| Description |
xi, 423 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Advances in molecular and cellular microbiology ; 8 |
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Advances in molecular and cellular microbiology ; 8
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| Contents |
1. Mechanisms of homologous recombination in bacteria / Marie-Agnes Petit -- 2. Introduction to site-specific recombination / Makkuni Jayaram and Ian Grainge -- 3. Site-specific recombination by the serine recombinases / Sally J. Rowland and W. Marshall Stark -- 4. Mobile introns and retroelements in bacteria / Steve Zimmerly -- 5. The F-plasmid, a paradigm for bacterial conjugation / Michael J. Gubbins, William R. Will and Laura S. Frost -- 6. The conjugative transposons : integrative gene transfer elements / Adam P. Roberts and Peter Mullany -- 7. Competence for genetic transformation / Irena Draskovic and David Dubnau -- 8. Phase variation and antigenic variation / Richard Villemur and Eric Deziel -- 9. Pathogenicity islands / Bianca Hochhut and Jorg Hacker -- 10. Biological consequences for bacteria of homologous recombination / Diarmaid Hughes and Tobias Norstrom -- 11. Horizontal gene transfer and bacterial genomic legacies / James R. Brown |
| Summary |
"This book provides an in-depth analysis of the mechanisms and biological consequences of genome rearrangements in bacteria. Each chapter examines the mechanisms involved in genome rearrangements and the direct biological consequences of these events. Because genome rearrangements are so important in evolution, at least one of the chapters views the phenomenon from an evolutionary angle. This book provides the reader with a holistic view of genome rearrangements (i.e., studies on both the biological consequences of genome rearrangement and the mechanisms underlying these processes are presented)." "The book is written by leading research workers in the field and is aimed at final-year undergraduates, postgraduate and postdoctoral workers, and established biologists."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Bacterial genetics.
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Genetic recombination.
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Bacterial transformation.
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Genome, Bacterial.
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Recombination, Genetic.
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| Author |
Mullany, Peter, 1959-
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| LC no. |
2004024708 |
| ISBN |
0521821576 hardcover |
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