Bacteria as multicellular organisms / edited by James A. Shapiro & Martin Dworkin.

Other author Shapiro, James Alan, 1943-
Other author Dworkin, Martin.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Descriptionxiii, 466 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Multiculturism versus the single microbe / M. Dworkin -- Multicellularity: the rule, not the exception: Lessons from Escherichia coli colonies / Pheromone-inducible conjugation in Enterococcus faecalis: mating interactions mediated by chemical signals and direct contact / R.E. Ruhfel, B.A.B. Leonard, & G.M. Dunny -- N-acyl-L-homoserine lactone autoinducers in bacteria: unity and diversity / P.V. Dunlap -- Cyanobacteria / D.G. Adams -- Mycelial life style of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) and its relatives / K.F. Chater and R. Losick -- Proteus mirabilis and other swarming bacteria / R. Belas -- Myxobacterial multicellularity / L.J. Shimkets & M. Dworkin -- Oral microbiology and coaggregation / P.E. Kolenbrander -- Flow cytometry: useful tool for analyzing bacterial populations cell by cell / G. Hauer & H. Eipel -- 11. In situ analyses of microbial populations with molecular probes: phylogenetic dimension / N.K. Fry, L. Raskin and R. Sharp [et al.] -- Physical and genetic consequences of multicellularity in Bacillus subtilis / N.H. Mendelson, B. Salhi and C. Li -- Formation of colony patterns by a bacterial cell population / M. Matsushita -- Cooperative formation of bacterial patterns / E. Ben-Jacob and I. Cohen -- Collective behavior and dynamics of swimming bacteria / J.O. Kessler and M.F. Wojciechowski.
Local noteLittle-302133--3051310078892
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 96004288
ISBN0195091590 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks QR100 .B325 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold