| Microbial Genomes Contributor(s): Fraser, Claire M. (Editor), Read, Timothy (Editor), Nelson, Karen E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1617374113 ISBN-13: 9781617374111 Publisher: Humana OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics - Science | Life Sciences - Biochemistry - Science | Life Sciences - Microbiology |
| Dewey: 572.862 |
| Series: Infectious Disease |
| Physical Information: 1.12" H x 7" W x 10" (2.09 lbs) 536 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of diverse articles by the pioneers of modern genomics takes stock of the current state of the field and elucidates the contribution that sequencing genomes has made to our understanding of microbial metabolism and evolution. Through twenty-eight thought-provoking chapters, the authors describe some of the most common computational methods and their applications to studying pathogenic microorganisms, show how genomics can be used to reconstruct the history and dynamism of the microbial world, and discuss issues as diverse as reconstruction of metabolic pathways, cell cycle processes, microbial evolution, metagenomics, and vaccine development. Additional chapters deal with microarrays and expression analysis and the role of genomic in drug discovery. |