Advances in Microbial Physiology
- 1st Edition, Volume 69 - October 20, 2016
- Latest edition
- Author: Robert K. Poole
- Language: English
Advances in Microbial Physiology continues the long tradition of topical and important, cutting-edge reviews in microbiol… Read more
Advances in Microbial Physiology continues the long tradition of topical and important, cutting-edge reviews in microbiology.
- Contains contributions from leading authorities
- Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field of microbial physiology
Microbiologists, biochemists, biotechnologists, and those interested in physiology, microbial biochemistry and its applications
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
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 69
- Published: October 20, 2016
- Language: English
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Robert K. Poole
Professor Robert K Poole is Emeritus Professor of Microbiology at the University of Sheffield, UK. He was previously West Riding Professor of Microbiology at Sheffield and until 1996 held a Personal Chair in Microbiology at King’s College London. During his long career, he has been awarded several research Fellowships, and taken sabbatical leave at the Australian National University, Kyoto University and Cornell University. His career-long interests have been in the areas of bacterial respiratory metabolism, metal-microbe interactions and bioactive small gas molecules. In particular, he has made notable contributions to bacterial terminal oxidases and resistance to nitric oxide with implications for bacterial pathogenesis. He co-discovered the flavohaemoglobin Hmp, now recognised as the preeminent mechanism of nitric oxide resistance in bacteria. He has served as Chairman of numerous research council grant committees, held research grants for over 40 years and published extensively (h-index, 2024 = 70). He served on several Institute review panels in the UK and overseas. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Royal Society of Biology.
Affiliations and expertise
West Riding Professor of Microbiology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, UKRead Advances in Microbial Physiology on ScienceDirect