Preface |
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Chapter 1 Metabolic and Regulatory Networks in Clostridium acetobutylicum |
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1 | (20) |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (9) |
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1.3 Regulators of solventogenesis and sporulation in C. acetobutylicum |
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13 | (8) |
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19 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Clostridial Gene Tools |
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21 | (1) |
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2.2 Clostridial gene transfer |
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22 | (2) |
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2.3 Clostridial vector systems |
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24 | (3) |
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2.4 Tools for forward genetics studies |
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27 | (8) |
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2.4.1 Conjugative transposons |
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28 | (3) |
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2.4.2 Non-conjugative transposons |
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31 | (4) |
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2.5 Recombination-based tools for reverse genetic studies |
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35 | (5) |
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2.5.1 Mutants in pathogenic Clostridia |
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37 | (1) |
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2.5.2 Solventogenic Clostridia |
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38 | (1) |
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2.5.3 Negative selection markers |
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39 | (1) |
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2.6 Reverse genetic tools based on recombination-independent methods |
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2.6.2 Targetron-mediated inactivation of clostridial genes |
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41 | (1) |
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2.6.3 Positive selection of gene inactivation |
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42 | (1) |
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2.7 The ClosTron: a universal gene knock-out system for Clostridia |
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43 | (8) |
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2.7.1 ClosTron development |
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2.7.2 The prototype ClosTron system |
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44 | (3) |
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2.7.3 ClosTron procedure refinements |
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47 | (4) |
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51 | (5) |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Supporting Systems Biology of Clostridium acetobutylicum by Proteome Analysis |
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56 | (29) |
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57 | (3) |
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3.2 Stress proteomes of C. acetobutylicum |
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60 | (3) |
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3.3 Sample preparation and proteome reference maps of C. acetobutylicum |
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63 | (5) |
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3.4 Effects of the metabolic shift on the proteome of C. acetobutylicum |
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68 | (7) |
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3.5 Proteome data and transcriptome data, a comparison |
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75 | (6) |
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3.6 Conclusions and outlook |
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81 | (4) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Comparative Genomic Analysis of the General Stress Response in Clostridium Acetobutylicum ATCC 824 and Clostridium Beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 |
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85 | (18) |
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85 | (2) |
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4.2 Class I heat shock proteins |
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87 | (6) |
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4.3 Class II heat shock proteins |
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93 | (1) |
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4.4 Class III heat shock proteins |
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94 | (2) |
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4.5 Class IV--VI heat shock proteins |
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96 | (2) |
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4.6 Heat shock proteins (HSPs) and solvent tolerance |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (4) |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Mathematical Modeling of the pH-Induced Metabolic Shift in Clostridium Acetobutylicum |
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5.1 Industrial application of C. acetobutylicum |
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103 | (2) |
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5.2 AB fermentation in C. acetobuylicum |
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105 | (3) |
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5.3 Modeling the pH-dependent metabolic switch |
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5.3.1 The AB fermentation in a continuously fed well-stirred isothermal tank reactor |
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109 | (2) |
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5.3.2 pH-induced changes of transcriptome and proteome |
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5.3.3 The impact of the pH value on biochemical reactions |
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5.3.4 Dynamic modeling of the pH-dependent metabolic shift |
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5.4 Conclusions and outlook |
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126 | (5) |
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Chapter 6 Mathematical Models for Clostridia: From Cultivation Description to Systems Biology |
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131 | (5) |
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6.2 Models for the ABE fermentation process with Clostridia |
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136 | (1) |
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6.2.2 The ABE fermentation with C. acetobutylicum in batch processes |
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6.2.3 The ABE fermentation with C. acetobutylicum in continuous processes |
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155 | (5) |
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6.3 Models for processes with Clostridia beyond the ABE fermentation |
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160 | (7) |
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6.3.1 Growth models for C. perfringens |
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161 | (3) |
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6.3.2 Fermentative biohydrogen production by Clostridia |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (6) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Modelling agr-Dependent Quorum Sensing in Gram-Positive Bacteria |
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7.1 Quorum sensing: gene regulation in response to cell population density |
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174 | (1) |
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7.2 agr-type quorum sensing systems |
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175 | (3) |
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7.3 Mathematical models of quorum sensing |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (5) |
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186 | (4) |
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7.6 The relevance of modelling the agr operon to clostridial systems biology |
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190 | (3) |
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191 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Central Metabolism of the Solventogenic Species Clostridium Acetobutylicum ATCC 824 and Clostridium Beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 |
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194 | (1) |
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8.2 General genome features |
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195 | (5) |
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8.3 The central catabolic pathways |
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201 | (5) |
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8.3.4 Pyruvate conversion |
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8.3.5 Acetyl-CoA conversion |
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8.3.6 Energy generation and disposal of reducing equivalents |
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216 | (4) |
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Chapter 9 The Strategic Importance of Butanol for Japan During WWII: A Case Study of the Butanol Fermentation Process in Taiwan and Japan |
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9.2 Historical events that led to the establishment and development of the ABE fermentation process in Japan prior to WWII |
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223 | (1) |
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9.3 The key role played by Japanese air power |
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224 | (2) |
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9.4 The importance of high-octane aviation fuel |
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226 | (4) |
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9.5 Japan's vulnerability with respect to oil and aviation fuel |
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230 | (1) |
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9.6 The establishment of the Japanese ABE fermentation industry |
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231 | (3) |
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9.7 Japan's acquisition of US aviation fuel technology |
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234 | (6) |
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9.8 Developments leading to use of biobutanol for iso-octane production |
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9.9 Reasons for the establishment of a major butanol fermentation industry in Taiwan |
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242 | (2) |
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9.10 The main butanol plant at Kagi in Taiwan |
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244 | (5) |
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9.11 Japan's fuel situation at the outbreak of WWII |
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9.12 The development of a sugar-based butanol fermentation process |
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252 | (3) |
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9.13 The role of the Japanese Navy fuel depots in butanol and iso-octane production |
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255 | (4) |
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9.14 The USAAF bombing campaign in Taiwan, 1944--1945 |
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259 | (2) |
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9.15 The impact on Japan's fuel supplies |
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261 | (3) |
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9.16 Post-war developments in Taiwan leading to the re-establishment of the butanol fermentation process |
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264 | (4) |
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9.17 The post-war butanol fermentation process in Japan and China |
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268 | (5) |
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270 | (1) |
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