Predatory Prokaryotes focuses on the ecology of predation at the microbial level. It aims to increase the awareness of the great possibilities that predation between microbes offer for studying and discussing basic ecological and general biological concepts.

This volume contains chapters on the diversity, ecology and phylogeny of predatory prokaryotes, introducing models of predator-prey interactions between microorganisms and presenting analyses of the impact of predation in microbial systems. Laboratory work with Bdellovibrio-and-like organisms (BALOs), the most studied predatory bacteria, is presented through accounts of the cultivation and the molecular techniques used for studying BALOs. A first comparative analysis of different BALO genomes is also provided. Further chapters discuss the chemotactic, regulatory and sensory circuits of these ubiquitous predatory bacteria. Finally, the unique biochemicals used as building blocks and new proteins found in BALO cell walls are reviewed.

A Brief History of Short Bacteria: A Chronicle of Bdellovibrio (and Like Organisms) Research

Phylogenetic Diversity and Evolution of Predatory Prokaryotes
Predation on Bacteria and Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms: Comparative Aspects Among Different Predator Groups in Aquatic Systems
Mathematical Modelling of Predatory Prokaryotes
Bdellovibrio and Like Organisms: Potential Sources for New Biochemicals and Therapeutic Agents?
Genomic Analysis and Molecular Biology of Predatory Prokaryotes
The Search for Hunters: Culture-Dependent and -Independent Methods for Analysis of Bdellovibrio and Like Organisms
Ecology of the Predatory Bdellovibrio and Like Organisms.

Jurkevitch, Edouard

Publications by Jurkevitch, Edouard

ISBN	978-3-540-38577-6
Article number	9783540385776
Media type	Book
Copyright year	2007
Publisher	Springer, Berlin
Length	IX, 251 pages
Illustrations	IX, 251 p. With online files/update.
Language	English