M.A. Riley / M.A. Chavan (eds.)

Bacteriocins

Ecology and Evolution
Herausgegeben:Riley, Margaret A.; Chavan, Milind A.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Microbes produce an extraordinary array of defense systems. These include bacteriocins, a class of antimicrobial molecules with narrow killing spectra, produced by bacteria. The book describes the diversity and ecological role of bacteriocins of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, presenting a new classification scheme for the former and a state-of-the-art look at the role of bacteriocins in bacterial communication. It discusses the molecular evolution of colicins and colicin-like bacteriocins, and provides a contemporary overview of archaeocins, bacteriocin-like antimicrobials produced by archaebacteria. Furthermore, various modeling (in silico) studies elucidate the role of bacteriocins in microbial community dynamics and fitness, delving into rock-paper-scissors competition and the counter-intuitive survival of the weakest. The book makes compelling reading for a multi-faceted scientific audience, including those working in the fields of biodiversity and biotechnology, notably in the human and animal health domain.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 11536871, 978-3-540-36603-4
• 2007
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 472g
• ISBN-13: 9783540366034
• ISBN-10: 3540366032
• Artikelnr.: 20879546

Autorenporträt

Margaret A. Riley, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA / Milind A. Chavan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA

Inhaltsangabe

The Diversity of Bacteriocins in Gram-Negative Bacteria.- Molecular Evolution of Bacteriocins in Gram-Negative Bacteria.- The Diversity of Bacteriocins in Gram-Positive Bacteria.- Peptide and Protein Antibiotics from the Domain Archaea: Halocins and Sulfolobicins.- The Ecological and Evolutionary Dynamics of Model Bacteriocin Communities.- Bacteriocins' Role in Bacterial Communication.