Riley / Chavan Bacteriocins

Ecology and Evolution
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-3-540-36604-1
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 150 Seiten, eBook

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Riley, Margaret A.

Chavan, Milind A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.