Bacteriophage ecology: population growth, evolution, and impact of bacterial viruses

Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect bacteria and are believed to be the most abundant and genetically diverse organisms on Earth. As such, their ecology is vast both in quantitative and qualitative terms. Their abundance makes an understanding of phage ecology increasingly relevant to...

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Other Authors: Abedon, Stephen T. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2008
Series:Advances in molecular and cellular microbiology 15
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Summary:Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect bacteria and are believed to be the most abundant and genetically diverse organisms on Earth. As such, their ecology is vast both in quantitative and qualitative terms. Their abundance makes an understanding of phage ecology increasingly relevant to bacterial ecosystem ecology, bacterial genomics and bacterial pathology. Abedon provides the first text on phage ecology for almost 20 years. Written by leading experts, synthesizing the three key approaches to studying phage ecology, namely studying them in natural environments (in situ), experimentally in the lab, or theoretically using mathematical or computer models. With strong emphasis on microbial population biology and distilling cutting-edge research into basic principles, this book will complement other currently available volumes. It will therefore serve as an essential resource for graduate students and researchers, particularly those with an interest in phage ecology and evolutionary biology
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 508 pages)
ISBN:9780511541483
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511541483

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