Title
Nanomicrobiology [electronic resource] : physiological and environmental characteristics / Larry L. Barton, Dennis A. Bazylinski, Huifang Xu, editors.
ISBN
9781493916672 electronic book
149391667X electronic book
9781493916665
1493916661
Published
New York, NY : Springer, 2014.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 184 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Item Number
10.1007/978-1-4939-1667-2 doi
Call Number
QR41.2
Dewey Decimal Classification
579
Summary
This book is devoted to nanomicrobiology and the nanosystems of bacteria. The initial chapter discusses some of the controversies in the geochemical and biomedical fields associated with the reports of nanobacteria in the environment. Current knowledge of several internal and surface structures of bacteria is addressed in this book. Included are chapters discussing carboxysomes, S-layers, gliding motility of bacteria, and aggregation of iron to produce nano-magnetite. Information about the activities of outer membrane vesicles produced by Gram-negative bacteria is discussed as a benefit to bacteria that produce it and some potential industrial applications are presented. A broad review of bacterial-mineral interactions is addressed in a chapter of metallic nanoparticles and colloids production by bacterial reduction of soluble redox active elements. The structures of bacterial nanowires are discussed and their application in extra-cellular electron transport is reviewed. Nanomotor activities of bacteria are discussed as pertains to the mechanics of flagellar rotation, production of energy by ATP synthase, DNA packing, and translocation of proteins across membranes by secretion systems. The rapidly evolving field of nanosystem technology is embracing many areas, and it is the hope that this book will stimulate the use of bacterial nanostructures for future developments in nanotechnology.
Note
Includes index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 4, 2014).
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9781493916665
Preface
Nanostructures and nanobacteria
S-layer structure in bacteria and archaea
Magnetotactic Bacteria, Magnetosomes and Nanotechnology
Carboxysomes and their structural organization in prokaryotes
Bacterial organization at the smallest level: Molecular motors, nanowires, and outer membrane vesicles
The mechanism of bacterial gliding motility: Insights from molecular and cellular studies in the Myxobacteria and Bacteroidetes
Nanoparticles formed by microbial metabolism of metals and minerals.
