| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 362 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The Lure of bacterial genetics -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: John Roth's paths and pathways / Kelly T. Hughes and Stanley Maloy -- Chapter 2: Giving a seminar: suggestions for graduate students / John Roth -- Chapter 3: Phage and bacterial genetics at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory / Stanley Maloy and Kelly T. Hughes -- Chapter 4: Reflections of a beer auxotroph / Thomas J. Silhavy -- II Gene expression and genetic regulation -- Chapter 5: The biotin operon of Escherichia coli / Allan Campbell and Alice del Campillo-Campbell -- Chapter 6: Why galactose? The early curiosities and the consequences / Sankar Adhya -- Chapter 7: Control of gene expression by compartmentalization: the put operon / Stanley Maloy -- Chapter 8: Genetics of the heme pathway and its regulation / Thomas Elliott -- Chapter 9: Regulation of NAD(P) metabolism in salmonella / Julianne House Grose -- Chapter 10: Ethanolamine utilization in salmonella / David Roof and David Sheppard -- Chapter 11: Fishing for fluke: the genetics of flk and the flagellar type 3 secretion specificity switch / Kelly T. Hughes -- III tRNA and suppressors -- Chapter 12: Souvenirs from my genetic initiation / Lionello Bossi -- Chapter 13: Complementary studies in the histidine operon and on frameshifting: a compliment to what Roth has wrought / John F. Atkins -- Chapter 14: Adventures with frameshift suppressor tRNAs / Glenn R. Björk -- IV Physiology and metabolism -- Chapter 15: Microbial channels: forbidden fruit from missense rather than nonsense / Ian R. Booth -- Chapter 16: Of bacteria and bile / Josep Casadeséus, Sara B. Hernéandez, Ignacio Cota, and Francisco Ramos-Morales -- Chapter 17: Swarming adventures / Rasika M. Harshey -- Chapter 18: Using genetic approaches to delineate the pathway of contact-dependent growth inhibition / Stephanie K. Aoki and David A. Low -- Chapter 19: Covert operations: the adaptable plan of attack deployed by pathogenic bacteria / Michael J. Mahan, Robert L. Sinsheimer, William R. Shimp, and Douglas M. Heithoff -- Chapter 50: Phenotypic variation and gene regulation in the pathogenesis of salmonella infection / Brad T. Cookson -- Genes, Chromosomes and rearrangements -- Chapter 21. DNA methylation and mismatch repair / Martin G. Marinus -- Chapter 22: Salmonella genetics / Kenneth E. Sanderson -- Chapter 23: Finding inversions / Molly Schmid -- Chapter 24: Barriers to the formation of inversion rearrangements in salmonella / Lynn Miesel -- Chapter 25: Adventures with mutation and selection in beehive and cow country / Diarmaid Hughes and Dan I. Andersson -- VI Genomes and evolution -- Chapter 26. From genetics to genomics / Garret Suen, Frank O. Aylward, Steven C. Slater, and Barry S. Goldman -- Chapter 27: Baltimore and beyond: from gene action to the postgenomic era / Robert A. LaRossa -- Chapter 28: Three histories of competence and transformation / Rosemary J. Redfield -- Chapter 29: A plethora of putative phages and prophages / Sherwood R. Casjens -- Chapter 30: Impact of horizontal genetic transfer on the evolution of bacterial genomes / Jeffrey G. Lawrence -- Chapter 31: Germ line DNA parasites that have converged on an altruistic somatic excision strategy / Glenn Herrick |
| Summary |
This book has been written and edited by colleagues and former students of John Roth, many of whom are also leaders and pioneers in the field of bacterial genetics. It provides a complete overview of the entire field of bacterial genetics, helping the reader to understand how the field has evolved through the years. Moreover, the book enables everyone to be inspired by and to learn from John Roth's achievements and contributions to bacterial genetics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Roth, John R., 1939-
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| SUBJECT |
Roth, John R., 1939- fast |
| Subject |
Bacterial genetics.
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Genetic regulation.
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Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
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Bacteria -- genetics
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Bacterial Physiological Phenomena -- genetics
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DNA, Bacterial
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Gene Expression Regulation
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RNA, Bacterial
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry.
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Genetic regulation
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Bacterial genetics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Roth, John R., 1939- honouree.
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Maloy, Stanley R., editor
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Hughes, Kelly Thomas, editor
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Casadesús, Josep, 1951- editor.
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| LC no. |
2010029291 |
| ISBN |
9781683671237 |
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1683671236 |
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9781555816810 |
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1555816819 |
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1283034409 |
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9781283034401 |
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9786613034403 |
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6613034401 |
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