Keywords:
Microorganisms--Adhesion.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
This text presents a new technique for detecting microorganisms, specifically bacteria found in all levels of the biosphere. It also discusses methods for enzymatic release of these microbes as well as their interactions in all ecosystems. Drawings and micrographs help to illustrate this concept.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (219 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781351368841
Series Statement:
CRC Press Revivals Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=5042164
DDC:
589.91
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I ADHERENCE IN MICROBIOLOGY -- CHAPTER 1 STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS -- 1.Definition -- 2. Review of Membrane Structures -- 2.1. Membrane Proteins -- 2.1.1. Structural Proteins -- 2.1.2. Enzyme Proteins -- 2.2. Renewal of Membrane Constituents -- 3. Adherence Mechanisms -- 3.1. Adsorption - Ionic Zone -- 3.2. The Roles of Polycations -- 3.3. Adhesion - Second Reversible Stage -- 3.4. Irreversible Adherence - Adhesins -- 3.4.1. Microcapsules and Capsules -- 3.4.2. Microtubules -- 3.4.3. Lectins -- 3.4.3.1. General -- 3.4.3.2. Pili I or Fimbriae Structural Lectins -- 3.4.3.3. A Few Properties of the Fimbriae -- 3.4.3.4. Soluble Lectins -- 3.4.3.5. Classification -- 3.4.3.6. Toxicity of Lectins -- 3.4.3.7. Molecular Weight of a Few Lectins -- 3.4.3.8. Affinities of a Few Lectins -- 3.4.3.9. Examples of Lectin Affinities for Bacteria -- 3.5. Glycocalyx -- 3.6. Fibrillae -- 3.7. Other Possible Adhesins -- 3.8. Spores -- 4. A Few Genetic Reminders -- 5. Conclusion -- CHAPTER 2 CHEMICAL ELEMENTS OF ADHERENCE -- 1. The Bacterial Wall -- 2. Polysaccharides -- 2.1. Biosynthesis of Polysaccharides -- 2.2. Main Bacterial Polysaccharides -- 2.2.1. Levans -- 2.2.2. Polymannans -- 2.2.3. Dextrans -- 2.2.4. Celluloses -- 2.2.5. Crown Gall Polysaccharide -- 2.2.6. Starch - Amylopectin -- 2.2.7. Pectins -- 2.2.8. Glycogen -- 2.2.9. Nigeran (or Nigerose) -- 2.2.10. Alginates -- 2.2.11. Madurose -- 3. Lipopolysaccharides -- 4. Comment -- 5. Proteins and Glycoproteins - Complexes -- 5.1. Polypeptides and Derivatives -- 5.1.1. Murein -- 5.1.2. Sialic and Neuraminic Acids -- 5.1.3. Glycoproteins - Lectins - Pilins -- 5.1.4. Uronic Acids -- 5.1.5. Hyaluronic Acid -- 5.1.6. Chitin -- 5.1.7. Teichoic Acids -- 5.1.8. Summary of the Biosynthesis of Peptidoglycans.
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5.2. Lipoproteins and Derivative Complexes -- 5.2.1. Lipoteichoic Acid -- 5.2.2. Glucido-Lipido-Polypeptidic Complexes -- 6. Particularities of Mycobacteria -- 7. Composition Differences of the Bacterial Walls (Cell Walls) -- 8. Conclusion -- PART II BACTERIA LIFE IN THE WILD -- CHAPTER 1 ADHERENCE IN LIVING TISSUES -- 1. Cellular Receptors -- CHAPTER 2 ADHERENCE TO A FEW ORGANS AND ORGANISMS -- 1. Man and Animals -- 1.1. Microbisms of the Mouth and Teeth -- 1.2. Microbisms of the Digestive Tube -- 1.3. Microbisms of the Stomach -- 1.4. Microbisms of the Urogenital Apparatus -- CHAPTER 3 NATURAL MICROBIOCENOSES -- 1. Vegetals -- 2. The Rhizosphere -- 3. Soils and Sediments -- 4. Aquatic Environments -- 5. Gas/Liquid Interfaces -- 6. Nonmiscible Liquid Interfaces -- 7. Microbial Activity on Interfaces -- 8. Role of Plankton in Aquatic Environments -- 9. Polymorphism of Bacteria in Nature, Agglomerates -- 10. Inert Surfaces -- 11. Conclusion -- PART III ENZYMATIC RELEASE TECHNIQUES OF BACTERIA -- CHAPTER 1 BASIC TECHNIQUES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Attack of Host Sites or Substrates -- 2.1. Inorganic or Inert Surfaces -- 2.2. Organic Surfaces -- 2.3. Analysis of North Atlantic Seawater -- 3. Useable Enzymes -- E.C.3.1.1.3 Lipase -- E.C.3.2.1.1 Alpha-amylase -- E.C.3.2.1.2 Beta-amylase -- E.C.3.2.1.3 Amyloglucosidase -- E.C.3.2.1.4 Cellulase -- E.C.3.2.1.11 Dextranase -- E.C.3.2.1.14 Chitinase -- E.C.3.2.1.15 Pectinase -- E.C.3.2.1.17 Lysozyme -- E.C.3.2.1.18 Sialidase -- E.C.3.2.1.20 Alpha-D-glucosidase -- E.C.3.2.1.21 Beta-D-glucosidase -- E.C.3.2.1.23 Beta-galactosidase -- E.C.3.2.1.24 Alpha mannosidase -- E.C.3.2.1.26 Sucrase -- E.C.3.2.1.31 Beta-glucuronidase -- E.C.3.2.1.35 Hyaluronidase -- E.C.3.2.1.41 Pullulanase -- E.C.3.4.21.4 Trypsin -- E.C.3.4.22.2 Papain -- E.C.3.4.23.1 Pepsin -- E.C.3.4.24.3 Collagenase.
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4. Optimal Conditions of Useable Enzymes -- CHAPTER 2 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS -- 1. Techniques and Methods -- 1.1. Quantitation of the Enzymes -- 1.2. Conservation of the Enzyme Solutions -- 1.3. Standard Method -- 1.4. Specific Method -- 1.5. Stages of Release -- 2. Experiments with Only Enzymes -- 2.1. On Marine Sediment -- 2.1.1. Action of Hyaluronidase on Marine Sediments -- 2.1.2. Glucuronidase Experiment -- 2.1.3. Cultures on Differential Media -- 2.2. Experimentation on Mussel Grindings -- 2.3. Treatment of Infected Urine -- 2.4. Experiment on Inert Powders -- 2.5. Association of Enzymes-Antibiotics -- 2.6. Experiment Using Bacteria Marked With Radioelements -- 2.6.1. Attachment of Labeled Bacteria on Shellfish -- 2.6.2. Evolution of a Microbiocenose in a Closed Space -- 2.7. Special Case of Fat -- 2.8. Experiment by Richelle Maurer -- 2.9. Experiment by E. Ebiou -- 2.10. Experiments by Patrick Brisou -- POSTFACE -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
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