Approximately 10% of bacterial genomes are split between two or more large DNA
fragments, a genome architecture referred to as a multipartite genome. This multipartite …

Methanol dehydrogenase (MDH) catalyzes the first step in methanol use by methylotrophic
bacteria and the second step in methane conversion by methanotrophs. Gram-negative …

Bacteria use chemotaxis to migrate towards environments that are better for growth.
Chemoreceptors detect changes in attractant levels and signal through two-component …

Genome sequencing projects are revealing new information about the distribution and
evolution of photosynthesis and phototrophy. Although coverage of the five phyla containing …

1. Introduction 2292. Structures 2342.1 The structure of LH2 2342.2 Natural variants of
peripheral antenna complexes 2422.3 RC–LH1 complexes 2423. Spectroscopy 2493.1 …

Proteins containing GGDEF domains are encoded in the majority of sequenced bacterial
genomes. In several species, these proteins have been implicated in biosynthesis of …

Hydrogen (H 2) is an effective, environmentally friendly and renewable source of fuel that
can be produced during dark-and photo-fermentation by different facultative and obligate …

Historically, the prokaryotic genome was assumed to consist of a single circular replicon.
However, as more microbial genome sequencing projects are completed, it is becoming …

Rhodobacter (Rba.) sphaeroides is the most widely used model organism in bacterial
photosynthesis. The light-harvesting-reaction center (LH1-RC) core complex of this purple …

Microbial cell factories are the workhorses of industrial biotechnology and improving their
performances can significantly optimize industrial bioprocesses. Microbial strain …