Pseudomonas comprises three volumes covering the biology of pseudomonads in a wide context, including the niches they inhabit, the taxonomic relations among members of this group, the molecular biology of gene expression in different niches and under different environmental conditions, the analysis of virulence traits in plants, animals and human pathogens as well as the determinants that make some strains useful for biotechnological applications and promotion of plant growth. There has been growing interest in pseudomonads and a particular urge to understand the biology underlying the complex metabolism of these ubiquitous microbes. These bacteria are capable of colonizing a wide range of niches, including the soil, the plant rhizosphere and phylosphere, and animal tissues; more recently they have attracted attention because of their capacity to form biofilms, a characteristic with potentially important medical and environmental implications. The three volumes cover the following topics: - Taxonomy, - Genomics, - Life styles, - Cell Architecture, - Virulence, - Regulation, - Macromolecules, - Alternative Respiratory Substrates, - Catabolism and Biotransformations. Pseudomonas will be of use to all researchers working on these bacteria, particularly those studying microbiology, plant crops, pathogenesis, and chemical engineering. Advanced students in biology, medicine and agronomy will also find these three volumes a valuable reference during their studies.

Table of Contents:
Volume I:- Taxonomy. 1. Taxonomy of Pseudomonads; N. Palleroni, E. Moore. Genomics. 2. The genome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa; B.R. Kulasekara, S. Lory. 3. Genomic Features of Pseudomonas putida Strain KT2440; V.A.P. Martins dos Santos, K.N. Timmis, B. Tümmler, C. Weinel. 4. The Genome of Pseudomonas syringae Tomato DC3000 and Functional Genomic Studies to better Understand Plant Pathogenesis; Y. Jamir, X. Tang, J.R. Alfano. 5. Comparative Genomics of Four Pseudomonas Species; L. Juhl Jensen, M. Skovgaard, T. Sicheritz-Pontén, N. Tue Hansen, H. Johansson, M. Kjær Jørgensen, K. Kiil, P.F. Hallin, D. Ussery. 6. Genomics of catabolic plasmids; P.A. Williams, R.M. Jones, G. Zylstra. 7. Plasmids of the Genus Pseudomonas; C.M. Thomas, A.S. Haines. 8. Phages of Pseudomonas; T. Hayashi, K. Nakayama. 9. Transposition and other mutational processes in Pseudomonas; M. Kiivisaar. 10. Molecular Tools for Genetic Analysis of Pseudomonads; H.P. Schweizer, V. de Lorenzo. 11. In Vivo Gene Expression: The IVET System; M. Espinosa-Urgel, M.I. Ramos-González. Life Styles. 12. Pseudomonas in the Soil Environment; J. Sørensen, O. Nybroe. 13. Life in the rhizosphere; B.J.J. Lugtenberg, G.V. Bloemberg. 14. Life in the Phyllosphere; M.J. Bailey. 15. Life as a Biocontrol Pseudomonad; Y. Moënne-Loccoz, G. Défago. 16. The Pathogenic Lifestyle of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Model Systems of Virulence; D.A. D'Argenio. 17. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Interactions with Host Cells; G.B. Pier, J.B. Goldberg. 18. The Biofilm Lifestyle of Pseudomonads; T. Tolker-Nielsen, S. Molin. Cell Architecture. 19. The Outer Membranes of Pseudomonads; S. Tamber, R.E.W. Hancock. 20. The Tol/OprL system of Pseudomonas; J.J. Rodríguez-Herva, M.A. Llamas. 21. Efflux pumps; K. Poole. 22. The Flagellar System of Pseudomonas aeruginosa; N. Dasgupta, S.K. Arora, R. Ramphal. 23. Mechanisms of Adhesion by Pseudomonads; S.M. Hinsa, G.A. O'Toole. 24. Fimbrial Genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas putida; A. Filloux, S. de Bentzmann, M. Aurouze, A. Lazdunski, I. Vallet. 25. Protein Secretion Mechanisms in Pseudomonas; A. Filloux, S. Bleves, P. van Ulsen, J. Tommassen. 26. Chemotaxis in Pseudomonads; R.E. Parales, A. Ferrández, C.S. Harwood. Volume II:- Virulence. 1. Virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa; C. Van Delden. 2. ATP-Utilizing Enzymes, Purinergic Receptor Modulation, Cupredoxins and Mammalian Cell Death; T. Yamada, A. Chakrabarty. 3. Iron Regulation and Siderophore Signalling in Virulence by Pseudomonas aeruginosa; P. Visca. 4. New Insights into the Biosynthesis, Mode of Action, and Regulation of Syringomycin, Syringopeptin, and Coronatine; C. Bender, B.K. Scholz-Schroeder. 5. Current Ideas on the Genetics and Regulation of the Synthesis of Phaseolotoxin in Pseudomonas syringae pv. Phaseolicola; A. Alvarez-Morales, K. López-López, J.L. Hernández-Flores. 6. The Type III Secretion Systems of Plant-Associated Pseudomonads: Genes and Proteins on the Move; G.M. Preston, A. Collmer. Regulation. 7. Global Regulation in Pseudomonas syringae; D. Willis, T. Kinscherf. 8. Post-Transcriptional Regulation in Pseudomonas spp. Via the Gac/Rsm Regulatory Network; S. Heeb, K. Heurlier, C. Valverde, M. Cámara, D. Haas, P. Williams. 9. Two-Component Signal Transduction Systems: A Key to the Adaptative Potential of Pseudomonas aeruginosa; I. Ventre, A. Filloux, A. Lazdunski. 10. Transcription Mediated by rpoN-Dependent Promoters; M. Valls, I. Cases, V. de Lorenzo. 11. Compiling sigma-70 dependent promoters; P. Domínguez-Cuevas, S. Marqués. 12. Compiling Extracytoplasmic Function (ECF) Sigma Factors Regulated Promoters in Pseudomonas; V. Venturi. 13. Catabolite Repression and Physiological Control; F. Rojo, M.A. Dinamarca. 14. Regulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A Synthesis; A. Hamood, J.A. Colmer-Hamood, N.L. Carty. 15. Lessons from the ami Operon; R.E. Drew, M. Haq. 16. Transcriptional Regulation and Catabolic Strategies of Phenol Degradative Pathways; V. Shingler. 17. Enzymatic Activation of the cistrans Isomerase and Transcriptional Regulation of Efflux Pumps in Solvent Tolerance in Pseudomonas putida; A. Segura, H.J. Heipieper, W. Terán, M.E. Guazzaroni, A. Rojas, E. Duque, M.-Trinidad Gallegos, J.-L. Ramos. 18. Transcriptional regulation of the toluene catabolic pathways; R. Ruíz, M.I. Aranda-Olmedo, P. Domínguez-Cuevas, M.I. Ramos-González, S. Marqués. Volume III:- Macromolecules. 1. Lipopolysaccharides of Pseudomonas aeruginosa; J. Lam, M. Matewish, K.K.H. Poon. 2. Alginate biosynthesis; S. Jain, D.E. Ohman. 3. Fatty Acid Biosynthesis and Biologically Significant Acyl Transfer Reactions in Pseudomonads; H.P. Schweizer. 4. The Biosynthesis of Hemes, Siroheme, Vitamin B12 and Linear Tetrapyrroles in Pseudomonads; N. Frakenberg, M. Schobert, J. Moser, E. Raux, R. Graham, M.J. Warren, D. Jahn. 5. Production of Cyclic Lipopeptides by Fluorescent Pseudomonads; O. Nybroe, J. Sørensen. 6. Biosynthesis of rhamnolipids; G. Soberón-Chávez. Alternative Respiratory Substrates. 7. Denitrification by Pseudomonads: Control and Assembly Processes; W.G. Zumft. 8. Physiological Evidence for Respiration of TNT by Pseudomonas sp. JLR11; J.-L. Ramos, A. Caballero, E. Duque, P. van Dillewijn, M. del Mar González-Pérez, A. Esteve-Núñez. Catabolism and Biotransformations. 9. Arginine and Polyamine Metabolism; Y. Itoh, Y. Nakada. 10. Proline and Lysine Metabolism; O. Revelles, M. Espinosa-Urgel. 11. Activation of Transcription Initiation and Regulation of Tryptophan Biosynthesis in Fluorescent Pseudomonads; G.N. Gussin. 12. Metabolism of Sulphur-Containing Organic Compounds; M.A. Kertesz. 13. Ring-Cleavage Dioxygenases; F.H. Vaillancourt, J.T. Bolin, L.D. Eltis. 14. Alkane Degradation by Pseudomonads; J.B. van Beilen, B. Witholt. 15. Genomic Insights in the Metabolism of Aromatic Compounds in Pseudomonas; J.I. Jiménez, B. Miñambres, J.L. García, E. Díaz. 16. Catabolism of PAHs; Y. Kasai, S. Harayama. 17. Overexpression and Secretion of Pseudomonas Lipases; K.-E. Jaeger, F. Rosenau. 18. Degradation of Chloroaromatics by Pseudomona(d)s; D.H. Pieper, W. Reineke. 19. Catabolism of Nitroaromatic Compounds; S.F. Nishino, J.C. Spain. 20. Solvent-Tolerance of Pseudomonads: A New Degree of Freedom in Biocatalysis; J. Wery, J.A.M. de Bont. Secondary Metabolism. 21. Biosynthesis and Regulation of Anti-Fungal Metabolites by Pseudomonads; J.P. Morrissey, M. Cullinane, A. Abbas, G.L. Mark, F. O'Gara. 22. Cyanogenesis; G. Pessi, D. Haas. 23. Polyketide Antibiotics of Pseudomonas; J. Hothersall, C. Thomas.