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Genetics of Bacterial Diversity
1st Edition - December 1, 1988
Editors: David A. Hopwood, Keith F. Chater
Language: English
eBook ISBN:9781483273556
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Genetics of Bacterial Diversity focuses on the rapidly developing field of ""non-K-12"" bacterial genetics that is largely outside the scope of other texts. The book begins with…Read more
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Genetics of Bacterial Diversity focuses on the rapidly developing field of ""non-K-12"" bacterial genetics that is largely outside the scope of other texts. The book begins with an introductory chapter that outlines the phylogenetic relationships of bacteria and the range of metabolic, behavioral, and developmental phenomena displayed by them. Two chapters then review the genetic processes found in bacteria generally, and discuss a range of genetic techniques used to analyze the various special systems described in the body of the book, respectively. Subsequent chapters deal with various special metabolic capabilities characteristic of certain groups of bacteria (light production, photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, antibiotic production, degradation of aromatic compounds and mercury resistance); developmental processes of cell-cycle associated motility, sporulation, and specialized colonial behavior; four components of bacterial pathogenicity for animals; and pathogenic and symbiotic interactions of bacteria with higher plants. The final chapter explains some of the concepts and the progress being made in the application of population genetics to bacteria. This book may be of interest to microbiologists wishing to catch up on the genetic basis of some of the classical phenomena of bacteriology, and geneticists unfamiliar with some of the things that bacteria can accomplish.
Contributors
Preface
Section I Introductory Chapters: the Diversity of Bacteria and of Bacterial Genetics
Chapter 1 Bacterial Diversity: the Range of Interesting Things that Bacteria Do
I. Introduction
II. Ecological Niches
III. Towards a Phylogeny of Bacteria
IV. Reinvention throughout the Phylogenetic Tree
V. Some Unexpected Attributes of Bacteria
VI. Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 2 Diversity of Bacterial Genetics
I. Introduction
II. The Prokaryotic Genome
III. Transfer of Chromosomal DNA between Bacteria
IV. Gene Expression
V. Gene-, Pathway- and Regulon-Specific Regulatory Mechanisms
VI. Differences between Prokaryote and Eukaryote Genetics
VII. Closing Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 3 Cloning and Molecular Analysis of Bacterial Genes
I. Introduction
II. Cloning Bacterial DNA
III. Mutagenesis with Cloned DNA
IV. Biochemical Procedures that Exploit Cloned DNA
V. Current Limitations and Possibilities
References
Section II Specialized Metabolic Capabilities of Bacteria
Chapter 4 Regulation of Luminescence in Marine Bacteria
I. Introduction
II. Organization and Function of lux Genes
III. Regulation of lux Expression
IV. Luminescence Variation
V. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 5 Photosynthesis in Rhodospirillaceae
I. Introduction
II. Structure-Function of the Photosynthetic Apparatus
III. Protein Components of the Photosynthetic Apparatus
IV. Photosynthetic Apparatus Genes
V. In Vitro Mutagenesis Studies
VI. Genetic Engineering in Reaction Centers
References
Chapter 6 The Genetics of Nitrogen Fixation
I. The Diversity of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
II. The nif Genes of Klebsiella pneumoniae
III. The Assembly of Active Nitrogenase
IV. The Biochemistry and Physiology of Nitrogenase
V. The Three Nitrogenases of Azotobacter
VI. nif Genes in Other Organisms
VII. Rearrangement of nif Genes in Anabaena
VIII. Regulation of Expression of nif Genes
IX. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 7 Antibiotic Biosynthesis in Streptomyces
I. Introduction to Streptomyces Biology
II. Antibiotic Production
III. Molecular Genetics of Antibiotic Production
IV. Overview, Implications and Prospects
References
Chapter 8 Catabolism of Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Pseudomonas
I. Introduction
II. Biochemical Strategies for Oxidative Catabolism of Aromatics
III. Organization and Regulation of Genes for Catabolism of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
IV. Utility of Determinants of Catabolic Pathways
V. Laboratory Evolution of Aromatic Catabolic Pathways
VI. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 9 Mercury Resistance in Bacteria
I. Introduction
II. Bacterial Transformations of Mercury
III. Mercury Resistance Genes
IV. The Gram-Negative Structural Genes and Their Products
V. A Model for Mercury Resistance in Bacteria
VI. Regulation of Expression of the Mercury Resistance Genes
VII. Overview and Prospects
Acknowledgments
References
Section III Morphological Differentiation—Flagella Spores and Multicellular Development
Chapter 10 Differentiation in Caulobacter: Flagellum Development, Mobility and Chemotaxis
I. Introduction
II. Developmental Programs and Cell Differentiation
III. Regulation of Flagellum Biosynthesis
IV. Control of Chemotaxis and Positioning of Differentiated Structures
V. Prospects — The Cell Cycle as a Regulator of Temporal and Spatial Patterning
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 11 Pathways of Developmentally Regulated Gene Expression in Bacillus subtilis
I. Introduction
II. Sporulation and Germination
III. Genes Involved in Sporulation and Germination
IV. Developmental Genes are Switched on in an Ordered Temporal Sequence
V. Compartmentalization of Gene Expression
VI. Dependence Patterns of Developmental Gene Expression: Four Examples
VII. Pathways of Developmentally Regulated Gene Expression
VIII. Overview, Implications and Prospects
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 12 Multicellular Development in Myxobacteria
I. Introduction
II. Fruiting Body Development Follows a Program
III. Operon Fusions Expose a Program of Differential Gene Expression
IV. Cell Interactions Coordinate the Program of Fruiting Body Development
V. Mutants of Groups A, B, C and D Differ Genetically
VI. Expression of ß-Galactosidase from lac Fusion Strains Depends on the Products of the asg, bsg, csg and dsg Genes
VII. A-Factor and C-Factor Activities can be Found in Cell Extracts
VIII. The asg, bsg, csg and dsg Loci Can be Isolated
IX. Overview and Prospects
References
Section IV Bacterial Adaptations to Animal Pathogenicity
Chapter 13 The Molecular Basis of Antigenic Variation in Pathogenic Neisseria
I. Introduction
II. Diversity and Virulence
III. Genetic Mechanisms for Pilus Variation
IV. Genetic Mechanisms for P.II Variation
V. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 14 Adhesins of Pathogenic Escherichia coli
I. Introduction
II. Bacterial Adherence to Animal Tissues
III. Adhesin Genetics
IV. Evolutionary Perspectives
References
Chapter 15 Genetic Studies of Enterotoxin and Other Potential Virulence Factors of Vibrio cholerae
I. Introduction
II. Cholera Toxin Genes
III. Adherence and Colonization
IV. Other Potential Virulence Factors
V. Regulation of Virulence Gene Expression
VI. Perspectives
References
Chapter 16 Iron Scavenging in the Pathogenesis of Escherichia coli
I. Introduction
II. Enterobacterial Iron Uptake Systems
III. Molecular Genetics
IV. Biochemical Genetics
V. Regulation
VI. Epilogue
References
Section V Bacteria that Interact with Plants as Parasites or Symbionts
Chapter 17 Pathogenicity of Xanthomonas and Related Bacteria towards Plants
I. Introduction
II. Strategies and Techniques for Studying the Genetics of Pathogenicity
III. Function of Some Pathogenicity Genes
IV. Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter 18 Tumorigenicity of Agrobacterium on Plants
I. Introduction
II. Ti and Ri Plasmids
III. T-DNA
IV. Genes and Sequences Necessary for T-DNA Transfer
V. Different Steps in the Process of Tumor Induction
VI. Prospects for Application
References
Chapter 19 The Symbiosis between Rhizobium and Legumes
I. Introduction
II. Methods for Identifying Bacterial Genes Involved in Nodulation
III. Polysaccharide Synthesis is Important for Nodulation
IV. Analysis of nod Gene Function
V. Regulation of nod Gene Transcription
VI. Conclusions
References
Section VI Bacterial Population Genetics
Chapter 20 The Population Genetics of Bacteria
I. Introduction
II. Genetic Variation and its Interpretation
III. Species Boundaries and Evolutionary Relationships
IV. The Importance of Accessory Elements
V. Experimental Evolution
VI. The Planned Release of Novel Organisms
References
No. of pages: 466
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: December 1, 1988
Imprint: Academic Press
eBook ISBN: 9781483273556
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