Degradation of Aromatic Compounds by Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria

Abstract

Offers a survey of various aspects of the purple phototrophic bacteria. This book is suitable for experienced researchers, doctoral and masters students, as well as advanced undergraduates in the fields of ecology, microbiology, biochemistry, biophysics, integrative biology, and molecular and cell biology. An Overview of Purple Bacteria: Systematics, Physiology, and Habitats; Evolutionary Relationships Among Purple Photosynthetic Bacteria and the Origin of Proteobacterial Photosynthetic Systems; New Light on Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophs; Biosynthesis of Bacteriochlorophylls in Purple Bacteria; Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Biosynthesis in the Purple Bacteria; Distribution and Biosynthesis of Carotenoids; Membrane Lipid Biosynthesis in Purple Bacteria; Peripheral Complexes of Purple Bacteria; Reaction Center-Light-Harvesting Core Complexes of Purple Bacteria.