Book Reviews

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S upplement T o I ndex B ergeyana (1981). Edited by N.E. Gibbons, K.B. Pattee & J.G. Holt.
L aboratory P rocedures I n C linical M icrobiology (1981). Edited by J.A. Washington.
D enitrification (1981). W.J. Payne.
B acterial P lasmids (A spects of M icrobiology N o . 4) (1981). K. Hardy.
E nvironmental M icrobiology (1981). W.D. Grant & P.E. Long.
H andbuch der B acteriellen I nfektionen bei T ieren . B and III (1981). Edited by H. Blobel & T. Schliesser.
B acterial T oxins and C ell M embranes (1978). Edited by N. Jeljaszewicz & T. Wadstrom.     

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May, R.M. (Ed.) (1981) Theoretical Ecology: Principles and Applications.
Mason, C.F. (1981) Biology of Freshwater Pollution.
Ilmavirta, V., Jones, R.I. & Persson, P.-E. (1982) Lakes and Water Management.
Ball, I.R. & Reynoldson, T.B. (1981) British Planarians. Platyhelminthes: Tricladida.     

Book reviews

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P rocedure M anual for C linical B acteriology : A nnotated (1982) D. Branson.
A quatic P ollution : A n I ntroductory T ext (1981) E.A. Laws
S tatistics and N umerical M ethods in BASIC for B iologists (1982). J.D. Lee & T.D. Lee.
M icrobes , M an and A nimals (1982) A.H. Linton.     

Besprechungen/Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Chiarelli , A. B., und R. S. Corruccini, eds. (1981): Primate evolutionary biology (Evolutionsbiologie der Primaten). Herbinet , E., and M. C. Busnel, eds. (1981): L'aube des sens (The dawn of senses/Erwachen der Sinne). Barlow , H. B., und J. D. Mollon, eds. (1982): The senses (Die Sinne). Steiner , J. E., und J. R. Ganchrow, eds. (1982): Determination of behaviour by chemical stimuli (Steuerung von Verhalten durch chemische Reize). Stein , J. F. (1982): An introduction to neurophysiology (Einführung in die Neurophysiologie). Obrist , P. A. (1981): Cardiovascular psychophysiology — A perspective (Kreislaufphysiologie und Verhalten). Fagen , R. (1981): Animal play behavior (Spielverhalten von Tieren).     

Book reviews

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C oncepts in V iral P athogenesis III (1989). Edited by A.L. Notkins & M.B.A. Old-stone.
A C olour A tlas of M eat I nspection (1990). By J. Infante Gil & J. Costa Durao.
P romiscuous P lasmids of G ram -N egative B acteria (1989). Edited by Christopher M. Thomas.
S hort P rotocols in M olecular B iology (1989). Edited by F.M. Ausubel et al.
G enetics of B acterial D iversity (1989). Edited by D.A. Hopwood & K.F. Chater.
Y east G enetics . A M anual of M ethods (1989). By J.F.T. Spencer, D.M. Spencer & I.J. Burce.
M etals and M icro -O rganisms (1989). By M.N. Hughes & R.K. Poole.
S eed -B orne D isease and S eed H ealth T esting of R ice (1989). By P. C. Agarwal, C.N. Mortensen & S.B. Mathur.     

Besprechungen/Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Barnard , C. J., und H. Stephens (1981): Prey size selection by lapwings in lapwing/gull associations (Beutesuche bei Kiebitzen, die mit Möwen ver-gesellschaftet sind). Rivault , C. (1981): Rôle des facteurs sociaux sur l'expression de la rythmicité circadienne dans un groupe chez Periplaneta americana (Dictyopt.) Schöne , H., und J. Tengö (1981): Competition of males, courtship behaviour and chemical communication in the digger wasp Bembix rostrata (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) (Wettstreit der Männchen, Balz und Duftsignale bei der Wegwespe B. Shillito Walser , E., E. Walters und P. Hague (1981): A statistical analysis of the structure of bleats from sheep of four different breeds (Unterschiede in der Klangstruktur des Blökens von vier Schafrassen: Statistische Analyse). Dücker , G., M. Horter und A. Brinkmann (1981): Untersuchungen über die Dauer kontinuierlichen Eintrageverhaltens bei Mäusen (Perseverance of retrieval behaviour in mice). De Boer , B. A. (1981): Influence of population density on the territorial, courting and spawning behaviour of male Chromis cyanea (Pomacentridae) (Einfluß der Populationsdichte auf Revier-, Balz- und Laichverhalten des Pomacentriden Ch. c.). Reinhardt , V., und A. Reinhardt (1981): Cohesive relationships in a cattle herd (Bos indicus) (Persönliche Bindungen innerhalb einer Rinderherde). Searcy , W. A., P. D. McArthur , S. S. Peters und P. Marler (1981): Response of male song and swamp sparrows to neighbour, stranger, and self songs (Antworten von Sing- und Sumpfammermännchen auf nachbarlichen, fremden und eigenen Gesang). de Waal , F. B. M., und J. A. R. A. M. van Hooff (1981): Side-directed communication and agonistic interactions in chimpanzees (An Dritte gerichtetes Verhalten in Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Schimpansen). Payne , R. B., W. L. Thompson , K. L. Fiala und L. L. Sweany (1981): Local song traditions in indigo buntings: Cultural transmission of behavior patterns across generations (Gesangstraditionen bei Indigofinken). Tasker , C. R., und J. A. Mills (1981): A functional analysis of courtship feeding in the red-billed gull, Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus (Funktions-analyse des Balzfütterns bei Weißkopf-Lachmöwen). Burger , J., und M. Gochfeld (1981): Age-related differences in piracy behaviour of four species of gulls, Larus (Altersabhängigkeit räuberischen Verhaltens bei vier Möwenarten). Conover , M. R., und D. E. Miller (1981): Elicitation of vocalizations and pecking in ring-billed gull chicks (Auslösung von Rufen und Picken bei Kücken der Kragenmöwe). Martens , J. (1981): Lautäußerungen der Baumläufer des Himalaya und zur akustischen Evolution der Gattung Certhia (Vocalizations of Tree Creepers in the Himalayas). Zusi , R. L., und D. Bridge (1981): On the slit pupil of the Black Skimmer (Rhynchops niger) (Über die schlitzförmige Pupille des Scherenschnabels). Nelson , B. (1978): The Gannet (Der Baßtölpel). King , A. S., und J. McLelland, eds. (1981): Form and function in birds, Vol. 2 (Funktionsmorphologie der Vögel, Bd. 2). Roy , M. Aaron, ed. (1980): Species identity and attachment. Fantino , E., and Ch. F. Logan (1979): The experimental analysis of behavior: A biological perspective (Experimentelle Verhaltensanalyse in biologischer Sicht).     

Book reviews

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M icroalgae (1994) By E.W. Becker.
T he E volutionary B iology of V iruses (1994). Edited by S.S. Morse.
MCQ s in M edical M icrobiology and I nfectious D iseases (1993). By P.W. Ross and F.X.S. Emmanuel.
T uberculosis : B ack to T he F uture (1994). Edited by J.D.H. Porter and K.P.W. McAdam.
M aking S afe F ood : A M anagement G uide for M icrobiological Q uality (1991). By W.F. Harrigan and R.W.A. Park.
B acterial P rotein T oxins : FEMS S ymposium No. 73. (1994). Edited by J. Freer, R. Aitken, J.E. Alouf, G. Boulnois, P. Falmagne, F. Fehrenbach, C. Montecucco     

Book Review

B iotechnology: A T extbook OF I ndustrial M icrobiology (1984). W. Crueger & A. Crueger.
I ntroduction TO M odern M ycology 2nd edition B asic M icrobiology Volume 7 (1984). J. W. Deacon.
L aboratory A nimal M edicine (1984). Edited by J. G. Fox, B. J. Cohen & F. M. Loew.
B acterial V accines (1984). Edited by R. Germanier.
M onoclonal A ntibodies: P rinciples AND P ractice P roduction AND A pplication IN C ell B iology , B iochemistry AND I mmunology (1983) J. W. Goding.
A dvances IN B iotechnological P rocesses Volume 3 (1984). Edited by A. Mizrahi & A. L. van Wezel.
C urrent D evelopment IN B iological N itrogen F ixation (1984). Edited by N. S. Subba Roa.     

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B iotechnology V olume 2. G enetic F undamentals and G enetic E ngineering (1993). Edited by H.-J. Rehm and G. Reed.
C owan and S teel's M anual for the I dentification of M edical B acteria (1993). Edited by G.I. Barrow and R.K.A. Feltham.
Bacillus thuringiensis , AN E nvironmental B iopesticide : T heory and P ractice (1993). Edited by P.F. Entwistle, J.S. Cory, M.J. Bailey and S. Higgs.
T rends in M icrobiology : V irulence , I nfection and P athogenesis (1993).
N etworking in B rucellosis R esearch (1991). Edited by J.F. Frank.
Serpula lacrymans : F undamental B iology and C ontrol S trategies (1991). Edited by D.H. Jennings and A.F. Bravery.
M onitoring G enetically M anipulated M icroorganisms in the E nvironment (1993). Edited by C. Edwards.     

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S afety in C linical and B iomedical L aboratories (1988). Edited by C.H. Collins.
L aboratory -A cquired I nfections (1988). 2nd edn By C.H. Collins.
P athologic D iagnosis of F ungal , A ctinomycetal and A lgal I nfections (1988). By Francis W. Chandler & John C. Watts.
A ctinomycetes in B iotechnology (1988). Edited by M. Goodfellow, S.T. Williams & N. Mordarski.
I mmobilized B iocatalysts (1988). By Winfried Hartmeier.
B acterial C ell S urface T echniques (1988). By I. Hancock & Ian Poxton.
M icro -O rganisms in A ction : C oncepts and A pplications in M icrobiological E cology (1988). Edited by J.M. Lynch & J.E. Hobbie.
N itrification (1987). Edited by J.I. Prosser.
A naerobic B acteria (1987). By K.T. Holland, J.S. Knapp & J.G. Shoesmith.
G onococci and M eningococci (1988). Edited by J.T. Poolman, H.C. Zanen, T.F. Meyer, I.E. Heckles, P.R.H. Makela, H. Smith & E.C. Beuvery.     

Book Reviews

M ycotoxins (1974). Edited by I. F. H. Purchase.
C owan and S teel's M anual for the I dentification of M edical B acteria (1974). S. T. Cowan.
A C olour A tlas of M icrobiology (1975). R. J. Olds.
M embranes and their C ellular F unctions (1974). J. B. Finean, R. Coleman & R. H. Michell.
S ingle C ell P rotein (1974). Edited by P. Davis.
W riting S cientific P apers in E nglish (1975). Maeve O'Connor & F. P. Woodford.
M icrobiology Vol. I (1975). Edited by V. A. Sherin & L. S. Smirnova.     

Platelet-derived growth factor. Specific binding to target cells

The binding of the human platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) to Swiss mouse 3T3 cells have been investigated. The binding is specific and reversible. The dissociation constant is approximately 0.7 x 10(-9) M with approximately 400,000 binding sites/cell. Two forms of PDGF, PDGF I (Mr = 31,000) and PDGF II (Mr = 28,000), previously identified (Deuel, T. F., Huang, J. S., Proffitt, R. T., Baenziger, J. U., Chang, D., and Kennedy, B. B. (1981) J. Biol. Chem. 256, 8896-8899 and Deuel, T. F., Huang. J. S., Proffitt, R. T., Chang, D., and Kennedy, B. B. (1981) J. Supramol. Cell Biochem. 5 (Suppl.), 128) bind equally well to 3T3 cells. Polylysine and histone, but not cytochrome c, partially inhibit the binding of PDGF to 3T3 cells. Protamine sulfate blocks binding in a competitive manner and is capable of displacing PDGF previously bound to the cell surface. EDTA influenced neither the binding of PDGF to the cell surface nor the displacement of cell-bound PDGF. At 37 degrees C, PDGF bound to the cell surface is lost and iodotyrosine is released free into the supernatant, with each process having a t 1/2 of approximately 90 min. The binding activity of the putative PDGF receptor is markedly reduced by previous incubation with PDGF, thereby apparently regulating its activity in a manner similar to epidermal growth factor.     

Book reviews

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H andbuch der B akteriellen I nfektionen bei T ieren Band IV (1982). Edited by H. Blobel & T. Schliesser.
P atenting in the B iological S ciences (1982). R.S. Crespi.
D evolopments in F ood M icrobiology —1 (1982). Edited by R. Davies.
A M anual of M ethods for the B acteriological E xamination of F rozen F oods (1982). L. P. Hall 3rd ed.
I mmunobiology of I nfection with H erpes S implex V irus (Monographs in Virology, Vol 13). (1982). H. Kirchner.     

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T he S taphylococci (1985). Edited by J. Jeljaszewicz.
G uidelines for D rinking -W ater Q uality (1985).
C olour A tlas of F ood Q uality C ontrol (1986). J. P. Sutherland, A. H. Varnam & M. G. Evans.
M icrobiology of F rozen F oods (1985). Edited by R. K. Robinson.
M icrobiology of F ermented F oods , Volumes 1 and 2 (1985). Edited by B. J. B. Wood.
M icrobial E nergetics (1985). E. A. Dawes.
G. T. M acfarlane & H. N. E nglyst . Journal of Applied Bacteriology 1986 60 , 195–201     

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B asic B iotechnology . A S tudent's G uide (1987). Edited by P. Prave, U. Faust, W. Sittig & D.A. Sukatsch.
B acteria AS P lant P athogens (1987). By Eve Billing.
B iotechnology. A C omprehensive T reatise I n 8 V olumes .
C urrent T opics I n M icrobiology A nd I mmunology 136: T he M olecular B iology O f B acterial V irus S ystems (1988). Edited by G. Hobom & R. Rott.
G enetic B iochemistry : F rom G ene T o P rotein (1988). By J. Etienne-Decant.
I ntracellular B acteria : C urrent T opics I n M icrobiology A nd I mmunology N o.
P roceedings O f T he 8TH I nternational B iotechnology S ymposium P aris 1988 (1989). Edited by G. Durand, L. Bobichon & J. Florent. Vol.
B iological W aste T reatment (1989). Edited by A. Mizrahi.
I n V itro T echniques I n R esearch (1989). Edited by J.W. Payne.
B loodstream I nfections : L aboratory D etection A nd C linical C onsiderations (1989). By C.L. Strand & J.A. Shulman.
M etal -M icrobe I nteraction (1989). Edited by Robert K. Poole & Geoffrey M. Gadd.
B iochemistry O f A ntimicrobial A ction (1989). By T.J. Franklin & G.A. Snow.
T heory A nd A pplication O f M icrobial A ssay (1989). By W. Hewitt & S. Vincent.     

Book reviews

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P arasitology in F ocus : F acts and T rends (1988). Edited by H. Mehlman.
C olour A tlas for the D iagnosis of B acterial P athogens in A nimals (1988). Edited by W. Bisping & G. Amtsberg.
R ole of G ut F lora in T oxicity and C ancer (1988). By I.R. Rowland.
A naerobes T oday (1988). Edited by J.M. Hardie & S.P. Bordello.
T he R elease of G enetically -E ngineered M icro -O rganisms (1988). Edited by M. Sussman, C.H. Collins, F.A. Skinner & D.E. Stewart-Tull.
M icrobial T echnology in the D eveloping W orld (1988). Edited by E.J. Dasilva, Y.R. Dommergues, E.J. Nyns & C. Ratledge.
M icrobial L ipids Volume 1 (1988). Edited by C. Ratledge & S.G. Wilkinson.     

Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli from wastewater before and after treatment in stabilization ponds in the arid region of Marrakech, Morocco

Book reviewed in this article:
M edical M icrobiology (1991). By G.F. Brooks, J.S. Butel & L.N. Ornston.
I mmunoassays in F ood and A griculture (1991). Edited by A. Paraf & G. Peltre.
P rinciples of B acteriology , V irology and I mmunity .
F oodborne P athogens : A n I llustrated T ext (1991). By A.H. Varnam & M.G. Evans.     

Book Reviews

M icrobial I nteractions and C ommunities Vol. 1. (1982). Edited by A.T. Bull & J.H. Slater. 567 pp. London, New York: Academic Press. £33.80, US $69.50.
B ioactive M icrobial P toducts : S earch and D iscovery (Special Publications of the Society for General Microbiology No. 6) (1982). Edited by J.D. Bu'Lock, L.J. Nisbet & O.J. Winstanley. 148 pp. London and New York: Academic Press. £10.00, US $20.50.
I solation and I dentification M ethods for F ood P oisoning O rganisms (Society for Applied Bacteriology Technical Series No. 17). (1982). Edited by Janet E.L. Corry, Diane Roberts & F.A. Skinner. 406 pp. London and New York: Acadmic Press. £30.00, US $55.50.
P lasmids (Study in Biology No. 142) (1982). M.J. Day. 52 pp. London: Edward Arnold. £2.50.
S mith's I ntroduction T o I ndustrial M ycology 7th Edition (1981). A.H.S. Onions, D. Allsopp & H.O.W. Eggins. 398 pp. London: Edward Arnold. £37.50.     

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N eutralization of A nimal V iruses (1993). By N.J. Dimmock.
Bacillus subtilis and O ther G ram -P ositive B acteria : B iochemistry , P hysiology and M olecular G enetics (1993).
C hilled F oods : A C omprehensive G uide (1992). Edited by C. Dennis and M. Stringer.
M edical M icrobiology (1992). Edited by D. Greenwood, R. Slack and J. Peutherer.
B acteriocins of L actic A cid B acteria (1993). Edited by D.G. Hoover and L.R. Steenson.
Bacillus thuringiensis , an E nvironmental B iopesticide : T heory and P ractice (1993). Edited by P.F. Entwistle, J.S. Cory, M.J. Bailey and S. Higgs.
P ediatric I nfectious D isease (1993). Edited by D. Engelhard, M.I. Marks and D. Branski.