Bacteriophages as Drivers of Evolution
An Evolutionary Ecological Perspective
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Beschreibung
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.
The book starts with a general overview of bacteriophages. Topics discussed in detail include but are not limited to mutagenesis, migration, natural selection and genetic drift as the drivers of evolution as well as an extensive discussion from the author’s unique perspective on phage ecology.
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.
The book starts with a general overview of bacteriophages. Topics discussed in detail include but are not limited to mutagenesis, migration, natural selection and genetic drift as the drivers of evolution as well as an extensive discussion from the author’s unique perspective on phage ecology.
Explains how bacteriophages drive evolution via different processes Summarizes the phage literature in a descriptive though vivid style Examines phenotypic phage interactions with bacteria
Autor*in
Stephen T. Abedon
Themen in »Bacteriophages as Drivers of Evolution«
ecology of bacteria mutualistic symbiont mutagenesis coevolution lytic phages lysogenic phages migration population biology