Bacteriocins Ecology and Evolution /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Riley, Margaret A. (Editor), Chavan, Milind A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Medical microbiology.; Biochemistry.; Microbial ecology.; Evolutionary biology.; Microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Ecology.; Biochemistry, general.; Evolutionary Biology.; Medical Microbiology.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.