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OverviewGenomics and Evolution of Eukaryotic Microbes synthesizes the rapidly emerging fields of eukaryotic diversity and genome evolution. Eukaryotes (cells with nuclei) evolved as microbes and have existed on Earth for approximately two billion years. The tremendous diversity of eukaryotic microbes (protists) is often overlooked by those who study the macroscopic eukaryotic lineages: plants, animals, and fungi. Yet, eukaryotic microbes are of critical importance to ecosystems, human health, and our desire to understand biodiversity on Earth. By bringing together groundbreaking data from genome studies of diverse eukaryotic microbes, this book elucidates the many novelties among eukaryotic genomes and provides a single resource for otherwise widely dispersed information. Eukaryotic microorganisms impact both our health and our environment. These organisms include some of the deadliest known pathogens such as Plasmodium falciparum, a causative agent of malaria, and Entamoeba histolytica an agent of dysentery. Eukaryotic microbes also play a significant role in environments through their involvement in global biogeochemical cycles. Such roles are perhaps best exemplified by the coccolithophores, including the species Emiliania huxleyi, which can create 'blooms' in the oceans that are visible from outer space (i.e. as large as the state of Alaska). Despite the great importance and breadth of eukaryotic microbes (the vast majority of major ukaryotic lineages are microbial, with plants, animals and fungi representing just three of an estimated 60-200 major lineages), our understanding of their diversity and phylogeny is only now rapidly expanding, in part bolstered by genomic studies. This book presents analyses and interpretations from experts in the field. Recent advances, particularly in DNA sequencing technologies, have made eukaryotic microbes more accessible to genome analyses. Unravelling the wealth of information on eukaryotic genomes will invariably revolutionize our understanding of eukaryotes, including their physiology, systematics, and ecology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Laura A Katz (Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Smith College, Northampton MA, 01060, USA) , Debashish Bhattacharya (Associate Professor, University of Iowa, Department of Biological Sciences, 446 Biology Building, Iowa City, IA 52242)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 19.40cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.745kg ISBN: 9780198569749ISBN 10: 0198569742 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 07 September 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsKatz & Bhattacharya: Introduction 1: Simpson & Patterson: Current perspectives on high-level groupings of protists 2: Carlton: Comparative genomics of Plasmodium species 3: Hackett & Bhattacharya: The genomes of Dinoflagellates 4: McGrath, Zufall, & Katz: Ciliate genome evolution 5: Bowser, Habura & Pawlowski: Molecular evolution of Foraminifera 6: Sommer, Gould, Kawach, Klemme, Voß, Maier & Zauner: Photosynthetic organelles and endosymbiosis 7: Andersson: Genome evolution of anaerobic protists: metabolic adaptation via gene acquisition 8: Huang & Kissinger: Horizontal and intracellular gene transfer in the Apicomplexa: The scope and functional consequences 9: Bartholomeu, Hall, & Carlton: The nuts and bolts of sequencing protist genomes 10: Stuart & Myler: Comparative genomics of the trypanosomatids 11: Clark: The genome of Entamoeba histolytica 12: Keeling: Genome reduction in Microsporidia 13: Kawach, Sommer, Gould, Voß, Zauner & Maier: Nucleomorphs: remnant nuclear genomes 14: Armbrust, Rynearson & Jenkins: Genomic insights into diatom evolution and metabolism 15: Schaap: The Dictyostelium genome - a blueprint for a multicellular protistReviews'Edited books rarely work well, but this is a delightful exception...I wholeheartedly recommend this book.' Paul Rainey, Microbiology Today Katz and Bhattacharya have assembled a set of 15 articles by leading researchers. Their goal was to 'convey a basic understanding' (p 1) of this broad topic to a wide scientific audience, and in this they have succeeded. --IThe Quarterly Review of Biology<br> 'Edited books rarely work well, but this is a delightful exception...I wholeheartedly recommend this book.' * Paul Rainey, Microbiology Today * <br> Katz and Bhattacharya have assembled a set of 15 articles by leading researchers. Their goal was to 'convey a basic understanding' (p 1) of this broad topic to a wide scientific audience, and in this they have succeeded. --IThe Quarterly Review of Biology<p><br> Author InformationLaura A Katz is Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the Smith College, Northampton Debashish Bhattacharya is Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Iowa Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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