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The Rhizobiaceae Molecular Biology of Model Plant-Associated Bacteria

Edited By: Herman P Spaink, Adam Kondorosi and Paul JJ Hooykaas
566 pages
The Rhizobiaceae
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  • The Rhizobiaceae ISBN: 9780792351795 Hardback Dec 1998 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 1-2 weeks
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This work gives a comprehensive overview of our present molecular biological knowledge about the Rhizobiaceae, which can be called the best studied family of soil bacteria in the late 20th century. For many centuries they have attracted the attention of scientists because of their capacity to associate with plants and as a consequence also to specifically modify plant development. Some of these associations are beneficial for the plant, as is the case for the Rhizobiaceae subgroups collectively called rhizobia, which are able to fix nitrogen in a symbiosis with the plant hosts. This symbiosis results in the formation of root or stem nodules, as illustrated on the front cover. In contrast, several Rhizobiaceae subgroups can negatively affect plant development and evoke plant diseases. Examples are Agrobacterium tumefaciens and A. rhizogenes which induce the formation of crown galls or hairy roots on the stems of their host plants, respectively.

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1. Molecular Evolutionary Systematics of the Rhizobiaceae; P. van Berkum, B.D. Eardly. 2. General Genetic Knowledge; M.F. Hynes, T.M. Finan. 3. Outer Membrane Proteins; B.J.J. Lugtenberg. 4. Phospholipids and Alternative Membrane Lipids; O. Geiger. 5. Cell-Surface b-Glucans; M.W. Breedveld, K.J. Miller. 6. Production of Exopolysaccharides; A. Becker, A. Puhler. 7. Lipopolysaccharides and K-Antigens: Their Structures, Biosynthesis and Functions; E.L. Kannenberg, et al. 8. Soil Biology of the Rhizobiaceae; M.J. Sadowsky, P.H. Graham. 9. Opines and Opine-Like Molecules Involved in Plant-Rhizobiaceae Interactions; Y. Dessaux, et al. 10. Conjugal Plasmids and Their Transfer; S.K. Farrand. 11. Attachment of Rhizobiaceae to Plant Cells; A.G. Matthysse, J.W. Kijne. 12. The Agrobacterium Oncogenes; A.N. Binns, P. Costantino. 13. Organization and Regulation of Expression of the Agrobacterium Virulence Genes; T.M. Johnson, A. Das. 14. Function of the Ti-Plasmid Vir Proteins: T-Complex Formation and Transfer to the Plant Cell; F. de la Cruz, E. Lanka. 15. Role of Virulence Proteins of Agrobacterium in the Plant; L. Rossi, et al. 16. Determinants of Host Specificity of Agrobacterium and their Function; Wanyin Deng, E.W. Nester. 17. The Use of Agrobacterium for Plant Genetic Engineering; K. D'Halluin, J. Botterman. 18. Diversity of Root Nodulation and Rhizobial Infection Processes; A.-E. Hadri, et al. 19. Genetic Organization and Transcriptional Regulation of Rhizobial Nodulation Genes; H.R.M. Schlaman, et al. 20. Functions of Rhizobial Nodulation Genes; J.A. Downie. 21. Responses of the Plant to Nod Factors; A.-E. Hadri, T. Bisseling. 22. Tissue and Cell Invasion by Rhizobium: The Structure and Development of Infection Threads and Symbiosomes; N.J. Brewin. 23. A Survey of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation by Rhizobia; P.A. Kaminski, et al. 24. Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism in Rhizobia; M.L. Kahn, et al. 25. Evolutionary Aspects of Symbiotic Adaptations, Rhizobium's Contribution to Evolution by Association; A. Quispel. 26. Legume Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation: Agronomic Aspects; C.P. Vance.

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Edited By: Herman P Spaink, Adam Kondorosi and Paul JJ Hooykaas
566 pages
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