Structural and Functional Relationships in Prokaryotes
暫譯: 原核生物的結構與功能關係

本書探討細菌生理學，以均衡的觀點介紹生理學，同時討論生物能量學（bioenergetics）與細菌代謝，藉此建立一般性的原理與概念，並強調從模式系統（model systems）所獲得的資訊。本書也涵蓋一些實驗設計方面的議題，讓讀者了解細菌代謝的實務層面及其所帶來的影響。作者透過五位世界知名細菌生理學家的討論，啟發讀者思考此領域未來的發展。

Dr. Larry L. Barton is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology in the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He received a PhD in Microbiology and Biochemistry at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and following a research appointment in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Georgia at Athens he joined faculty of Microbiology at the School of Health and Hygiene at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. His research has focused on mineral metabolism and energetics of bacteria. He was the first to report phosphorylation coupled to anaerobic respiration of fumarate and nitrite bu anaerobic bacteria. Several papers reporting the interaction between anaerobic bacteria with metallic ions including the formation of metallic nanoparticles came from his investigations. He demonstrated that anaerobic environmental bacteria can reduce soluble toxic metals and metalloids to insoluble materials with reduced toxicity. Most recently he was interested int the effect of hydrogen sulfide generated by intestinal bacteria on cognitive activity on mice. In addition to publishing numerous research papers and review articles, he has edited or authored over a dozen books in microbiology, started the international journal Anaerobe, and served as advisor for the international organization focused on plant-iron metabolism. He co-organized the first International Biometals Symposium and assisted in the organization of 12 additional Biometals Symposia. The Springer Briefs in Biometals was initiated by Professor Barton and he served as editor pf these short books for over a decade.

Larry L. Barton 博士是美國新墨西哥州阿布奎克市 University of New Mexico 生物學系的榮譽教授。他於 University of Nebraska（林肯）取得微生物學與生物化學博士學位；在 University of Georgia（雅典）生物化學系從事研究工作後，加入 Johns Hopkins University（馬里蘭州巴爾的摩）公共衛生與衛生學院的微生物學 faculty。

他的研究主要聚焦於細菌的礦物質代謝與能量學。他率先報導厭氧細菌在延胡索酸鹽（fumarate）與亞硝酸鹽（nitrite）的厭氧呼吸過程中，會發生與之偶聯的磷酸化反應。他的研究成果也發表了多篇探討厭氧細菌與金屬離子相互作用的論文，其中包括金屬奈米粒子的形成。他證實，環境中的厭氧細菌能將可溶性有毒金屬與類金屬還原為難溶且毒性較低的物質。

最近，他的研究興趣聚焦於腸道細菌產生的硫化氫對小鼠認知活動的影響。除了發表大量研究論文與綜述文章之外，他還編輯或撰寫了十多本微生物學相關書籍，創辦國際期刊 Anaerobe，並擔任一個專注於植物鐵代謝之國際組織的顧問。他共同籌辦了第一屆 International Biometals Symposium，並協助組織另外 12 屆 Biometals Symposium。Springer Briefs in Biometals 系列由 Barton 教授發起，而他也擔任該系列短篇專著的編輯超過十年。