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Based on the author's more than 40 years experience, Bacterial Growth and Form examines such important questions as what bacteria were, what they are, and what they do. Particular emphasis is placed on the ability of bacteria to establish their shapes as they grow and divide. By developing an understanding of the properties of these simple and early life forms, especially at the levels of physics and mathematics, the book provides insight into the mechanism used by bacteria to subvert physical forces to their own ends. A major consideration of this work is that prokaryotes do many of the same things that eukaryotes do, but with simpler equipment employed in an extremely sophisticated way. The book illustrates this point by closely examining the basic mechanismof hydrostatic or turgor pressure: how it functions for many of the mechanical purposes in the prokaryote, how it leads to mechanisms for resisting turgor pressure, and how it ultimately led to the development of exoskeletons and endoskeletons, and to the refinement of bacteria. Bacterial Growth and Form brings together biochemical, biophysical, and physiological principles in an authoritative, single-source volume. It provides researchers, and students in biophysics and microbiology with an indispensible reference and a new perspective into the biology of life.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Life sciences: general issues

• Full title: Bacterial Growth and Form
• Author: A. L. Koch
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 423
• EAN: 9781461357179
• ISBN: 1461357179
• ID: 05257766
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Weight: 682 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 155 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 20. September 2012

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