Contributions

  • Baumberg, S. - Contributor

Publication

1995 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Eng, England

Language

English

Word Count

87,000 words, Guess

Page Count

348 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC589.9/016
  • LCCQH434 .S63 1995
  • LCCQH434 .P67 1995

Description

"This volume brings together authoritative articles summarizing the current state of knowledge of the genetic organization of bacterial populations. Contributions include the evolution of E. coli populations, the roles of gene transfer and recombination, the distribution and evolution of plasmids and antibiotic resistance, population genetics of phase-variable systems, population dynamics and epidemiology of bacterial pathogens, and plasmid transfer in the natural environment. Similarities to and differences from the population genetics of higher organisms are emphasized throughout, and the impact of bacterial studies on current evolutionary theories highlighted. The consequences of population structure in clinical practice, environmental situations and commercial exploitation of bacteria are also considered."--BOOK JACKET.

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Other Editions

  • Population genetics of bacteria: fifty-second symposium of the Society for General Microbiology held at the University of Leicester, January 1995Cambridge University Press1995-01-01

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