
Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria
- 1st Edition - March 22, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Keizo Shimada, Shinichi Takaichi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 9 8 2 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 9 8 3 - 1
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Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria is a comprehensive overview of phototrophic bacteria
covering the following: overview of photosynthesis and phototrophic bacteria; systematics
and characteristics of each taxon; ecology and cultivation; photosynthetic electron
transfer systems; metabolism; pigments and lipids; light-harvesting systems and reaction
centers; photosynthetic genes and regulation of gene expression; origin and evolution of
photosynthesis; and the utilization of phototrophic bacteria.
Chapters are written by some of Japan’s leading researchers in the area, providing researchers
in photosynthesis, bacterial physiology, microbial ecology, artificial photosynthesis,
biophysics, biochemistry, industrial chemistry a highly detailed, up-to-date and thoroughly
cross-referenced book in this interdisciplinary area. With very few books being published over
the last 25 years on the topic, this book especially fills a crucial need for young researchers
and those working at the margins of interdisciplinary fields.
covering the following: overview of photosynthesis and phototrophic bacteria; systematics
and characteristics of each taxon; ecology and cultivation; photosynthetic electron
transfer systems; metabolism; pigments and lipids; light-harvesting systems and reaction
centers; photosynthetic genes and regulation of gene expression; origin and evolution of
photosynthesis; and the utilization of phototrophic bacteria.
Chapters are written by some of Japan’s leading researchers in the area, providing researchers
in photosynthesis, bacterial physiology, microbial ecology, artificial photosynthesis,
biophysics, biochemistry, industrial chemistry a highly detailed, up-to-date and thoroughly
cross-referenced book in this interdisciplinary area. With very few books being published over
the last 25 years on the topic, this book especially fills a crucial need for young researchers
and those working at the margins of interdisciplinary fields.
- Covers the scientific aspects of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria.
- Each chapter is cross-referenced with other chapters to enable readers to understand the links and relationships between each of the chapters.
- Provides comprehensive knowledge about phototrophic bacteria.
Postgraduates and researchers in the following fields: photosynthesis, bacterial physiology, microbial ecology, artificial photosynthesis, biophysics, biochemistry, industrial chemistry
1. Photosynthesis and anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria
1.1 What is photosynthesis?
1.2 Respiration and photosynthesis
1.3 Respiration without O2, and photosynthesis without O2 evolution
1.4 What are anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria?
1.5 Photosynthetic reaction center and light-harvesting system
1.6 Significance of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria in photosynthesis research
1.7 Values and advantages of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria as biological materials
References
2. Biodiversity and taxonomy
2.1 Introduction: History of taxonomy
2.2 Characterization, identification, and proposal of a new species
2.3 Purple bacteria (Pseudomonadota)
2.4 Green sulfur bacteria and relatives
2.5 Chloroflexus and relatives
2.6 Heliobacteria
2.7 Other anoxygenic phototrophs
References
3. Ecology and cultivation
3.1 Introduction to ecology
3.2 Purple and green sulfur bacteria
3.3 Purple nonsulfur bacteria
3.4 Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria
3.5 Chloroflexus and related phototrophs
3.6 Heliobacteria
3.7 Other anoxygenic phototrophs
3.8 Cultivation and isolation methods
3.9 Isolation and preservation
References
4. Photosynthetic reaction center and electron transport system
4.1 Overview of photosynthetic electron transport systems
4.2 Electron transport systems in purple bacteria
4.3 Photosynthetic electron transfer system in Chloroflexus
4.4 Electron transfer systems in green sulfur bacteria
4.5 Photosynthetic electron transfer pathways in heliobacteria
4.6 Electron transfer systems in other anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria
References
5. Metabolism
5.1 Carbon assimilation (carbon fixation) pathways
5.2 Nitrogen metabolism
5.3 Oxidation of sulfur compounds
5.4 Genome information-based search for metabolic systems
References
6. Bacteriochlorophylls, carotenoids, lipids, and quinones
6.1 Bacteriochlorophylls
6.2 Carotenoids
6.3 Lipids and quinones
References
7. Light-harvesting systems
7.1 Membrane structure and light-harvesting systems
7.2 Light-harvesting complexes of purple bacteria
7.3 Light-harvesting system of green sulfur bacteria and chloroflexus
7.4 Excitation energy transfer
7.5 Structural analyses
References
8. Photosynthesis genes and expression control
8.1 Photosynthesis gene cluster
8.2 Expression control of photosynthesis genes
References
9. Origin and evolution of photosynthesis
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Types of extant phototrophs and questions about the evolution of photosynthesis
9.3 Birthplace of photosynthesis
9.4 Acquisition of pigment synthesis ability
9.5 Central metal in pigments
9.6 Origin and evolution of reaction centers: Three hypotheses
9.7 Transition of electron sources for photosynthesis
9.8 Photosynthetic gene cluster and its horizontal transfer
References
10. Industrial and environmental applications
10.1 Hydrogen production
10.2 Biodegradable polymers
10.3 Extracellular nucleic acid production
10.4 Wastewater treatment
References
Appendix (Taxonomic assignment of AnP bacteria)
1.1 What is photosynthesis?
1.2 Respiration and photosynthesis
1.3 Respiration without O2, and photosynthesis without O2 evolution
1.4 What are anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria?
1.5 Photosynthetic reaction center and light-harvesting system
1.6 Significance of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria in photosynthesis research
1.7 Values and advantages of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria as biological materials
References
2. Biodiversity and taxonomy
2.1 Introduction: History of taxonomy
2.2 Characterization, identification, and proposal of a new species
2.3 Purple bacteria (Pseudomonadota)
2.4 Green sulfur bacteria and relatives
2.5 Chloroflexus and relatives
2.6 Heliobacteria
2.7 Other anoxygenic phototrophs
References
3. Ecology and cultivation
3.1 Introduction to ecology
3.2 Purple and green sulfur bacteria
3.3 Purple nonsulfur bacteria
3.4 Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria
3.5 Chloroflexus and related phototrophs
3.6 Heliobacteria
3.7 Other anoxygenic phototrophs
3.8 Cultivation and isolation methods
3.9 Isolation and preservation
References
4. Photosynthetic reaction center and electron transport system
4.1 Overview of photosynthetic electron transport systems
4.2 Electron transport systems in purple bacteria
4.3 Photosynthetic electron transfer system in Chloroflexus
4.4 Electron transfer systems in green sulfur bacteria
4.5 Photosynthetic electron transfer pathways in heliobacteria
4.6 Electron transfer systems in other anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria
References
5. Metabolism
5.1 Carbon assimilation (carbon fixation) pathways
5.2 Nitrogen metabolism
5.3 Oxidation of sulfur compounds
5.4 Genome information-based search for metabolic systems
References
6. Bacteriochlorophylls, carotenoids, lipids, and quinones
6.1 Bacteriochlorophylls
6.2 Carotenoids
6.3 Lipids and quinones
References
7. Light-harvesting systems
7.1 Membrane structure and light-harvesting systems
7.2 Light-harvesting complexes of purple bacteria
7.3 Light-harvesting system of green sulfur bacteria and chloroflexus
7.4 Excitation energy transfer
7.5 Structural analyses
References
8. Photosynthesis genes and expression control
8.1 Photosynthesis gene cluster
8.2 Expression control of photosynthesis genes
References
9. Origin and evolution of photosynthesis
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Types of extant phototrophs and questions about the evolution of photosynthesis
9.3 Birthplace of photosynthesis
9.4 Acquisition of pigment synthesis ability
9.5 Central metal in pigments
9.6 Origin and evolution of reaction centers: Three hypotheses
9.7 Transition of electron sources for photosynthesis
9.8 Photosynthetic gene cluster and its horizontal transfer
References
10. Industrial and environmental applications
10.1 Hydrogen production
10.2 Biodegradable polymers
10.3 Extracellular nucleic acid production
10.4 Wastewater treatment
References
Appendix (Taxonomic assignment of AnP bacteria)
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 22, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
KS
Keizo Shimada
is emeritus professor at the Department of Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, 192-0397, Tokyo, Japan
Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Professor, Department of Biological Science, Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, JapanST
Shinichi Takaichi
is a professor at the Department of Molecular Microbiology, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan; he is the author of over 190 publications
Affiliations and expertise
Professor at the Department of Molecular Microbiology, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo, JapanRead Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria on ScienceDirect