Download or read book Structural and Functional Relationships in Prokaryotes written by Larry Barton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new textbook on bacterial physiology is aimed at senior level students pursuing a one-semester course in the biology or microbiology curriculum. The text takes a balanced view of prokaryotic physiology, discussing both bioenergetics and bacterial metabolism in a way that establishes general principles and concepts and emphasizes throughout the information gained from model systems. The book also covers some experimental design issues, giving students an appreciation of the practical aspects and consequences of bacterial metabolism. It also stimulates students’ interests in future developments in the field by including discussions by five world-famous bacterial physiologists about future developments in the field.