The Flagellar World. Electron Microscopic Images of Bacterial Flagella and Related Surface Structures

Content: 
Front-matter, Pages i,iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages vii-viii
Introduction, Pages 1-11
Chapter examples, Pages 12-13
Chapter 1 - Actinoplanes missouriensis — Swimming Spores with Flagella, Pages 14-15
Chapter 2 - Aliivibrio fischeri — Light-Organ Symbiont in the Bobtail Squid, Pages 16-17
Chapter 3 - Azospirillum brasilense — A Bushy Hook of the Polar Flagellum, Pages 18-21
Chapter 4 - Bacillus subtilis — The Representative of Gram-Positive Bacteria, Pages 22-23
Topic 1. Gene Regulation, Pages 24-25
Chapter 5 - Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus — A Small but Fierce Predator, Pages 26-27
Chapter 6 - Borrelia burgdorferi — Periplasmic Flagella in a Flat Wave Body, Pages 28-29
Chapter 7 - Bradyrhizobium japonicum — The Nitrogen–Fixer in the Peanut Farm, Pages 30-31
Chapter 8 - Caulobacter crescentus — Alteration between Flagellum and Stalk, Pages 32-33
Chapter 9 - Enterococcus casseliflavus — Edible Flagella, Pages 34-35
Chapter 10 - Escherichia coli — The Representative of the Gram-Negative Bacteria, Pages 36-39
Chapter 11 - Geobacillus kaustophilus — The Heat- and Acid-Stable Flagella, Pages 40-41
Chapter 12 - Gluconobacter oxydans — The Vinegar Producing Bacteria, Pages 42-43
Chapter 13 - Helicobacter pylori — Randomly Arranged Flagellar Genes, Pages 44-45
Topic 2. Gene Arrangement, Page 46
Topic 3. Mot Proteins, Page 47
Chapter 14 - Idiomarina loihiensis — A Habitat of Deep-Sea Volcano, Pages 48-49
Chapter 15 - Legionella pneumophila — Opportunistic Pathogen in Public Bath, Pages 50-51
Chapter 16 - Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum — High-Quality Magnet in the Pond, Pages 52-53
Topic 4. Flagellin size, Pages 54-55
Chapter 17 - Paenibacillus alvei — Flagella-Dependent Social Motility, Pages 56-57
Chapter 18 - Pectobacterium carotovorum — Subpolar Hyper-Flagellation, Pages 58-59
Chapter 19 - Pseudomonas aeruginosa — Opportunistic Pathogen in the Hospital, Pages 60-62
Topic 5. Flagella and Pathogenicity, Page 63
Chapter 20 - Ralstonia solanacearum — Ubiquitous Plant Pathogen, Pages 64-65
Chapter 21 - Rhodobacter sphaeroides — A Resourceful Little Bug, Pages 66-68
Topic 6. Flagellar Position and Shape, Page 69
Chapter 22 - Ruegeria sp. TM1040 — A Fast Swimmer in the Sea, Pages 70-71
Chapter 23 - Saccharophagus degradans — The Seaweed Eater, Pages 72-73
Chapter 24 - Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium — The Best-Studied Flagella, Pages 74-76
Topic 7. History of Salmonella SJW Strains, Page 77
Chapter 25 - Selenomonas ruminantium — The Authentic Lateral Flagella, Pages 78-79
Topic 8. Hook length, Page 80
Topic 9. Multiple Flagellins, Page 81
Chapter 26 - Sinorhizobium meliloti — Nitrogen–Fixer in the Grassland, Pages 82-83
Chapter 27 - Symbiobacterium thermophilum — A Gram-Negative, High (G+C) Firmicutes, Pages 84-85
Chapter 28 - Vibrio parahaemolyticus — Polar/Lateral Flagella with H+/Na+Motor, Pages 86-87
Chapter 29 - Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzae — Pathogen in the Rice Country, Pages 88-89
Chapter 30 - Uncharacterized species — Slowly-Growing Bacteria, Pages 90-91
Chapter 31 - Buchnera aphidicola — Flagella Not for Motility, Pages 92-93
Chapter 32 - Methanococcus voltae — Archaeal Flagella or Archaellum, Pages 94-95
Chapter 33 - Myxococcus xanthus — To be Social or to be Adventurous, Pages 96-97
Chapter 34 - Saprospira grandis — A Grand Predator on the Seashore, Pages 98-99
Chapter 35 - Shigella flexneri — Flagellaless E. coli, Pages 100-101
Appendix, Pages 102-114
References, Pages 115-129
Index, Pages 131-133