Pseudomonas : model organism, pathogen, cell factory /

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Imprint:Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, c2008.
Description:xxi, 402 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7195406
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Other authors / contributors:Rehm, Bernd.
ISBN:9783527319145 (alk. paper)
352731914X (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Publisher's no.:1131914 000
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of Contributors
  • 1. Comparative Genomics of Pseudomonas
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Pan/Core Genome of Pseudomonas
  • 1.3. Phylogeny of Pseudomonas
  • 1.4. Blast Atlas of Pseudomonas Genomes
  • 1.5. Functional Categories
  • 1.6. Codon Usage and Expression
  • 1.7. Future Outlook
  • References
  • 2. Clinical Relevance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A Master of Adaptation and Survival Strategies
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. CF
  • 2.3. Survival of P. aeruginosa by Adaptation to the Inflammatory Defense System
  • 2.4. Conductive and the Respiratory Zones of the Lungs
  • 2.5. Survival of P. aeruginosa by Adaptation to the Respiratory Zone of the Lungs
  • 2.6. Survival of P. aeruginosa by Adaptation to the Conductive Zone of the Lungs
  • 2.7. Survival of P. aeruginosa by Adaptation to the Antibiotic Therapy
  • 2.8. Evolutionary Implications of the Adaptability of P. aeruginosa
  • References
  • 3. Adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. What is Adherence?
  • 3.3. Role of Adherence in Infection
  • 3.4. How is Bacterial Adherence Associated with Virulence?
  • 3.5. P. aeruginosa Adhesins
  • 3.6. Surface Receptor Requirements of the Pilus Adhesin
  • 3.7. How Does PilA Mediate Attachment to Human Mucosal Surfaces?
  • 3.8. X-ray Crystallographic Structural Studies of the Pilin Structural Protein
  • 3.9. Structure of the Pilus Fiber
  • 3.10. Structure of the Receptor-Binding Domain and Location on the Pilus
  • 3.11. Structural Nature of the Receptor-Binding Domain
  • 3.12. Twitching Motility
  • 3.13. How Does the Pilus Attach to a Solid Surface?
  • 3.14. The Monkey-Bar Swing Paradox
  • 3.15. Molecular Basis for Receptor-binding Domain Interaction with Steel Surfaces
  • 3.16. Pili as Nanowires for Redox Reactions
  • 3.17. What is the Most Important Role of Adherence to P. aeruginosa
  • References
  • 4. Flagella and Pili of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Flagellum of P. aeruginosa
  • 4.3. Pili of P. aeruginosa
  • 4.4. Conclusions
  • References
  • 5. Pseudomonas Motility and Chemotaxis
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Chemotaxis Assay Methods
  • 5.3. Ecological Aspects of Chemotaxis
  • 5.4. Molecular Biology of Chemotaxis in Pseudomonas
  • 5.5. Pseudomonas as Model Microorganisms for Chemotaxis Research
  • References
  • 6. Iron Transport and Signaling in Pseudomonads
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Siderophores Used by Pseudomonads
  • 6.3. Siderophore Synthesis
  • 6.4. Ferri-Siderophore Transport
  • 6.5. Regulation of Siderophore Synthesis and Transport
  • 6.6. Introduction to Signaling
  • 6.7. Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives
  • References
  • 7. Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonads (