Introduction to microbial physiology
• Ch. 2. Macromolecular synthesis and processing: DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis
• Ch. 3. Bacterial genetics: DNA exchange, recombination, mutagenesis, and repair
• Ch. 4. Microbial physiology in the genomic ERA: a revolutionary tale
• Ch. 5. Regulation of prokaryotic gene expression
• Ch. 6. Bacteriophage genetics
• Ch. 7. Cell structure and function
• Ch. 8. Central pathways of carbohydrate metabolism
• Ch. 9. Energy production and metabolite transport
• Ch. 10. Metabolism of substrates other than glucose
• Ch. 11. Fermentation pathways
• Ch. 12. Photosynthesis and inorganic metabolism
• Ch. 13. Lipids and sterols
• Ch. 14. Nitrogen metabolism
• Ch. 15. Biosynthesis and metabolism of amino acids
• Ch. 16. Purines and pyrimidines
• Ch. 17. Bacterial cell division
• Ch. 18. Microbial stress responses
• Ch. 19. Bacterial differentiation
• Ch. 20. Host-parasite interactions.

The Fourth Edition of Microbial Physiology retains the logical, easy-to-follow organization of the previous editions. An introduction to cell structure and synthesis of cell components is provided, followed by detailed discussions of genetics, metabolism, growth, and regulation for anyone wishing to understand the mechanisms underlying cell survival and growth. This comprehensive reference approaches the subject from a modern molecular genetic perspective, incorporating new insights gained from various genome projects.
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• Technology: Ballistoporous Yeasts Found in the Phyllosphere of Asia (T Nakase)-- Lactic Acid Bacteria in Fermented Foods in Southeast Asia (S Tanasupawat & K Komagata)-- The Importance of Network Approach for Understanding Microbial Diversity in Asia (M M Watanabe)-- Culture Collection Networks in Asia: A Role of Asian Network on Microbial Researches (ANMR) Project (K-I Suzuki et al.)-- High Actinomycete Diversity in the Tropical Rainforests of Singapore (Y Wang et al.)-- Molecular Classification of the Genus Kribbella and Related Taxa (Y-H Park & J-H Yoon)-- Isolation and Characterisation of an Aniline-Degrading Bacterium (Z-P Liu et al.)-- Prospects: Microorganisms in Traditional Fermented Foods: Resources for Biotechnological Development (P S Sanchez)-- Engineering Biphenyl Dioxygenases to Acquire Wide Degradation Capabilities of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) and Aromatic Hydrocarbons (K Furukawa et al.)-- Isolation, Identification and Molecular Studies of Alcanivorax sp. LE4, a Hydrocarbon-degrading Marine Bacterium Isolated in Singapore (W F Wang & H M Tan)-- Novel Bioactive Compounds from Fungi (S Hashimoto)-- Isolation, Characterisation and Biological Activities of Actinomycetes Isolated from Dipterocarp Rain Forests Soils in Malaysia (C C Ho et al.)-- Studies of a Daunorubicin Producing Actinomycete Strain, NS3-166 Isolated from a Soil Sample in Singapore (C W Liew et al.).
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Diversity of microbial forms in nature allows the discovery of new microorganisms that produce different types of bioactive compounds including some which may have specific physiological effects in animals. Asian countries possess numerous pristine and exotic locations for the isolation of new species of microorganisms. Research activities in such sciences have only recently been embarked upon by microbiologists from Asian countries as collaborative ventures. The present volume describes the occurrence of diverse and new microorganisms isolated from different sites in countries in Asia. This book includes papers written by eminent microbiologists on the following topics: microorganisms and metabolites which promote animal and plant growth; microbial versatility and its impact on environmental control; utilization of microbial functions and microbial diversity: isolation, systematics and molecular phylogeny of microorganisms. This volume also contains a section on the importance of culture collection network. The subject material of the chapters has been organized in the context of microbiology in the Asian scene.
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