Sold by ebook-online on Tradebit The world's largest download marketplace 3,247,664 satisfied buyers
Dynamic Bacterial Genome
This book is concerned with the mechanisms underlying recombination in bacterial DNA. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the mechanisms and biological consequences of genome rearrangements in bacteria. Genome rearrangements are a result of the actions of discrete genetic elements such as conjugative transposons, plasmids, phage, and non-conjugative transposons. Bacteria also contain systems to mediate genetic rearrangements such as the general recombination pathway and specialized endogenous recombination mechanisms. The biological effects of these rearrangements are far-reaching and impact on bacterial virulence, antibiotic resistance and the ability of bacteria to avoid the attentions of the host immune system (e.g. antigenic variation). These rearrangements also provide the raw material on which natural selection can act. Each chapter examines the mechanisms involved in genome rearrangements and the direct biological consequences of these events. This book is written by leading research workers and is an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers in this field.
EAN/ISBN : 9780511343292
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
Format: ePub/PDF
Author(s): Mullany, Peter
File Data
This file is sold by ebook-online, an independent seller on Tradebit.