Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria is a comprehensive overview of phototrophic bacteria covering the following: overview of photosynthesis and phototrophic bacteria; systematics and characteristics of each taxon; ecology and cultivation; photosynthetic electron transfer systems; metabolism; pigments and lipids; light-harvesting systems and reaction centers; photosynthetic genes and regulation of gene expression; origin and evolution of photosynthesis; and the utilization of phototrophic bacteria. Chapters are written by some of Japans leading researchers in the area, providing researchers in photosynthesis, bacterial physiology, microbial ecology, artificial photosynthesis, biophysics, biochemistry, industrial chemistry a highly detailed, up-to-date and thoroughly cross-referenced book in this interdisciplinary area. With very few books being published over the last 25 years on the topic, this book especially fills a crucial need for young researchers and those working at the margins of interdisciplinary fields.
1. Photosynthesis and photosynthetic bacteria (introduction)
2. Systematics and characteristic of each taxon
3. Ecology and cultivation
4. Photosynthetic electron transfer systems
5. Metabolism
6. Pigments and lipids
7. Light-harvesting systems and reaction centers
8. Photosynthetic genes and regulation of gene expression
9. Origin and evolution of photosynthesis
10. Utilization of photosynthetic bacteria Appendix Classification, culture collection
is emeritus professor at the Department of Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, 192-0397, Tokyo, Japan is a professor at the Department of Molecular Microbiology, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan; he is the author of over 190 publications
