Respiration in Archaea and Bacteria: Diversity of Prokaryotic Respiratory Systems (Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration (16))

the Book Summarizes The Achievements Of The Past Decade In The Biochemistry, Bioenergetics, Structural And Molecular Biology Of Respiratory Processes In Selected Genera Of The Domain Bacteria Along With An Extensive Coverage Of The Redox Chains Of Extremophiles Belonging To The Archaean Domain. The Volume Is A Unique Piece Of Work Since It Contains A Series Of Chapters Dealing With Metabolic Features Having Important Microbiological And Ecological Relevance Such As The Use Of Ammonium, Iron, Methane, Sulfur And Hydrogen As Respiratory Substrates Or Nitrous Compounds In Denitrification Processes. Particular Attention Is Also Dedicated To Peculiar Groups Of Prokaryotes Such As Gram Positives, Acetic Acid Bacteria, Pathogens Of The Genera Helicobacter And Campylobacter, Nitrogen Fixing Symbionts And Free-living Species, Oxygenic Phototrophs (cyanobacteria) And Anoxygenic (purple Non-sulfur) Phototrophs. The Book Is Intended To Be A Long-term Source Of Information For Ph.d. Students, Researchers And Undergraduates From Disciplines Such As Microbiology, Biochemistry And Ecology, Studying Basic And Applied Sciences, Medicine And Agriculture. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Chapter 1: Respiratory Chains in Archaea: From Minimal Systems to Supercomplexes....Pages 1-33 Chapter 2: Aerobic Respiration in the Gram-Positive Bacteria....Pages 35-62 Chapter 3: Respiratory Electron Transport in Helicobacter and campylobacter ....Pages 63-80 Chapter 4: Respiratory Chains in Acetic Acid Bacteria: Membranebound Periplasmic Sugar and Alcohol Respirations....Pages 81-99 Chapter 5: Nitrogen Fixation and Respiration: Two Processes Linked by the Energetic Demands of Nitrogenase....Pages 101-120 Chapter 6: The Oxidation of Ammonia as an Engergy Source in Bacteria....Pages 121-147 Chapter 7: Respiration in Methanotrophs....Pages 149-168 Chapter 8: The Enzymes and Bioenergetics of Bacterial Nitrate, Nitrite, Nitric Oxide and Nitrous Oxide Respiration....Pages 169-206 Chapter 9: Fe(II) Oxidation by Thiobacillus ferroxidans : The Role of the Cytochrome c Oxidase in Energy Coupling....Pages 207-215 Chapter 10: Sulfur Respiration....Pages 217-232 Chapter 11: Hydrogen Respiration....Pages 233-260 Chapter 12: Cyanobacterial Respiration....Pages 261-278 Chapter 13: Interactions Between Photosynthesis and Respiration in Facultative Anoxygenic Phototrophs....Pages 279-295 Back Matter....Pages 297-310 The book summarizes the achievements of the past decade in the biochemistry, bioenergetics, structural and molecular biology of respiratory processes in selected genera of the domain Bacteria along with an extensive coverage of the redox chains of extremophiles belonging to the Archaean domain. The volume is a unique piece of work since it contains a series of chapters dealing with metabolic features having important microbiological and ecological relevance such as the use of ammonium, iron, methane, sulfur and hydrogen as respiratory substrates or nitrous compounds in denitrification processes. Particular attention is also dedicated to peculiar groups of prokaryotes such as Gram positives, acetic acid bacteria, pathogens of the genera Helicobacter and Campylobacter, nitrogen fixing symbionts and free-living species, oxygenic phototrophs (Cyanobacteria) and anoxygenic (purple non-sulfur) phototrophs. The book is intended to be a long-term source of information for Ph. D. students, researchers and undergraduates from disciplines such as microbiology, biochemistry and ecology, studying basic and applied sciences, medicine and agriculture "The book summarizes the achievements of the past decade in the biochemistry, bioenergetics, structural and molecular biology of respiratory processes in selected genera of the domain Bacteria along with an extensive coverage of the redox chains of extremophiles belonging to the Archaean domain. The volume is a unique piece of work since it contains a series of chapters dealing with metabolic features having important microbiological and ecological relevance such as the use of ammonium, iron, methane, sulfur and hydrogen as respiratory substrates or nitrous compounds in denitrification processes. The book is intended to be a long-term source of information for Ph.D. students, researchers and undergraduates from disciplines such as microbiology, biochemistry and ecology, studying basic and applied sciences, medicine and agriculture."--BOOK JACKET Color Plate 1. Stereo representation of the SoxF Rieske protein from S. acidocaldarius structure (view with crossed eyes). [v. 1]. [v. 1]. -- [v. 2.] [v. 1].-- [v. 2.]