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 References