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The Biology of Acinetobacter

Taxonomy, Clinical Importance, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Industrial Relevance

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. K. J. Towner

    1. Department of Microbiology and PHLS Laboratory, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK

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  2. E. Bergogne-Bérézin

    1. Département de Microbiologie, CHU Bichat, Paris, France

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  3. C. A. Fewson

    1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

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Part of the book series: F.E.M.S. Symposium Series (FEMS, volume 57)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Acinetobacter: Portrait of a Genus

    • K. J. Towner, E. Bergogne-Bérézin, C. A. Fewson
    Pages 1-24

  3. Taxonomy of Acinetobacter

    • P. A. D. Grimont, P. J. M. Bouvet
    Pages 25-36

  4. Typing of Acinetobacter

    • P. J. M. Bouvet
    Pages 37-51

  5. Hospital Epidemiology of Acinetobacter Infection

    • W. C. Noble
    Pages 53-62

  6. Epidemiology of Acinetobacter Strains Isolated from Nosocomial Infections in France

    • M. L. Joly-Guillou, E. Bergogne-Bérézin, J. F. Vieu
    Pages 63-68

  7. Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of Nosocomial Acinetobacter Baumannii Isolates

    • J. Vila, M. A. Canales, M. A. Marcos, R. Gomez-Lus, M. T. Jimenez de Anta
    Pages 69-76

  8. Factors Influencing the Virulence of Acinetobacter

    • J.-L. Avril, R. Mesnard
    Pages 77-82

  9. Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms in Acinetobacter

    • E. Bergogne-Bérézin, M. L. Joly-Guillou
    Pages 83-115

  10. The Chromosomal β-Lactamases of the Genus Acinetobacter: Enzymes Which Challenge our Imagination

    • J. Hood, S. G. B. Amyes
    Pages 117-132

  11. The use of Molecular Techniques for the Location and Characterisation of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter

    • B. G. Elisha, L. M. Steyn
    Pages 133-148

  12. Plasmid and Transposon Behaviour in Acinetobacter

    • K. J. Towner
    Pages 149-167

  13. Plasmid Stability and the Expression and Regulation of a Marker Gene in Acinetobacter and other Gram-Negative Hosts

    • C. Winstanley, J. A. W. Morgan, J. R. Saunders, R. W. Pickup
    Pages 169-181

  14. Random Insertional Mutagenesis in Acinetobacter

    • B. Vosman, R. Kok, K. J. Hellingwerf
    Pages 183-189

  15. Genetic Organisation of Acinetobacter

    • A. Vivian
    Pages 191-200

  16. Evolution of Genes for the β-Ketoadipate Pathway in Acinetobacter Calcoaceticus

    • L. N. Ornston, E. L. Neidle
    Pages 201-237

  17. Organisation, Potential Regulatory Elements and Evolution of trp Genes in Acinetobacter

    • G. Haspel, V. Kishan, W. Hillen
    Pages 239-249

  18. Codon Usage in Acinetobacter Structural Genes

    • P. J. White, I. S. Hunter, C. A. Fewson
    Pages 251-257

  19. The Outer Membrane of Acinetobacter: Structure-Function Relationships

    • P. Borneleit, H.-P. Kleber
    Pages 259-271

  20. Energy Reserves in Acinetobacter

    • L. M. Fixter, M. K. Sherwani
    Pages 273-294
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The 1st International Workshop on Acinetobacter was held on 6th September, 1986, in Manchester, England, in association with the 14th International Congress of Microbiology. That occasion was so well attended and productive that there were soon discussions about how, when and where the next meeting should be held. This time, however, there was sufficient confidence to think of a more substantial meeting and to plan for the proceedings to be published. It emerged that there was wide agreement that the time was ripe to take stock of the entire biology of Acinetobacter: its occurrence and taxonomy; its molecular biology, biochemistry and physiology; its clinical importance and its industrial and commercial applications. The 2nd International Workshop on Acinetobacter took place from 6th to 7th September, 1990, at the Institut Pasteur, Paris, and was sponsored by the Federation of European Microbiological Societies. There were about 100 participants from 19 countries. The backbone of the meeting consisted of 23 plenary lectures. There were 28 posters and the meeting closed with a general discussion which went on long after the official finishing time despite all the counter-attractions of a sunny Parisian Friday afternoon. Indeed discussions continued while cruising along the Seine and while dining at the top of the Tour Montparnasse. However, the vitality and usefulness of even the most successful meeting is difficult to transmit by the printed word.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Microbiology and PHLS Laboratory, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK

    K. J. Towner

  • Département de Microbiologie, CHU Bichat, Paris, France

    E. Bergogne-Bérézin

  • Department of Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

    C. A. Fewson

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