Population genetics of bacteria : fifty-second symposium of the Society for General Microbiology held at the University of Leicester, January 1995 / edited by S. Baumberg [and others].
| Author/creator | Society for General Microbiology |
| Other author | Baumberg, S. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Eng. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995. |
| Description | xii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Do bacteria have population genetics / J. Maynard Smith -- Adaptive mutation / P.L. Foster -- Barriers to recombination: restriction / V.A. Barcus, N.E. Murray -- Gene transfer by bacterial conjugation: diversity of systems and functional specializations / B.M. Wilkins -- Insertion sequence (IS) elements as natural constituents of the genomes of the gram-negative Rhizobiaceae and their use as a tool in ecological studies / S. Werner ... [et al.] -- Evolution of gene sequences between and within species of Bacillus / P.M. Sharp, N.C. Nolan, K.M. Devine. |
| Contents | DNA sequence variation and recombination in E. coli / R. Milkman, M. McKane -- Population genetics of the pathogenic Neissaria / B.G. Spratt ... [et al.] -- Natural selection and the single gene / D.E. Dykhuizen -- Conditions for the evolution of multiple antibiotic resistance plasmids: a theoretical and experimental excursion / B.R. Levin -- Evolution in experimental populations of bacteria / R.E. Lenski -- Genetic population structure and pathogenicity in enteric bacteria / T.S. Whittam. |
| Contents | Population genetics of phase variable antigens / J.R. Saunders -- Population genetics and global epidemiology of the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis / M.C.J. Maiden, I.M. Feavers -- Sampling and detecting bacterial populations in natural environments / R.W. Pickup -- Spread of drug resistance / P.M. Bennett. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 94025124 |
| ISBN | 0521480523 |