Invertebrate bacteriology : function, evolution and biological ties /: function, evolution and biological ties. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Aurelio Ciancio.
• Authors: Ciancio, A (Aurelio)
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I: Structure and General Processes; Chapter 1: The Bacterial Cell; 1 Introduction; 2 Structure and Functionning; 2.1 The Cell Wall; 2.2 Secretion Systems (SS); 2.3 Cytoskeleton; 2.4 Chromosome and Plasmids; 2.4.1 Genetic Recombination; 2.4.2 DNA Methylation; 2.5 Flagella and Pili; 2.6 Quorum Sensing; 2.7 CRISPR-CAS System; 3 Metabolism; 4 Identification; References; Chapter 2: Bacteria and Eukaryotes Evolution; 1 Introduction; 2 Evolutionary Processes; 3 Bacterial Diversity; 4 Eukaryota and Metazoa Evolution; References. Chapter 3: Symbiotic Relationships1 Introduction; 2 Symbiosis and Evolution; 2.1 The Age of Symbiotic Associations; 2.2 Endosymbiosis; 2.2.1 Location and Bacteriocytes; 2.2.2 Multiple Endosymbionts; 2.2.3 Evolutive Ties; 2.3 Ectosymbionts (Epibionts); 2.3.1 Ectosymbionts Location; 3 Functionality of Symbiosis; 3.1 Specificity; 3.2 Acquisition; 3.3 Benefits of Symbiosis; 3.3.1 Nutrition and Metabolism; 3.3.2 Host Defense; 3.3.3 Detoxification and Other Functional Benefits; 4 Adaptive Processes; 4.1 Reproductive Manipulation; 4.2 Host Adaptive Changes; 4.3 Genome Shrinking; References. Chapter 4: Parasitic Endosymbiosis1 Introduction; 2 Parasitism and Evolution; 2.1 Red Queen Model; 2.2 Genetic Races and Coevolution; 3 Host-Parasite Interactions; 3.1 Environmental Factors; 3.2 Resistance; 3.2.1 The Cuticle Barrier; 3.2.2 Other Resistance Mechanisms; 3.3 Toxins; 3.3.1 Bt Toxins; 3.3.2 Lysinibacillus sphaericus Toxins; 3.3.3 Brevibacillus laterosporus; 3.3.4 Paenibacillus spp.; 3.3.5 Toxins of Other Entomopathogens; 3.3.6 Vibrio spp.; 4 Diseases; 4.1 Pathogenicity and Virulence; 4.2 Specificity; 4.3 Examples of Invertebrate Diseases; 4.3.1 Crustaceans; 4.3.2 Molluscs. 4.3.3 Insects4.3.4 Nematodes; References; Chapter 5: Travelling Bacteria: Vectors; 1 Introduction; 2 Disease Transmission; 2.1 Human Diseases; 2.1.1 Plague; 2.1.2 Lyme Disease and Relapsing Fevers; 2.1.3 Rickettsioses; 2.1.4 Diseases Transmitted by Gnats and Flies; 2.1.5 Other Human Diseases; 2.2 Animal Diseases; 2.2.1 Domestic Species; 2.2.2 Wildlife; 2.3 Plant Pathogens; 2.3.1 Phloematic Diseases; 2.3.2 Xylematic Diseases; 2.3.3 Other Plant Diseases; References; Chapter 6: Travelling Bacteria: Phoresy; 1 Introduction; 2 Insect-Associated Bacteria; 3 Other Invertebrate Bacteria. 3.1 Slug Parasitic Nematodes3.2 Grass Gall Nematodes; 3.3 Microbiovorous Nematodes; 3.4 Anellids; References; Part II: Molecular Processes; Chapter 7: Defense and Immune Systems; 1 Introduction; 2 Origins and Evolution; 3 Humoral Defense; 3.1 Melanization and Phenoloxidase Activity; 3.2 Receptors and Recognition; 3.3 Lectin-Mediated Complement and Activation; 3.4 Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs); 3.5 Heat Shock Proteins (HSPs); 3.6 Nitric Oxide (NO) and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS); 3.7 Lysozyme and Other Pathways; 4 Cellular Defense Processes; 4.1 Phagocytosis; 4.1.1 Lysosomes.
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 592; Invertebrates -- Microbiology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Invertebrates; Agriculture; Bacteriology; Entomology; Life sciences; Life Sciences; Entomology; Bacteriology; Agriculture; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789402408843; 9402408843; 9402408827; 9789402408829
• Related ISBNs: 9789402408829
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 14, 2016).
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