Ebook: Microbial Growth on C1 Compounds: Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Microbial Growth on C1 Compounds, held in San Diego, U.S.A., 27 August – 1 September 1995

The 8th International Symposium on Microbial Growth on C₁ Compounds was held at the Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego, CA, 27 August-1 September, 1995. A total of 160 participants from 18 countries were registered. Eight Scientific Sessions were held in which 45 papers were presented, and 114 posters were displayed and discussed in 3 separate poster sessions.
The Symposium covered a broad range of topics, including acetogenesis, methanogenesis, CO₂ fixation, lithoautotrophy, carboxidotrophy, methylotrophy and methanotrophy. The theme of the Symposium was mechanistic, and under this rubric the physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and both applied and environmental aspects of microbial growth on C₁ compounds were addressed.
This Symposium Volume contains 46 chapters, including the text of an Opening Address delivered at the Symposium by J.R. Quayle. This chapter elegantly presents an historical perspective on the past 7 Symposia, in the context of major breakthroughs in the field and of what is termed `giant' topics. The reader will be pleased to see that the tradition of the past Symposia Volumes is upheld, and that both familiar and new `giant' topics are covered. This Volume presents a cutting edge view of the broad field of microbial one-carbon metabolism, and provides a valuable resource for researcher and student alike.

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The 8th International Symposium on Microbial Growth on C₁ Compounds was held at the Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego, CA, 27 August-1 September, 1995. A total of 160 participants from 18 countries were registered. Eight Scientific Sessions were held in which 45 papers were presented, and 114 posters were displayed and discussed in 3 separate poster sessions.
The Symposium covered a broad range of topics, including acetogenesis, methanogenesis, CO₂ fixation, lithoautotrophy, carboxidotrophy, methylotrophy and methanotrophy. The theme of the Symposium was mechanistic, and under this rubric the physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and both applied and environmental aspects of microbial growth on C₁ compounds were addressed.
This Symposium Volume contains 46 chapters, including the text of an Opening Address delivered at the Symposium by J.R. Quayle. This chapter elegantly presents an historical perspective on the past 7 Symposia, in the context of major breakthroughs in the field and of what is termed `giant' topics. The reader will be pleased to see that the tradition of the past Symposia Volumes is upheld, and that both familiar and new `giant' topics are covered. This Volume presents a cutting edge view of the broad field of microbial one-carbon metabolism, and provides a valuable resource for researcher and student alike.

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The 8th International Symposium on Microbial Growth on C₁ Compounds was held at the Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego, CA, 27 August-1 September, 1995. A total of 160 participants from 18 countries were registered. Eight Scientific Sessions were held in which 45 papers were presented, and 114 posters were displayed and discussed in 3 separate poster sessions.
The Symposium covered a broad range of topics, including acetogenesis, methanogenesis, CO₂ fixation, lithoautotrophy, carboxidotrophy, methylotrophy and methanotrophy. The theme of the Symposium was mechanistic, and under this rubric the physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and both applied and environmental aspects of microbial growth on C₁ compounds were addressed.
This Symposium Volume contains 46 chapters, including the text of an Opening Address delivered at the Symposium by J.R. Quayle. This chapter elegantly presents an historical perspective on the past 7 Symposia, in the context of major breakthroughs in the field and of what is termed `giant' topics. The reader will be pleased to see that the tradition of the past Symposia Volumes is upheld, and that both familiar and new `giant' topics are covered. This Volume presents a cutting edge view of the broad field of microbial one-carbon metabolism, and provides a valuable resource for researcher and student alike.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Opening Address....Pages 1-3
The Ribulose Monophosphate (Quayle) Cycle: News and Views....Pages 4-8
Metabolic Regulation in the Actinomycete Amycolatopsis Methanolica, a Facultative Methylotroph Employing the Rump Cycle for Formaldehyde Assimilation....Pages 9-15
Metabolism of Formaldehyde in M. extorquens AM1....Pages 16-24
Metabolism of methanesulfonic acid....Pages 25-32
Regulation of the C1 Metabolism of Acetogens: Metabolic By-Passes and Ecological Implications....Pages 33-40
Mechanism of N-Oxidation and Electron Transfer in the Ammonia Oxidizing Autotrophs....Pages 41-48
Molecular Control and Biochemistry of CO2 Fixation in Photosynthetic Bacteria....Pages 49-55
Genetics of CO2 fixation in methylotrophs....Pages 56-63
Molecular Biology of Particulate Methane Monooxygenase....Pages 64-71
Carboxylate Shifts in the Active Site of the Hydroxylase Component of Soluble Methane Monooxygenase from Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath)....Pages 72-79
The Biochemistry Of the Particulate Methane Monooxygenase....Pages 80-87
Quinocofactors in Copper Amine Oxidases and Lysyl Oxidase....Pages 88-93
Chaperoning Rubisco in Purple Bacteria....Pages 94-101
Anaerobic Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase....Pages 102-109
Enzymology of Methylamine Dehydrogenase....Pages 110-117
Structural studies of methylamine dehydrogenase....Pages 118-125
The biochemistry of methanol dehydrogenase....Pages 126-132
Methanol dehydrogenase structure....Pages 133-140
PHA biosynthesis, its regulation and application of C1-utilizing microorganisms for polyester production....Pages 141-149
Cyanobacterial Secondary Metabolites....Pages 150-158
Application of Cellular Functions of the Methylotropic Yeast....Pages 159-166
Evolution of Dichloromethane Utilization....Pages 167-174
Microbial Ecology of PCB Transformation in the Environment: A Niche for Methanotrophs?....Pages 175-182
Metabolic aspects of plant interaction with commensal methylotrophs....Pages 183-190
CO2 Fixation in Chemoautotroph-Invertebrate Symbioses: Expression of Form I and Form II RubisCO....Pages 191-196
Sulfur Metabolism of Autotroph-Invertebrate Symbioses....Pages 197-204
Molecular Approaches to Studying Natural Communities of Autotrophs....Pages 205-212
Microbial Cycling of Methyl Bromide....Pages 213-219
Regulation of methane oxidation: contrasts between anoxic sediments and oxic soils....Pages 220-226
Anaerobic methane oxidation by a methanogen-sulfate reducer consortium: geochemical evidence and biochemical considerations....Pages 227-236
“Soft Spots” in the Global Methane Budget....Pages 237-244
Cycling of Methanol between Plants, Methylotrophs and the Atmosphere....Pages 245-252
The role of autotrophs in global CO2 cycling....Pages 253-260
Back Matter....Pages 261-268
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