Respiration in Archaea and Bacteria: Diversity of Prokaryotic Respiratory Systems (Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration-Vol.16)

Respiration in Archaea and Bacteria

Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration VOLUME 16 Series Editor: GOVINDJEE University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.

Consulting Editors: Christine FOYER, Harpenden, U.K. Elisabeth GANTT, College Park, Maryland, U.S.A. John H. GOLBECK, University Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Susan S. GOLDEN, College Station, Texas, U.S.A. Wolfgang JUNGE, Osnabrück, Germany Hartmut MICHEL, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Kirmiyuki SATOH, Okayama, Japan James Siedow, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.

The scope of our series, beginning with volume 11, reflects the concept that photosynthesis and respiration are intertwined with respect to both the protein complexes involved and to the entire bioenergetic machinery of all life. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration is a book series that provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art account of research in photosynthesis and respiration. Photosynthesis is the process by which higher plants, algae, and certain species of bacteria transform and store solar energy in the form of energy-rich organic molecules. These compounds are in turn used as the energy source for all growth and reproduction in these and almost all other organisms. As such, virtually all life on the planet ultimately depends on photosynthetic energy conversion. Respiration, which occurs in mitochondrial and bacterial membranes, utilizes energy present in organic molecules to fuel a wide range of metabolic reactions critical for cell growth and development. In addition, many photosynthetic organisms engage in energetically wasteful photorespiration that begins in the chloroplast with an oxygenation reaction catalyzed by the same enzyme responsible for capturing carbon dioxide in photosynthesis. This series of books spans topics from physics to agronomy and medicine, from femtosecond processes to season long production, from the photophysics of reaction centers, through the electrochemistry of intermediate electron transfer, to the physiology of whole orgamisms, and from X-ray christallography of proteins to the morphology or organelles and intact organisms. The goal of the series is to offer beginning researchers, advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and even research specialists, a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of the remarkable advances across the full scope of research on photosynthesis, respiration and related processes. The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume and those of forthcoming volumes on the back cover.

Respiration in Archaea and Bacteria Diversity of Prokaryotic Respiratory Systems

Edited by

Davide Zannoni Universita di Bologna, Italy

A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.

ISBN 1-4020-2002-3 (HB) ISBN 1-4020-3163-7 (e-book) Published by Springer, P.O. Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Sold and distributed in North, Central and South America by Springer, 101 Philip Drive, Norwell, MA 02061, U.S.A. In all other countries, sold and distributed by Springer, P.O. Box 322, 3300 AH Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

The camera ready text was prepared by Lawrence A. Orr, Center for the Study of Early Events in Photosynthesis, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, U.S.A.

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