Microbial Signalling and Communication
Microbial Signalling and Communication
Glyn Hobbs, Liverpool John Moores University
Nigel Bainton, University of Surrey
David McL. Roberts, Natural History Museum, London
$87.99
USDMicrobial chemical signals, or pheremones, have been found to mediate the regulation of diverse metabolic reactions and processes such as antibiotic production, pathogenesis, sexual conjugation, sporulation and differentiation. Their study has the potential to secure advances in our ability to control microbial processes to our benefit. This volume presents information at the forefront of knowledge in this exciting field and includes contributions on a range of organisms (both prokaryote and eukaryote, unicellular and multi-cellular) and signalling molecules. As such it will provide an invaluable resource for professional microbiologists and an excellent reference text for advanced students.
- Authoritative and up-to-date accounts of specific topics given by experts in the field
- An important source of information for research scientists in industry and academia
- Accessible as a reference for undergraduate and graduate students
Reviews & endorsements
' … an important addition to research libraries and extremely useful for students of microbial signalling.' Steve C. Winans, Trends in Microbiology
Product details
May 1999Hardback
9780521652612
379 pages
236 × 157 × 23 mm
0.76kg
30 b/w illus. 15 tables
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Overview P. Williams
- 2. Intercellular signalling and the multiplication of prokaryotes: bacterial cytokines A. S. Kaprelyants, G. V. Mukamolova, S. S. Kormer, D. H. Weichart, M. Young and D. B. Kell
- 3. Quorum sensing in gram-negative bacteria: acylhomoserine lactone signalling and cell-cell communication E. P. Greenberg
- 4. Homoserine-lactones and non Vibrio signalling mechanisms G. S. A. B. Stewart
- 5. Signalling in Pseudomonas E. C. Pesci and B. H. Iglewski
- 6. Sex pheromones of Enterococcus faecalis G. M. Dunny
- 7. Intercellular signalling in the control of of cell density and development of Myxococcus xanthus D. Kaiser
- 8. Beta-lactam production in response to signalling G. P. C. Salmond
- 9. Autoregulatory factors and regulation of antibiotic production in Streptomyces Y. Yamada
- 10. Signalling in pathogenic bacteria G. M. Frankel
- 11. Communication between Yersinia and host cells G. R. Cornelis
- 12. Mathematical modelling of signalling in Dictyostelium discoideum J. A. Sherratt, J. C. Dallon, T. Hofer and P. K. Maini
- 13. Pheromone communication in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe J. Davey
- 14. Zoospoe-Zoospore and Zoospore-plant signalling N. A. R. Gow
- 15. Signalling in dinoflagellates J. Burkholder
- 16. Hyphal interactions G. Gooday
- 17. Index.
