Chapter One: The Journey of Lipoproteins Through the Cell: One Birthplace, Multiple Destinations
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Lipoprotein Journey Through the Cell: From the Cytoplasm to the Final Destination
- 3 Factors Controlling the Sorting of Lipoproteins
- 4 Surface Exposure of Lipoproteins
- 5 Conclusions and Perspectives
- Acknowledgements
Chapter Two: The Making and Taking of Lipids: The Role of Bacterial Lipid Synthesis and the Harnessing of Host Lipids in Bacterial Pathogenesis
- Abstract
- 1 Bacterial Membrane Synthesis Review
- 2 Membrane Alterations and Their Influences on Virulence Outcomes: The Extracellular Bacterial Pathogens
- 3 Utilization of Host Fatty Acids by Extracellular Pathogens: Roles in Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance
- 4 Cholesterol and Sphingomyelin in the Virulence of Extracellular Pathogens
- 5 Intracellular Organisms and the Use of Host Lipids to Promote Pathogenesis
- 6 Specific Contributions of Host-Derived Lipids to P-SPOs
- 7 The Contribution of Host-Derived Lipids to the Physiology of Intracellular Pathogens
- 8 Concluding Remarks
- Acknowledgements
Chapter Three: The Impact of Gene Silencing on Horizontal Gene Transfer and Bacterial Evolution
- Abstract
- 1 Horizontal Gene Transfer as a Driver of Bacterial Evolution
- 2 Xenogeneic Silencing
- 3 How Xenogeneic Silencing Facilitates Bacterial Evolution
- 4 Why So Many H-NS Like Proteins?
Chapter Four: Polar Marine Microorganisms and Climate Change
- Abstract
- 1 Polar Marine Bacteria and Climate Change
- 2 The Polar Regions and Climate Change
- 3 Temperature as Evolutionary Driver
- 4 Temperature Adaptations for Life at Low Temperatures
- 5 The Polar Microbial Communities and Genomics in the Changing Polar Ocean
- 6 Biogeochemical Cycles and the Loss of Sea Ice
- 7 The Role of Viruses
- 8 Can the Microbial Community Composition Be Used as Predictor of the Responses of Ecosystem Processes to Global Change?
- 9 Possible Avenues for Future Research and Conclusions
- Acknowledgements