Molecular Biology Pathogenicity And Ecology Of Bacterial Plasmids

Author : Stuart B. Levy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781468439830

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Molecular Biology, Pathogenicity, and Ecology of Bacterial Plasmids by Stuart B. Levy Pdf

This book resulted from presentations at an international conference on bacterial p1asmids held January 5-9, 1981 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This was the first meeting of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. The meeting place was selected for its relaxed and comfortable climate, conducive to interactions among participants. More importantly the locale facilitated the participation of nearby Latin American clinical and research scientists who deal directly with the health manifestations of pathogenic p1asmids. Diseases and socio-economic practices of developing countries exist in the Dominican Republic whose scientific community could directly benefit from having the meeting there. The book includes the talks as well as extended abstracts of poster presentations from the meeting. This combination, which provides readers with reviews as well as recent findings, captures the full scientific exchange which took place during the 5-day meeting. As one indication of pathogenicity related to p1asmids, the conferees were surveyed for gastro-intestina1 problems during and after their stay in the Dominican Republic. The results are summarized at the end of this book.

Author : Stuart B Levy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1981-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1468439847

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Molecular Biology, Pathogenicity, and Ecology of Bacterial Plasmids by Stuart B Levy Pdf

Author : David Summers
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444313734

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The Biology of Plasmids by David Summers Pdf

Plasmids are closed, circular pieces of DNA that are able to self-replicate and are carried by many bacteria. They provide unique functions for bacteria by allowing them to sexually replicate and to pass on genetic material between each other. Plasmids are also responsible for the genetic factors that give resistance to antibiotics, and provide the enzymes needed to break down poorly metabolised food resources. The author has provided an updated treatment of the structure, function and application of plasmids suitable for undergraduates and medical students. Employing an original teaching perspective--examining plasmids as living organisms with either a symbiotic or parasitic mode of survival--this text provides an important framework for understanding the structure and function of plasmids in an evolutionary context. The most up to date text on plasmids An innovative teaching perspective makes for easy student understanding Contains crucial chapters on the importance of plasmids for clinical and biological research

Author : Kimber G. Hardy
Publisher : IRL Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Microbial genetics
ISBN : 0199634440

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Plasmids by Kimber G. Hardy Pdf

This completely updated and revised second edition of Plasmids: A Practical Approach provides the researcher with detailed protocols for studying bacterial plasmids and for using plasmids and phagemids as vectors. With many new sections and protocols, it is the most up-to-date reference describing the techniques for the study of plasmid replication and maintenance, the fundamental methods for purifying plasmids and introducing them into cells, and the protocols for the mutagenesis and analysis of plasmid-encoded products. The book features further techniques for the study of plasmids and the use of plasmid vectors in such important groups of bacteria as animal and plant pathogens harboring virulence plasmids, Streptomyces, and lactococci. Plus, the book describes the use of plasmid composite vectors for expression of cDNA cloning, and much more. It is a invaluable reference for molecular biologists, microbiologists, and biotechnology researchers. It includes detailed protocols for studying bacterial plasmids and for using both plasmids and phagemids as vectors, techniques for studying fundamental aspects of plasmids, such as replication, are included, as well as methods for using plasmid vectors in important groups of bacteria. Also described are protocols for using phagemids, which are extremely useful tools for genetic engineering.

Author : E. C. C. Lin,Richard N. Goldstein,Michael Syvanen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015033211890

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Bacteria, Plasmids, and Phages by E. C. C. Lin,Richard N. Goldstein,Michael Syvanen Pdf

Bcateriology: an overview; Bacterial structure; Bacterial nutrition and metabolism; Growth of bacterial cultures; Gene expression and regulatory mechanisms; DNA replication and mutation bacteria; Genetic exchange between bacteria; Plasmids; General properties of bacterial viruses; Lytic development of phages; Lysogeny in temperature phages; DNA restriction and gene cloning; Chemotherrapy and antibiotics.

Author : Donald R. Helinski
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1461294878

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Plasmids in Bacteria by Donald R. Helinski Pdf

The study of bacterial plasmids has not always been as popular as it is today. For many years, the molecular biology of pro cary­ otes was focused heavily on bacteriophage and plasmid investigations which were carried out in only a few laboratories. Whatever inter­ est existed in plasmids concerned the role of these extrachromosomal elements in bacterial conjugation, genetic exchanges, and antibiotic resistance, as well as in the structure of plasmids themselves. Gradually, however, it became increasingly evident that many of the special characteristics displayed by bacteria of medical, agricul­ tural, industrial, and environmental importance are determined by genes carried by plasmids, and this interest in plasmid-encoded functions, such as bacterial virulence properties (exotoxin produc­ tion, serum resistance, adhesiveness), metabolism of organic com­ pounds, plant tumor formation, and biological nitrogen fixation, led to increasing study of. the plasmids that carry these genes. Inves­ tigations of other plasmid-related properties such as replication and recombination have yielded much information about fundamental biological processes; information having implications that extend far beyond the particular plasmids under study. Concurrently, plas­ mids were playing a key role in the discovery of bacterial transpos­ able elements and were proving to be increasingly useful in the elu­ cidation of mechanisms responsible for a variety of chromosomal rearrangement events in bacteria and plants. Their status as "mini­ chromosomes" that could be isolated easily from bacterial cells and then reintroduced into other cells by transformation is of fundamen­ tal importance in this regard.

Author : Robert W. Jackson
Publisher : Caister Academic Press Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 1904455379

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Plant Pathogenic Bacteria by Robert W. Jackson Pdf

The third chapter delves into the crucially understudied area of pathogen adaptation to the plant apoplast environment.

Author : Marcelo E. Tolmasky,Juan C. Alonso
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781555818982

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Plasmids by Marcelo E. Tolmasky,Juan C. Alonso Pdf

Explore the remarkable discoveries in the rapidly expanding field of plasmid biology Plasmids are integral to biological research as models for innumerable mechanisms of living cells, as tools for creating the most diverse therapies, and as crucial helpers for understanding the dissemination of microbial populations. Their role in virulence and antibiotic resistance, together with the generalization of "omics" disciplines, has recently ignited a new wave of interest in plasmids. This comprehensive book contains a series of expertly written chapters focused on plasmid biology, mechanistic details of plasmid function, and the increased utilization of plasmids in biotechnology and pharmacology that has occurred in the past decade. Plasmids: Biology and Impact in Biotechnology and Discovery serves as an invaluable reference for researchers in the wide range of fields and disciplines that utilize plasmids and can also be used as a textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in biotechnology and molecular biology.

Author : Kimber G. Hardy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Bacteria
ISBN : UOM:39015049056750

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Bacterial Plasmids by Kimber G. Hardy Pdf

Author : Edmund C. Lin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0783760779

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Bacteria, Plasmids, and Phages by Edmund C. Lin Pdf

Author : Shmuel Razin,Richard Herrmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780306476068

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Molecular Biology and Pathogenicity of Mycoplasmas by Shmuel Razin,Richard Herrmann Pdf

was the result of the efforts of Robert Cleverdon. The rapidly developing discipline of molecular biology and the rapidly expanding knowledge of the PPLO were brought together at this meeting. In addition to the PPLO specialists, the conference invited Julius Marmur to compare PPLO DNA to DNA of other organisms; David Garfinkel, who was one of the first to develop computer models of metabolism; Cyrus Levinthal to talk about coding; and Henry Quastler to discuss information theory constraints on very small cells. The conference was an announcement of the role of PPLO in the fundamental understanding of molecular biology. Looking back 40-some years to the Connecticut meeting, it was a rather bold enterprise. The meeting was international and inter-disciplinary and began a series of important collaborations with influences resonating down to the present. If I may be allowed a personal remark, it was where I first met Shmuel Razin, who has been a leading figure in the emerging mycoplasma research and a good friend. This present volume is in some ways the fulfillment of the promise of that early meeting. It is an example of the collaborative work of scientists in building an understanding of fundamental aspects of biology.

Author : Michel Tibayrenc
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 773 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780123848901

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Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases by Michel Tibayrenc Pdf

Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases is at the crossroads between two major scientific fields of the 21st century: evolutionary biology and infectious diseases. The genomic revolution has upset modern biology and has revolutionized our approach to ancient disciplines such as evolutionary studies. In particular, this revolution is profoundly changing our view on genetically driven human phenotypic diversity, and this is especially true in disease genetic susceptibility. Infectious diseases are indisputably the major challenge of medicine. When looking globally, they are the number one killer of humans and therefore the main selective pressure exerted on our species. Even in industrial countries, infectious diseases are now far less under control than 20 years ago. The first part of this book covers the main features and applications of modern technologies in the study of infectious diseases. The second part provides detailed information on a number of the key infectious diseases such as malaria, SARS, avian flu, HIV, tuberculosis, nosocomial infections and a few other pathogens that will be taken as examples to illustrate the power of modern technologies and the value of evolutionary approaches. Takes an integrated approach to infectious diseases Includes contributions from leading authorities Provides the latest developments in the field

Author : Edward Schwartz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540854678

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Microbial Megaplasmids by Edward Schwartz Pdf

Megaplasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements in the size range of 100 kb and larger. They are found in physiologically and phylogenetically diverse groups of bacteria and archaea. By definition, megaplasmids are not essential for the viability of their hosts under all growth conditions, but paradoxically many megaplasmids carry the genetic information for the defining and characteristic traits of the organism in which they reside. Microbial Megaplasmids reviews our knowledge of the extensively studied representatives, such as the catabolic plasmids of the pseudomonads, the rhizobial Sym plasmids, the Ti plasmids of the genus Agrobacterium and the giant enterobacterial virulence plasmids. It also presents snapshots of more recently discovered megaplasmids. The contribution of megaplasmids to the biology of their hosts is described, highlighting the interactions between megaplasmid and chromosomal genes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Genetic engineering
ISBN : WISC:89048066146

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Recombinant DNA Technical Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : W. Goebel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642705861

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Genetic Approaches to Microbial Pathogenicity by W. Goebel Pdf