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Our understanding of bacterial genetics has progressed as the genomics field has advanced. Genetics and genomics complement each other; they are inseparable. Topics are presented progressively, to enable all readers to understand the more advanced material in the book.
List of contents
DNA, GENES, AND GENOMES. 1. DNA. 2. Genes. 3. Genomes.
RNA, TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION, AND TRANSCRIPTOMES. 4. RNA. 5. Transcriptional Regulation. 6. Transcriptomes.
PROTEINS, STRUCTURES, AND PROTEOMES. 7. Proteins. 8. Protein Folding and Structure. 9. Multiprotein Systems and Proteomes.
GENETICS, GENOMICS, AND BIOINFORMATICS. 10. Genetics. 11. Genomics. 12. Bioinformatics.
BACTERIAL RESPONSE, ADAPTATION, AND EVOLUTION. 13. Bacterial Response. 14. Bacterial Adaptation. 15. Bacterial Evolution.
GENE ANALYSIS, GENOME ANALYSIS, AND LABORATORY TECHNIQUES. 16. Gene Analysis Techniques. 17. Genome Analysis Techniques. 18. Laboratory Techniques.
APPLICATIONS OF BACTERIAL GENETICS AND GENOMICS. 19. Biotechnology. 20. Infectious Diseases. 21. Bacteriophages.
About the author
Lori A.S. Snyder is Professor at Kingston University, having previously worked at the University of Oxford and the University of Birmingham, and studied at Emory University and the College of William and Mary. Her research interests are in whole genome sequencing of bacteria and use of that data in experimental research. She teaches undergraduate and graduate microbiology, genomics, and molecular biology and supervises research students. Professor Snyder was awarded the W H Pierce Prize for contributions to applied microbiology by the Society of Applied Microbiology in 2013.
Summary
Our understanding of bacterial genetics has progressed as the genomics field has advanced. Genetics and genomics complement each other; they are inseparable. Topics are presented progressively, to enable all readers to understand the more advanced material in the book.
