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Summarizes the science and recent research developments of chemical communication among bacteria

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Author:   Stephen C. Winans ,  Bonnie L Bassler
Publisher:   American Society for Microbiology
Imprint:   American Society for Microbiology
Dimensions:   Width: 18.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 25.80cm
Weight:   1.054kg
ISBN:  

9781555814045

ISBN 10:   1555814042
Pages:   520
Publication Date:   11 March 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
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Table of Contents I. Cell-Cell Signaling during Development and DNA Exchange 1. Intercompartmental Signal Transduction during Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis, David Z. Rudner and Thierry Doan 2. Extracellular Peptide Signaling and Quorum Responses in Development, Self-Recognition, and Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacillus subtilis, Jennifer M. Auchtung and Alan D. Grossman 3. New Insights into Pheromone Control and Response in Enterococcus faecalis pCF10, Heather A. H. Haemig and Gary M. Dunny 4. C-Signal Control of Aggregation and Sporulation, Dale Kaiser 5. The Dif Chemosensory System Is Required for S Motility, Biofilm Formation, Chemotaxis, and Development in Myxococcus xanthus, Lawrence J. Shimkets 6. Heterocyst Development and Pattern Formation, M. Ramona Aldea, Krithika Kumar, and James W. Golden 7. Diverse Cell-Cell Signaling Molecules Control Formation of Aerial Hyphae and Secondary Metabolism in Streptomycetes, Joanne M. Willey and Justin R. Nodwell 8. Metabolites as Intercellular Signals for Regulation of Community-Level Traits, Russell D. Monds and George A. O’Toole II. Cell-Cell Signaling in Mutualistic and Pathogenic Associations with Humans, Animals, and Plants 9. LuxR-Type Proteins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing: Distinct Mechanisms with Global Implications, Martin Schuster and E. P. Greenberg 10. Quorum Sensing in Vibrio cholerae Pathogenesis, Fiona R. Stirling, Zhi Liu, and Jun Zhu 11. Signal Integration and Virulence Gene Regulation in Staphylococcus aureus, Edward Geisinger and Richard P. Novick 12. Quorum Sensing in the Soft-Rot Erwinias, Sarah J. Coulthurst, Rita E. Monson, and George P. C. Salmond 13. Role of Quorum-Sensing Regulation in Pathogenesis of Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii, Susanne B. von Bodman, Aurelien L. Carlier, and Ann M. Stevens 14. Cell-to-Cell Communication in Rhizobia: Quorum Sensing and Plant Signaling, J. Allan Downie and Juan E. González 15. Quorum Signaling and Symbiosis in the Marine Luminous Bacterium Vibrio fischeri, E. V. Stabb, A. Schaefer, J. L. Bose, and E. G. Ruby 16. Acylated Homoserine Lactone Signaling in Marine Bacterial Systems, Elisha M. Cicirelli, Holly Williamson, Karen Tait, and Clay Fuqua III. Production, Detection, and Quenching of Chemical Signals 17. Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Biosynthesis: Structure and Mechanism, Mair E. A. Churchill and Jake P. Herman 18. Cell-Cell Signaling within Crown Gall Tumors, Stephen C. Winans 19. A New Look at Secondary Metabolites, Michael G. Surette and Julian Davies 20. Signal Integration in the Vibrio harveyi and Vibrio cholerae Quorum-Sensing Circuits, Brian Hammer and Bonnie L. Bassler 21. Signal Trafficking with Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles, Lauren Mashburn-Warren and Marvin Whiteley 22. Cooperative Regulation of Competence Development in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Cell-to-Cell Signaling via a Peptide Pheromone and an Alternative Sigma Factor, Marco R. Oggioni and Donald A. Morrison 23. The A Factor Regulatory Cascade That Triggers Secondary Metabolism and Morphological Differentiation in Streptomyces, Sueharu Horinouchi 24. Quorum Quenching: Impact and Mechanisms, Lian-Hui Wang, Yi-Hu Dong, and Lian-Hui Zhang 25. Quorum-Sensing Inhibition, Staffan Kjelleberg, Diane McDougald, Thomas Bovbjerg Rasmussen, and Michael Givskov IV. Eukaryotic Quorum Sensing and Interactions with Quorum-Sensing Bacteria 26. Interdomain Cross Talk, Carla Cugini, Roberto Kolter, and Deborah A. Hogan 27. Intercellular Signaling by Rhomboids in Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes, Matthew Freeman and Philip Rather 28. Quorum Sensing in Fungi, Claire C. Tseng and Gerald R. Fink 29. Quorum Sensing in Rotifers, Julia Kubanek and Terry W. Snell 30. “Quorum Sensing” in Honeybees: Pheromone Regulation of Division of Labor, Yves Le Conte, Zachary Huang, and Gene E. Robinson

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