The Bacteriocins - Reeves, Peter

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Sommaire:
1 The Colicins and Other Bacteriocins.- The Discovery and Classification of Colicins.- Specific Receptors in Colicin Classification.- Terminology.- Subcategories of Colicin Types.- Colicins as Bacteriocins and Other Groups of Bacteriocins.- 2 The Chemistry.- Chemical Studies on Colicins and Related Bacteriocins.- Pyocins A2-P1-III and A3-P1-III.- Bacteriocins of Gram-positive Bacteria.- Defective Bacteriophages.- Other Observations on Chemistry of Bacteriocins.- Conclusions.- 3 Inheritance of Bacteriocinogeny.- to Bacterial Genetics.- C-Factors.- The Inheritance of Other Bacteriocins.- Intergeneric Transfer.- The Autonomous Nature of C-Factors.- The Types of C-Factor.- Transduction of Colicinogeny.- Physical Nature of C-Factors.- Conclusions.- 4 The Properties of C-Factors.- Regulation of Colicin Synthesis and C-Factor Replication.- Classification of C-Factors.- Stability and Elimination of Epichromosomes.- Conclusions.- 5 Mode of Action - The Adsorption of Bacteriocins.- How Bacteriocins Kill.- The Colicin Receptor.- The Quantitation and Specificity of Colicin Adsorption.- The Nature of the Receptor.- Conclusions and Summary.- 6 Mode of Action - The Biochemical Lesion.- Bacteriocins Which Affect Energy Flux.- Bacteriocins Which Affect DNA Metabolism.- Bacteriocins Which Affect Protein Synthesis.- A Bacteriocin Affecting Protein and RNA Synthesis.- Mediation of the Bacteriocin Effect.- General Conclusions on the Action of Colicins.- Bacteriocins Causing Membrane Damage.- The Bacteriocin-like Effects of Phage Adsorption.- Summary and Conclusions.- 7 The Bacteriocins in Nature.- Evolutionary Origins of Bacteriocins and Their Role in Ecology.- Relationship of Bacteriocins to Bacteriophages.- Paramecium and Paramecin.- The Killer Characteristic in Yeast.- Appendix ACatalogue of Bacteriocins.- Bacteriocins of the Enterobacteriaceae.- Alveicins.- Arizonacins.- Caratovoricins.- Cloacins.- Marcescins.- Pneumocins.- Miracins, Morganocins and Provicins.- Colicins.- Colicins - Activity Spectra.- The Colicinogenic Bacteria.- Sensitivity of Different Genera to Colicins.- Problems of Classifying the Bacteriocins of the Enterobacteriaceae.- Relationships between Bacteriocins of the Enterobacteriaceae.- The Pseudomonadaceae.- Pyocins.- Fluocins.- Vibriocins.- Other Gram-negative Bacteria.- The Pesticins.- Convexins.- Columnaricins.- Meningocins.- Bacteriocins of Gram-positive Bacteria.- Staphylococcins.- Enterococcins.- Lactocins.- Monocins.- Megacins.- Cerecins.- Subtilicins.- Perfringocins.- Types of Bacteriocins.