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1、ThispageintentionallyleftblankBacterialPhysiologyandMetabolismRecentdeterminationofthegenomesequencesforawiderangeofbacteriahasmadeanin-depthknowledgeofprokaryoticmetabolicfunctionevenmoreessentialinordertogivebiochemical,physiologicalandecologicalmeaningtothegenomicinformation.
2、Clearlydescribingtheimportantmetabolicprocessesthatoccurinprokaryotesunderdifferentconditionsandindifferentenvironments,thisadvancedtextprovidesanoverviewofthekeycellularprocessesthatdeterminebacterialrolesintheenvironment,biotechnologyandhumanhealth.Prokaryoticstructureandcompo
3、sitionaredescribedaswellasthemeansbywhichnutrientsaretransportedintocellsacrossmembranes.Discussionofbiosynthesisandgrowthisfollowedbydetailedaccountsofglucosemetabolismthroughglycolysis,theTCAcycle,electrontransportandoxidativephosphorylation,aswellasothertrophicvariationsfound
4、inprokaryotesincludingtheuseoforganiccom-poundsotherthanglucose,anaerobicfermentation,anaerobicrespiration,chemolithotrophyandphotosynthesis.Theregulationofmetabolismthroughcontrolofgeneexpressionandenzymeactivityisalsocovered,aswellasthesurvivalmechanismsusedunderstarvationcond
5、itions.ProfessorByungHongKimisanexpertonanaerobicmetabolism,organicdegradationandbioelectrochemistry.HegraduatedfromKyungpookNationalUniversity,Korea,andobtainedaPh.D.fromUniversityCollegeCardiff.Hehascarriedoutresearchatseveraluniversitiesaroundtheworld,withanestablishedcareeri
6、ntheKoreaInstituteofScienceandTechnology.HehasbeenhonouredbytheKoreanGovernment,whichdesignatedhisresearchgroupaNationalResearchLaboratory,theBioelectricityLaboratory,andhasservedasPresidentoftheKoreanSocietyforMicrobiologyandBiotechnology.ProfessorKimwrotetheclassicKoreanmicrob
7、iologytextonMicrobialPhysiologyandhaspublishedover100refereedpapersandreviews,andholdsover20patentsrelatingtoapplicationsofhisresearchinenvironmentalbiotechnology.ProfessorGeoffreyMichaelGaddisanauthorityonmicrobialinteractionswithmetals,mineralsandradionuclidesandtheirapplicati
8、onsinenviron-mentalbiotechnology.Heholdsaperson
