Koch, Arthur L.
The Bacteria: Their Origin, Structure, Function and Antibiosis
Part 1. Origin of Bacteria
1. The Origin of Life Based on Physical Principles
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2. Preamble to Life
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3. The First Cell
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4. Development of Cell Physiology and Diversity
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Part 2. Wall Structure
5. Covalent Bonds and Tensile Strength of Materials
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6. Structure of the Fabric that Covers a Bacterium
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7. The Covalently Linked Sacculus: the Nona-Muropeptide Model
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8. The Structure of the Tessera; the Unit Structure of Murein Wall
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9. Extrusion and Incorporation into Wall
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10. The Role of Poles in the Growth Strategy of Bacteria
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Part 3. Bacterial Morphologies
11. Sidewalls of Gram-Negative Rod-Shaped Bacteria
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12. Growth Strategies for Gram-Positive Cells
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13. Wall Growth Strategies for Gram-Negative Cells
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14. Commas, Vibrios, Spirilla, and Helicobacters; Tapered and Branched Bacteria
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15. Spirochetes and Spiroplasma and the Special Strategies for CWD (Cell Wall Deficient) Cells
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16. Coccal Versus Rod-Shaped Cells, and the First Bacterium
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17. Diseases: Old and New
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Part 4. Antibiosis
18. Lysozymes as Alternatives to ß-lactams Antibiotics Acting on the Bacterial Wall
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19. Development of Wall Antibiotics and Bacterial Counter-Measures
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20. Antibiotics and Resistance, with an Emphasis on Aminoglycosides
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21. Future Chemotherapy Aimed at the Bacterial Murein
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Keywords: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General SCI008000
- Author(s)
- Koch, Arthur L.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2006
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781402032066