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Advances in microbial physiology. Volume 18
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- Summary
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ADV IN MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY VOL 18 APL
Details
- Creator
- edited by A. H. Rose and J. Gareth Morris
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Academic Press, 1978
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (323 p.)
- ISBNs
- 1281711462, 9786611711467, 0080579787, 0120277182
- OCLC
- ocn437244161
- Description based upon print version of record.
- English
- Front Cover; Advances in Microbial Physiology, Volume 18; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Nitrate Assimilation in Fungi; I. Introduction; II. Enzymology of Nitrate Assimilation; III. Regulation of Nitrate Assimilation; IV. Conclusions and Future Prospects; References; Chapter 2. Biochemistry of Dimorphism in the Fungus Mucor; I. Introduction; II. Dimorphism of Mucor spp. at the Cellular Level; III. Environmental Conditions which Influence Dimorphism; IV. Cell-Wall Structure and Synthesis; V. Metabolic Responses to Morphogenic Signals; VI. Protein Synthesis and Control of Morphogenesis
- VII. Genetics of MucorVIII. Concluding Remarks; IX. Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. Surface Extension and the Cell Cycle in Prokaryotes; I. A Survey of the Problem; II. The Age Distribution in Exponential-Phase Populations; III. The Size of Exponential Phase Rod-Shaped Bacteria; IV. Environmental Effects on Cellular Dimensions in the Steady State; V. Inferences from Synchronous Cultures and Age-Classified Cells; VI. Topography of the Bacterial Surface; VII. Inferences from Physiological Studies; VIII. Genetic Approaches to the Analysis of Surface Extension; IX. Concluding Remarks
- X. AcknowledgmentsReferences; Chapter 4. Physiology and Biochemistry of Bacterial Phospholipid Metabolism; I. Introduction; II. Structural Functional and Biological Characteristics of Microbial Phospholipids; III. Biosynthesis of Microbial Phospholipids; IV. Catabolism of Microbial Phospholipids; V. Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. Aspects of Genetic Engineering in Micro-Organisms; I. Introduction; II. Restriction Endonucleases; III. End-to-End Joining of DNA Molecules; IV. General Methods for Inserting Specific DNA Sequences; V. Plasmid Vectors; VI. Bacteriophage Lambda Vectors
- VII. Cloning of Recombinant DNAVIII. Potential Biohazards; IX. Acknowledgments; References; Author Index; Subject Index