Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 88

• Chapter One: The Genetic Basis of the Symbiosis Between Photorhabdus and Its Invertebrate Hosts
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Photorhabdus Life Cycle
  • 3 Genomics
  • 4 Phenotypic Variation and Primary-Specific Factors
  • 5 Pathogenicity: Photorhabdus and the Insect
  • 6 Mutualism: Photorhabdus and the Nematode
  • 7 Conclusion
• Chapter Two: Regulation of Plant Biomass Utilization in Aspergillus
  • Abstract
  • 1 The Aspergilli and Their Potential for Plant Biomass Utilization
  • 2 Composition of Plant Biomass
  • 3 Transcriptional Regulators of Plant Biomass Degradation in Aspergillus
  • 4 The Amylolytic Regulators AmyR and MalR
  • 5 The Hemicellulolytic Regulator XlnR
  • 6 The Cellulolytic Regulator ClbR
  • 7 The Arabinanolytic Regulator AraR
  • 8 The Inulinolytic Regulator InuR
  • 9 The Galactose-Related Regulators GalR and GalX
  • 10 The Pectinolytic Regulator RhaR
  • 11 Mannanolytic Regulator ManR
  • 12 Carbon Catabolite Repressor CreA
  • 13 Other Fungal Biomass Utilization Regulators
  • 14 Concluding Remarks
  • Acknowledgments
• Chapter Three: Threonine Aldolases
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Threonine Aldolases Utilized for Chemical Synthesis
  • 3 Summary of Reactants and Products for Threonine Aldolases
  • 4 Structural Studies of Threonine Aldolases
  • 5 Protein Engineering Studies of Threonine Aldolases
  • 6 Conclusions and Future Outlook
• Chapter Four: Carbohydrate-Binding Modules of Fungal Cellulases
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Cellulolytic Enzymes
  • 3 Enzymatic Biomass Hydrolysis
  • 4 Conclusions
• Chapter Five: Benzoyl-CoA, a Universal Biomarker for Anaerobic Degradation of Aromatic Compounds
  • Abstract
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Biochemistry of the Benzoyl-CoA Pathway
  • 3 Using the Benzoyl-CoA Pathway as a Metabolic Biomarker for Anaerobic Aromatic Biodegradation
  • 4 Applicability of Using the Benzoyl-CoA Pathway Biomarkers in the Environment
  • 5 The Role of Benzoyl-CoA in the Anaerobic Carbon Cycle
  • 6 Conclusions and Future Directions
• Index
• Contents of Previous Volumes

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