Preface to Volume
Bioinformatic, Molecular and Genetic Tools for Exploring Genome-wide Responses to Hydrocarbons
Genomic response of Pseudomonas putida to toluene
1. PROBLEMS OF HYDROPHOBICITY, BIOAVAILABILITY
Problems of Hydrophobicity/Bioavailability: An Introduction
Water-Hydrophobic Compound Interactions with the Microbial Cell
Matrix-Hydrophobic Compound Interactions
Microorganism-Hydrophobic Compound Interactions
Biofilm Development at Interfaces between Hydrophobic Organic Compounds and Water...expand
Production and Roles of Biosurfactants and Bioemulsifiers in Accessing Hydrophobic Substrates
Uptake and Assimilation of Hydrophobic Substrates by the Oleaginous Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica
2. SENSING, SIGNALING AND UPTAKE
Sensing, Signalizing and Uptake: An Introduction
Chemotaxis to hydrocarbons
The potential of hydrocarbon Chemotaxis to increase bioavailability and biodegradation efficiency
Transcriptional regulation of hydrocarbon efflux pump expression
Hydrocarbon responsive one-component systems to regulate degradation pathway expression
The family of hydrocarbon responsive two-component systems to regulate degradation pathway expression
Fatty acids as mediators of intercellular signalling
Amphiphilic lipids, signaling molecules and quorum sensing
Lipids as signalling molecules in eukaryotes
Substrate Transport
Strategies to increase bioavailability and uptake of hydrocarbons
Fungi as Transport Vectors for Contaminants and Contaminant-Degrading Bacteria..r...expand
3. PROBLEMS OF SOLVENTOGENICITY, SOLVENT TOLERANCE
Problems of Solventogenicity and solvent Tolerance: An Introduction
Toxicity of Hydrocarbons to Microorganisms
Genetics of Accessing and Exploiting Hydrocarbons
Extrusion Pumps for Hydrocarbons: An Efficient Evolutionary Strategy to Confer Resistance to Hydrocarbons
Membrane Composition and Modifications in Response to Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Gram Negative Bacteria
Cis-Trans Isomerase of Unsaturated Fatty Acids: An Immediate Bacterial Adaptive Mechanism to Cope with Emerging Membrane Perturbation Caused by Toxic Hydrocarbons
Surface Properties and Cellular Energetics of Bacteria in Response to the Presence of Hydrocarbons
Ultrastructural insights into microbial life at the hydrocarbon:aqueous environment interface
Membrane adaptations to low water two-phase bioprocess systems
Microbiology of Oil Fly Larvae
4. PROBLEMS OF FEAST OR FAMINE
Problems of Feast or Famine: An Introduction
Kinetics and Physiology at Vanishingly Small Substrate Concentrations
Feast: Choking on Acetyl-CoA, the Glyoxylate Shunt, and Acetyl-CoA-Driven Metabolism
Nitrogen Fixation and Hydrocarbon-Oxidizing Bacteria (ask Julia to extend to P and Fe acquisition)
Adaptation to varying substrate concentrations and mixtures
5. HYDROPHOBIC MODIFICATIONS OF BIOMOLECULES
Hydrophobic Modifications of Biomolecules: An Introduction
Protein lipidation in prokaryotes: biochemistry and function
Bacterial signal transduction processes based on acetylation
Protein lipidation in eukaryotes: biochemistry and function
Lipidation of other biomolecules and functions
Biochemistry of methylation of DNA
DNA Methylation in prokaryotes: regulation and function
DNA Methylation in eukaryotes: regulation and function
Protein methylation in bacteria
Causes and biochemistry of DNA damage by alkylation
Mutagenic consequences of alkylation
Protein alkylation
