Dynamics of the bacterial chromosome : structure and function /
Wolfgang Schumann.
- Weinheim : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, c2006.
- xxx, 418 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword. - Bacterial species and their abbreviation. - Color plates. - 1. Structure of the bacterial cell. - 2. Organization of bacterial chromosome. - 3. The bacterial cell cycle: replication of the chromosome, partitioning and cell division. - 4. Recombination. - 5. Origin of mutations and repair of DNA lesions. - 6. Principles of gene regulation. - 7. Protein quality control through molecular chaperones, protein folding catalysts and ATP-dependent proteases. - 8. Secretion of proteins. - 9. Stress genes and their regulation. - 10. Exchange of genes: transformation, conjugation and transduction. - Glossary. - Subject Index.