Editors Remaut (structural biology, Vrije University, Belgium) and Fronzes (biochemistry, Pasteur Institute, France) offer this compilation of research on the structure and function of lipid bilayer membranes in bacterial cells. The three largest sections cover composition and synthesis of the membrane, interactions of lipids and proteins, and transport across membranes, with one article addressing signal transduction and a short final section discussing membrane involvement in the development and possible treatment of bacterial disease. The volume offers researchers of bacteria in medicine and biochemistry a selection of relevant new results to consider and respond to in their research. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation 2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
