Proteobacteria : Phylogeny, Metabolic Diversity and Ecological Effects.

Intro -- PROTEOBACTERIA: PHYLOGENY, METABOLIC DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS -- PROTEOBACTERIA: PHYLOGENY, METABOLIC DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 PHYLOGENY AND ACTIVITY OF PROTEOBACTERIA IN SEDIMENTS FROM LAKE FURNAS -- Abstract -- Nomenclature -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Biogeochemical Profiles in Sediments -- 1.2. Biogeochemical Processes Driven by Proteobacteria in Sediments -- 2. Case Study -Lake Furnas -- 2.1. Organic Matter, Nutrients, Iron, pH and Oxygen Profiles in Sediments -- 2.2. Phylogeny of Proteobacteria in Sediments -- 2.3. Quantification of Proteobacteria Involved in the N cycle, Fe Reduction and P Accumulation in Sediments -- 2.4. Bacterial Activity in Sediments Related to the N cycle, Fe Reduction and P Accumulation -- 3. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 PROTEOBACTERIA FORMING NITROGEN-FIXING SYMBIOSIS WITH HIGHER PLANTS -- Summary -- 1. The Alpha-Proteobacteria Nodulating Legumes and Parasponia -- 2. The New Alpha-Proteobacteria Nodulating Legumes and Parasponia -- 3. The Beta-Proteobacteria Nodulating Legumes -- 4. The Nitrogen-fixing Gamma-Proteobacteria Endophytic of Legume Nodules -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3 PROTEOBACTERIA AND THE ENDOSYMBIOTIC ORIGIN OF MITOCHONDRION -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Endosymbiotic Hypothesis About Mitochondrion Origin -- 3. Proteobacteria as the EndosymbioticAncestor of Mitochondria -- 3.1 Evidence from Morphology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology Studies -- 3.2 Evidence from Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis -- 4. From endosymbiont to mitochondrion -- 4.1 Genome Reduction -- 4.2 Proteome Reduction and Expansion -- 4.3 Protein Relocation -- 4.4 A Crucial Step: The Origin of the Mitochondrial Import Machinery -- References.

Chapter 4 INTERPRETING DIVERSITY OF PROTEOBACTERIA BASED ON 16S RRNA GENE COPY NUMBER -- Abstract -- References -- Chapter 5 A HARSH LIFE TO INDIGENOUS PROTEOBACTERIA AT THE ANDEANMOUNTAINS: MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND RESISTANCE MECHANISMS TOWARDS EXTREME CONDITIONS -- Summary -- Pune-Andine High-Altitude Lakes: A Diverse Source of Poli-Extremophilic Microorganisms -- Environmental Description of the Geographical Area at the HAAL -- Proteobacteria: Worldwide Diversity and Ecological Functions -- Proteobacterial Diversity at the Pune-Andine High-Altitude Lakes -- Resistance Profiles of Proteobacteria from HAAL Extremophilic Bacteria Collection -- Ultraviolet Radiation Resistance as the Rule for HAAL´s Proteobacteria -- Arsenic Resistance as a Natural Phenomenon at the HAAL -- Halophilic Proteobacteria from the HAAL -- An Unexpected Outcome: Widespread Antibiotic Resistance in the HAAL´S Proteobacteria -- Acinetobacter: A Genus Well Represented at the HAAL by Polyextremophilic Microbes -- A Break-Through: Proteobacteria from Stromatolites Over 4,000 M Above Sea Level. -- Concluding Remarks and Future Prospective -- References -- Chapter 6 MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF A CHROMATE RESISTANCE DETERMINANT OF PSEUDOMONAS SP. TIK3 AND ITS EXPRESSION IN DIFFERENT PROTEOBACTERIA STRAINS -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Results -- Chromate resistance transposon of Pseudomonas sp. Tik3 -- The Expression of Tik3 Chromate-resistanceTransposon in Different Proteobacteria -- Nucleotide Sequence Accession Number. -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7 SULFHYDRYL GLYCOCONJUGATES PRODUCED BY FILAMENTOUS SHEATH-FORMING MEMBERS OF -PROTEOBACTERIA* -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cultivation of Sheath-Forming Bacteria and Preparation of Sheaths -- 3. Microscopic Observation of Sheaths -- 4. Composition of Sheaths.

4.1. Amino Acid Composition of Sheaths -- 4.2. Sugar Composition of Sheaths -- 5. Enzymatic Degradation of Sheaths -- 6. Chemical Structure of Sulfhydryl Glycoconjugates -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

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