The new series "Microbiology Monographs" begins with two volumes on intracellular components in prokaryotes. In this first volume, "Inclusions in Prokaryotes", the components, labeled inclusions, are defined as discrete bodies resulting from synthesis of a metabolic product. Research on the biosynthesis and reutilization of the accumulated materials is still in progress, and interest in the inclusions is growing. This comprehensive volume provides historical background and comprehensive reviews of eight well-known prokaryotic inclusions.

Inclusions in Prokaryotes

Prokaryote Inclusions: Descriptions and Discoveries
Bacterial Sulfur Globules: Occurrence, Structure and Metabolism
Acidocalcisomes and Polyphosphate Granules
Bacterial Glycogen Inclusions: Enzymology and Regulation of Synthesis
Biogenesis and Structure of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Granules
Wax Ester and Triacylglycerol Inclusions
Cyanophycin-an Ideal Bacterial Nitrogen Storage Material with Unique Chemical Properties
Insecticidal Protein Crystals of Bacillus thuringiensis
Protein Inclusion Bodies in Recombinant Bacteria
Cameos of Selected Additional Inclusions
Vacuoles
The Unique Role of Intracellular Calcification in the Genus Achromatium
Metal Inclusions in Bacteria
Inclusion Proteins fromother Insecticidal Bacteria
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