Molecular Genetics of Bacteria

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 358 pages
• Published by: Wiley
• Edition: 4th Edition March 12, 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 047085085X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470850855
• Book Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 1.3 pounds

Product Description
The Fourth Edition of this highly successful book provides an essential introduction to the molecular genetics of bacteria. Thoroughly revised and updated, Molecular Genetics of Bacteria now includes a much greater coverage of genomics, microarrays and proteomics. An enhanced treatment of the ways in which both classical and modern genetics have contributed to our understanding of how bacteria work is included. The focus of the book remains firmly on bacteria and will be invaluable to those students studying microbiology, biotechnology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics and related biomedical sciences.

• Expanded treatment of the development of bacterial structures, cellular communication, quorum sensing and two-component regulation.
• Provides a distillation of key concepts of bacterial genetics to enhance student understanding.
• Includes examples of the applications of genetics focusing on bacterial pathogenicity.

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The Fourth Edition of this highly successful book provides an essential introduction to the molecular genetics of bacteria. Thoroughly revised and updated, Molecular Genetics of Bacteria now includes a much greater coverage of genomics, microarrays and proteomics. An enhanced treatment of the ways in which both classical and modern genetics have contributed to our understanding of how bacteria work is included. The focus of the book remains firmly on bacteria and will be invaluable to those students studying microbiology, biotechnology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics and related biomedical sciences. Expanded treatment of the development of bacterial structures, cellular communication, quorum sensing and two-component regulati Provides a distillation of key concepts of bacterial genetics to enhance student understanding. Includes examples of the applications of genetics focusing on bacterial pathogenicity.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, 3rd Edition (Paperback) I got a lot out of this book: not mastery of the subject, but the kind of feel for genetics you cannot get from a popular book on the subject. I occasionally had to skip material, but I rarely got frustrated. It is well written, and reasonably short. Its production values are somewhat lacking for the price: self references are to chapters, not chapter sections, and the diagrams are often amateurish, although sometimes very helpful. My background: very minimal organic chemistry (but the terms covalent bond and hydrogen bond weren't unknown to me), a popular science book on genetics under my belt, not very extensive knowledge of biology. A book such as "Dictionary of Modern Biology" by Norah Rudin is a definite help, and that book is very inexpensive.