Table of Contents

Metal Ions and Bacteria (T. Beveridge). Factors Affecting the Toxicity of Heavy Metals to Microbes (Y. Collins & G. Stotzky). Inorganic Ion Gradients in Methanogenic Archaebacteria: A Comparative Analysis to Other Prokaryotes (G. Sprott). Bacterial Resistance to Toxic Heavy Metals (S. Silver, et al.). Siderophore Systems of Bacteria and Fungi (J. Neilands). Transition Metal Enzymes in Bacterial Metabolism (L. Wackett, et al.). Importance of Iron in Bacterial Virulence (C. Cox). Minerals and Bacterial Spores (R. Marquis). How Cell Walls of Gram-Positive Bacteria Interact with Metal Ions (R. Doyle). Metallic Ion Interactions with the Outer Membrane of Gram-Negative Bacteria (F. Ferris). Interactions Between Metal Ions and Capsular Polymers (G. Geesey & L. Jang). Applied Microbial Processes for Metals Recovery and Removal from Wastewater (C. Brierley, et al.). Mechanisms of Oxidation and Reduction of Manganese (K. Nealson, et al.). Mineral Formation and Decomposition by Microorganisms (F. Ferris, et al.). Index.