Bacteriophages as Drivers of Evolution

An Evolutionary Ecological Perspective

AvStephen T. Abedon

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

This monograph emphasizes the many facets of bacterial evolution as impacted by bacterial interactions with phages, as well as, to a lesser degree, the evolutionary impact of phages on other organisms, including other phages.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-05-31
Mått:155 x 235 x 26 mm
Vikt:843 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:377
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030943080

Utforska kategorier

Patologi inom Medicin
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Biologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

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Stephen T. Abedon, Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Bacteriophages, a Brief Introduction.- Chapter 2. A Closer Overview of Phage Infections.- Chapter 3.Evolutionary Biology Basics.- Chapter 4. Brief Introduction to Phage Ecology.- Chapter 5.Bacterial Mutation Associated with Phages: Insertions.- Chapter 6. Bacterial Mutation Associated with Phages: Deletions.- Chapter 7. Genetic Drift and Phages.- Chapter 8. Phages and Asexual Bacterial Populations.- Chapter 9.Phage Impact on Non-Random Mating Among Bacteria.- Chapter 10. Genetic Migration and Phages.- Chapter 11. Bacterial Reproductive Isolation and Its Violation by Phages.- Chapter 12. Phage-Provided Environmental DNA and Superspreading.- Chapter 13. Transduction of Large Amounts of DNA.- Chapter 14. Phage Morons.- Chapter 15. Why Lysogenic Conversion?.- Chapter 16. Prophages Preventing Phage Superinfection.- Chapter 17. Domestication of Phage Genes.- Chapter 18.Resistance to Phages, Part I: Overview.- Chapter 19. Resistance to Phages, Part II: Bacteria Live!.- Chapter 20.Resistance to Phages, Part III: Bacteria Die..-Chapter 21. Bacterial Mutation to Phage Resistance.- Chapter 22. Pleiotropic Costs of Phage Resistance.- Chapter 23. Concepts of Natural Selection in Light of Phage Exposure.- Chapter 24. Frequency-Dependent Selection in Light of Phage Exposure.- Chapter 25. A Primer on Phage-Bacterium Antagonistic Coevolution.