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In accordance with its predecessor, the completely revised andexpanded Second Edition of Modern Microbial Genetics focuseson how bacteria and bacteriophage arrange and rearrange theirgenetic material through mutation, evolution, and genetic exchangeto take optimal advantage of their environment. The text is divided into three sections: DNA Metabolism, GeneticResponse, and Genetic Exchange. The first addresses how DNAreplicates, repairs itself, and recombines, as well as how it maybe manipulated. The second section is devoted to how microorganismsinteract with their environment, including chapters on sporulationand stress shock, and the final section contains the latestinformation on classic exchange mechanisms such as transformationand conjugation. Chapters include: Gene Expression and Its Regulation Single-Stranded DNA Phages Genetic Tools for Dissecting Motility and Development ofMyxococcus xanthus Molecular Mechanism of Quorum Sensing Transduction in Gram-Negative Bacteria Genetic Approaches in Bacteria with No Natural GeneticSystems The editors also cultivate an attention to global regulatorysystems throughout the book, elucidating how certain genes andoperons in bacteria, defined as regulons, network and cooperate tosuit the needs of the bacterial cell. With clear appreciation forthe impact of molecular genomics, this completely revised andupdated edition proves that Modern Microbial Geneticsremains the benchmark text in its field.

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Author:   Uldis N. Streips (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA) ,  Ronald E. Yasbin (Program in Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083, USA)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Wiley-Liss Inc.,U.S.
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780471461081

ISBN 10:   0471461083
Pages:   672
Publication Date:   24 March 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface. Preface to the First Edition. Introduction. Contributors. SECTION I: DNA METABOLISM. Prokaryotic DNA Replication (W. Firshein). DNA Repair Mechanisms and Mutagenesis (R. Yasbin). Gene Expression and Its Regulation (J. Helmann). Bacteriophage Genetics (B. Guttan & E. Kutter). Bacteriophage and Its Relatives (R. Hendrix). Single-Stranded DNA Phages (J. LeClerc). Restriction-Modification Systems (R. Blumenthal & X.Cheng). Recombination (S. Levene & K. Huffman). Molecular Applications (T. Geoghegan). SECTION II: GENETIC RESPONSE. Genetics of Quorum Sensing Circuitry in Pseudomonas aeruginosa:Implications for Control of Pathogenesis, Biofilm Formation andAntibiotic/Biocide Resistance (D. Hassett, et al.). Endospore Formation in Bacillus subtilis: An Example of CellDifferentiation by a Bacterium (C. Moran). Stress Shock (U. Streips). Genetic Tools for Dissecting Motility and Development of Myxococcusxanthus (P. Hartzell). Agrobacterium Genetics (W. Ream). Two-Component Regulation (K. Bayles & D. Fujimoto). Molecular Mechanisms of Quorum Sensing (C. Fuqua & M.Parsek). SECTION III: GENETIC EXCHANGE. Bacterial Transposons--An Increasingly Diverse Group of Elements(G. Whittle & A. Salyers). Transformation (U. Streips). Conjugation (R. Porter). The Subcellular Entities a.k.a. Plasmids (M. Perlin). Transduction in Gram-Negative Bacteria (G. Weinstock). Genetic Approaches in Bacteria with No Natural Genetic Systems (C.Haller & T. DiChristina). Index.

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.. .provide a clear prospective, often laced with insight and enthusiasm...an informative and very browseable addition to the lab bookshelf... (Microbiology Today)

Author Information

Uldis N. Streips was born in Riga, Latvia and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1951. He received a BS in Chemistry and Biology from Valparaiso University, Valparaiso IN in 1964 and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from Northwestern University in 1969. He did postdoctorate research at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, LaJolla, CA, and the University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester NY. He has been on the faculty of the University of Louisville, School of Medicine since 1972. His principal research area is microbial genetics and physiology. He has 65 peer-reviewed publications and books and chapters. He has received 14 teaching awards at the University of Louisville. Streips has mentored 15 Ph.D. and 2 M.S. students. He is a Foreign Member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences and the chief officer of the annual Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology. He has run summer workshops for high school teachers for the last 14 years.

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