Ultrastructural Plasticity of Cyanobacteria
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Ultrastructural Plasticity of Cyanobacteria
This book offers an in-depth analysis of the cell biology of cyanobacteria, a group of phototrophic microorganisms performing an important function in the biosphere. The chapters present the author's and her colleagues' pioneering investigations of the ultrastructure of cyanobacteria under high-light and dark conditions, during irradiation by extremely high fluxes of light, in the course of L-transformation and within model associations and natural symbioses with plants. Diverse patterns of ultrastructural change are illustrated in electron micrographs and schematics. The book further introduces a new concept of 'bacterial ultrastructural plasticity' - the reversible rearrangement of ultrastructure in response to environmental changes, as a strategy for finding and investigating cell adaptation mechanisms and intraspecies structural diversity of cyanobacteria and other prokaryotes. It serves as a valuable guide for teaching and research in the field of cell biology of microorganisms and plant-cyanobacteria symbioses.
Baulina, Olga I.
| ISBN | 9783642327810 |
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| Artikelnummer | 9783642327810 |
| Medientyp | E-Book - PDF |
| Auflage | 2. Aufl. |
| Copyrightjahr | 2012 |
| Verlag | Springer-Verlag |
| Umfang | 204 Seiten |
| Abbildungen | w. 114 ill., 12 col. ill. |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Kopierschutz | Digitales Wasserzeichen |
