Prokaryotology : : a coherent point of view / / Sorin Sonea & Leo G. Mathieu.
Prokaryotes are profoundly original, highly efficient microorganisms that have played a decisive role in the evolution of life on Earth. Although disjunct, taken together their cells form one global superorganism or biological system. One of the results of their non-Darwinian evolution has been the...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Montreal, [Quebec Province] : : Les Presses de l'Universite de Montreal,, 2000. ©2000 |
| Year of Publication: | 2000 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (106 p.) |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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Table of Contents:
- ""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""CHAPTER I: UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF BACTERIOLOGY""; ""1. The importance of pathogenic bacteria in the early developments of bacteriology""; ""2. Progressive discovery of solidarity among prokaryotes""; ""a) Mixed communities with division of labor""; ""b) Horizontal gene exchanges""; ""3. Modifying the old concept of bacteria""; ""4. Changes in the perception of prokaryotes' evolution""; ""5. Discovery of the Archaebacteria (Archaea)""; ""6. The prokaryotic world: a unified and essential element of life on our planet""
- ""7. Many biologists are not sufficiently aware of the unique characteristics of the prokaryotic world""""CHAPTER II: MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROKARYOTIC WORLD""; ""1. Prokaryotic cell structure and functions""; ""a) The cell wall of prokaryotes""; ""b) The prokaryotic plasmic (inner) membrane is a multi-purpose organ""; ""c) Prokaryotic ribosomes differ from those of eukaryotes""; ""d) Capsules and glycocalyces""; ""e) DNA in the prokaryotic cell""; ""f) Prokaryotic spores are a survival form of extraordinary resistance""
- ""2. Dominant role of generalized solidarity in the life of prokaryotes""""a) Mutually-supportive associations among different prokaryotic cells in local communities""; ""b) Scope and importance of gene exchanges between different prokaryotic cells: A general way of solving problems and adapting to temporary changes""; ""3. The prokaryotic entity forms one planetary biologic system or superorganism""; ""CHAPTER III: ORIGINAL, NON-DARWINIAN EVOLUTION OF PROKARYOTES""; ""1. Ways in which errors in the division of the earliest cells could be prevented or compensated for""
- ""2. Variety and diversification inside the early prokaryotic clone""""3. Prokaryotic cells evolved together towards both high specialization and complementarity""; ""4. The appearance of the prokaryotic cell wall and of transformation""; ""5. Small replicons became the most efficient basic elements of a prokaryotic global communication system""; ""6. The prokaryotic superorganism (or biologic system) as a unique type of clonal entity; there are no prokaryotic species""; ""7. Role of prokaryotes in the origin and subsequent evolution of eukaryotes""
- ""8. The prokaryotes started as and remain the most influential biological factor in the development and the maintenance of our biosphere""""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""X""