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Microbiology Monographs Volume 11 Series Editor: Alexander Steinbüchel Münster, Germany Microbiology Monographs Volumes published in the series Inclusions in Prokaryotes Molecular Microbiology of Heavy Metals Volume Editor: Jessup M. Shively Volume Editors: Dietrich H. Nies and Simon Silver Vol. 1, 2006 Vol. 6, 2007 Complex Intracellular Structures in Prokaryotes Microbial Linear Plasmids Volume Editor: Jessup M. 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Wendisch Vol. 10, 2009 Vol. 5, 2007 Edward Schwartz Editor Microbial Megaplasmids Editor Dr. Edward Schwartz Institut fuer Biologie, Mikrobiologie Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Chausseestr. 117 10115 Berlin Germany [email protected] Series Editor Professor Dr. Alexander Steinbüchel Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Corrensstraße 3 48149 Münster Germany [email protected] Microbiology Monographs ISSN 1862-5576 e-ISSN 1862-5584 ISBN 978-3-540-85466-1 e-ISBN 978-3-540-85467-8 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-85467-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008940579 © 2009 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. 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Cover design: WMX Design GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany Printed on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 springer.com Contents Part I Megaplasmids in Archaea Haloarchaeal Megaplasmids ........................................................................... 3 Shiladitya DasSarma, Melinda Capes, and Priya DasSarma Part II Megaplasmids and Biodegradation Megaplasmids and the Degradation of Aromatic Compounds by Soil Bacteria ........................................................................... 33 Eve Vedler Catabolic Plasmids Involved in the Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Heteroaromatic Compounds ......................... 55 Hideaki Nojiri, Masahiro Sota, and Masaki Shintani Part III Megaplasmids in Plant Symbionts and Pathogens Sinorhizobium meliloti Megaplasmids and Symbiosis in S. meliloti ............ 91 Frédérique Barloy-Hubler and Mohamed Jebbar The Megaplasmid pNGR234a of Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234 ................ 119 Patrick Mavingui Ti and Ri Plasmids ........................................................................................... 133 Katsunori Suzuki, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Shinji Yamamoto, Kazuya Kiyokawa, Kazuki Moriguchi, and Kazuo Yoshida Part IV Megaplasmids in Human Pathogens The Virulence Plasmids of Shigella fl exneri .................................................. 151 Charles J. Dorman ix x Contents The Three Bears and Virulence-Associated Plasmids in the Genus Yersinia ........................................................................................ 171 Sarah L. Howard, Philippa C.R. Strong, and Brendan W. Wren Virulence Megaplasmids in Bacillus anthracis and Their Relatives in the Bacillus cereus Group ......................................... 187 Agnès Fouet and Marie Moya Part V Megaplasmids and Special Metabolic Functions Megaplasmids in Cupriavidus Genus and Metal Resistance ........................ 209 Max Mergeay, Sébastien Monchy, Paul Janssen, Rob Van Houdt, and Natalie Leys Megaplasmids of Aerobic Hydrogenotrophic and Carboxidotrophic Bacteria ...................................................................... 239 Edward Schwartz The Megaplasmid pAO1 of Arthrobacter Nicotinovorans and Nicotine Catabolism ................................................................................. 271 Petra Ganas, Gabor L. Igloi, and Roderich Brandsch The pMUM Megaplasmid of Mycobacterium ulcerans and Closely Related Mycobacteria: A Blueprint for the Synthesis of Mycolactones................................................................... 283 Sacha J. Pidot, Nicholas J. Tobias, and Tim Stinear Megaplasmid pKB1 of the Rubber-Degrading Bacterium Gordonia westfalica Strain Kb1 ................................................... 297 Daniel Bröker and Alexander Steinbüchel Megaplasmid pMP118 of Lactobacillus salivarius ........................................ 311 Paul W. O’Toole and Emma J. Raftis Index .................................................................................................................. 327 Part I Megaplasmids in Archaea
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