The Bacteria: Their Origin, Structure, Function and Antibiosis

Preface
Legend to the frontispiece
Part 1 Origin Of Bacteria
1. Origin Of Life Based On Physical Principles
2. Preamble To Life
3. The First Cell
4. Development Of Cell Physiology And Diversity
Part 2 Wall Structure
5. Covalent Bonds And Tensile Strength Of Biomaterials
6. Structure Of The Fabric That Covers A Bacterium
7. The Covalently-Linked Sacculus: The Nona-Muropeptide Model
8. The Structure Of The Tessera : I.E. The Unit Structure Of The Wall Surface
9. Extrusion And Incorporation Into The Wall
10. The Role Of Poles In The Growth Strategy Of Bacteria
Part 3 Bacterial Morphologies
11. Sidewalls Of Gram-Negative Rod-Shaped Bacteria
12. Growth Strategies For Gram-Positive Cells
13. Wall Growth Strategies For Gram-Negative Cells
14. Commas, Vibrios, Spirilla, And Helicobacters; Tapered And Branched Bacteria
15. Spirochetes And Spiroplasma And The Special Strategies For CWD (Cell Wall Deficient) Cells
16. Coccal Versus Rods-Shaped Cell And The First Bacterium
17. Diseases: Old And New, Especially
Part 4 Antibiosis
18. Lysozymes As Alternatives To ss-Lactams Antibiotics Acting On The Bacterial Wall
19. Development Of Wall Antibiotics And Bacterial Counter-Measures
20. Antibiotics And Resistance, With An Emphasis On Aminoglycosides
21. Future Chemotherapy Aimed At The Bacterial Murein
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