The Flagellar World

Publisher Elsevier Science

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eBook

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Elsevier Science

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Copyright

2013

ISBN13

9780124172838

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eBook

Grade Level

College Freshman - College Senior

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Overview

The Flagellar World is a unique publication. The product of years of research and data collection by the author, this book is a pictorial guide to flagella in a variety of organisms. Each EM image is accompanied by a short description of the system in each organism. These never-before-seen pictures represent a wide variety of flagella, including Legionella pneumophila, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and many others. Researchers in microbiology, immunology, and parasitology will find this a fascinating and useful resource.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
Preface.
1: Introduction.
2: Chapter Examples.
3: Actinoplanes missouriensis — Swimming Spores with Flagella.
4: Aliivibrio fischeri — Light-Organ Symbiont in the Bobtail Squid.
5: Azospirillum brasilense — A Bushy Hook of the Polar Flagellum.
6: Bacillus subtilis — The Representative of Gram-Positive Bacteria.
7: Gene Regulation.
8: Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus — A Small but Fierce Predator.
9: Borrelia burgdorferi — Periplasmic Flagella in a Flat Wave Body.
10: Bradyrhizobium japonicum — The Nitrogen–Fixer in the Peanut Farm.
11: Caulobacter crescentus — Alteration between Flagellum and Stalk.
12: Enterococcus casseliflavus — Edible Flagella.
13: Escherichia coli — The Representative of the Gram-Negative Bacteria.
14: Geobacillus kaustophilus — The Heat- and Acid-Stable Flagella.
15: Gluconobacter oxydans — The Vinegar Producing Bacteria.
16: Helicobacter pylori — Randomly Arranged Flagellar Genes.
17: Gene Arrangement.
18: Mot Proteins.
19: Idiomarina loihiensis — A Habitat of Deep-Sea Volcano.
20: Legionella pneumophila — Opportunistic Pathogen in Public Bath.
21: Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum — High-Quality Magnet in the Pond.
22: Flagellin size.
23: Paenibacillus alvei — Flagella-Dependent Social Motility.
24: Pectobacterium carotovorum — Subpolar Hyper-Flagellation.
25: Pseudomonas aeruginosa — Opportunistic Pathogen in the Hospital.
26: Flagella and Pathogenicity.
27: Ralstonia solanacearum — Ubiquitous Plant Pathogen.
28: Rhodobacter sphaeroides — A Resourceful Little Bug.
29: Flagellar Position and Shape.
30: Ruegeria sp. TM1040 — A Fast Swimmer in the Sea.
31: Saccharophagus degradans — The Seaweed Eater.
32: Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium — The Best-Studied Flagella.
33: History of Salmonella SJW
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