
Molecular Breeding and Genetics of Applied Microorganisms
- 1st Edition - January 28, 1981
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Kenji Sakaguchi, Masanori Okanishi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 4 6 0 6 - 2
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 6 1 5 0 5 0 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 7 0 3 3 - 3
Molecular Breeding and Genetics of Applied Microorganisms provides expert reviews on the developments in the field of applied microbiology in Japan. The book presents areas where… Read more

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Request a sales quoteMolecular Breeding and Genetics of Applied Microorganisms provides expert reviews on the developments in the field of applied microbiology in Japan. The book presents areas where further progress in applied microbiology is possible. Articles on these possibilities such as the use of recombinant DNA techniques to link fragments of DNA from unrelated organisms; creation of new strains of microorganisms to control pollution; construction of a ""biological battery"" using a photosynthetic system; and breeding of plant species tolerant to various plant diseases are explored in detail. Microbiologists, biologists, geneticists, biochemists, pharmacologists, and researchers will find the book insightful.
ContentsContributorsPreface Introduction1. Species Barriers to the Maintenance and Expression of Foreign DNA 1.1 Barriers to the Genetic Establishment and Expression of Foreign DNA 1.2 Selective Disadvantage of Hosts Harboring Recombinant Molecules 2. Regulation of Antibiotics Production in Microorganisms 2.1 Regulation of the Initiation of Secondary Metabolism 2.2 Characteristics of Enzymes Involved in Secondary Metabolism 2.3 Quantitative Regulation of Antibiotics Production 3. Plasmid Involvement in Antibiotics Production 3.1 The Nature of Secondary Metabolites 3.2 Evidence of Plasmid Involvement 3.3 Plasmid Involvement in Chloramphenicol Production 3.4 Plasmid Involvement in Aureothricin Production 3.5 Plasmid DNA in Streptomycetes 3.6 Plasmid Function in Antibiotics Production 4. Degradative Plasmids: Aspects of Microbial Evolution 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Physiology of Degradative Plasmids 4.3 Phenotype of Degradative Plasmids 4.4 Handling of Degradative Plasmids 4.5 Adaptation and Evolution 4.6 Closing Remarks 5. Selection of Genes with Antibodies against the Gene Products 5.1 Purification of Calf Rennin mRNA 5.2 Bovine Corticotropin-β-Lipotropin Precursor 6. Enzymatic Synthesis of Polynucleotides of Defined Sequence 6.1 Polynucleotide Phosphorylase 6.2 RNA Ligase 7. Protoplast Fusion 7.1 Brevibacterium 7.2 Streptomyces 7.3 Saccharomyces 7.4 Aspergillus 8. Cloning with Recombinant DNA 8.1 Bacillus subtilis 8.2 Development of Molecular Cloning Systems in Pseudomonas 8.3 Highly Thermophilic Bacteria 8.4 Cloning of Streptomyces DNA in Escherichia colt 9. New Genetic Approaches to Industrial Microorganisms 9.1 Amino Acid-Producing Strains 9.2 Fermentative Production of "Magic Spots" Subject Index Index of Microorganisms
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 28, 1981
- No. of pages (eBook): 172
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483246062
- Hardback ISBN: 9780126150506
- eBook ISBN: 9781483270333
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