Plasmid Biology
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Author | : David Summers |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2009-07-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1444313738 |
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 | : David Summers |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Plasmids |
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Author | : Marcelo E. Tolmasky |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2020-07-24 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1555818986 |
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 | : Gregory Phillips |
Publisher | : Washington, DC : ASM Press |
Total Pages | : 648 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Plasmids |
ISBN | : |
This book opens with an essay on the historical perspective of the study of plasmids, reviewing important events and discoveries that have propelled the field forward. The remaining chapters are divided into six sections, detailing basic biological processes such as replication and inheritance functions, specific plasmid systems, plasmid evolution, and use of plasmids as genetic tools. Chapters include use of genomic approaches for the study of plasmid biology, and a review of plasmids from bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes is presented. In-depth treatment is given to diversity of plasmid systems in the natural environment, and the development of plasmid use in the laboratory is also covered.
Author | : Christopher M. Thomas |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 459 |
Release | : 2003-09-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0203304330 |
Bacteria are the most ubiquitous of all organisms. Responsible for a number of diseases and for many of the chemical cycles on which life depends, they are genetically adaptable. Vital to this adaptability is the existence of autonomous genetic elements-plasmids-which promote genetic exchange and recombination. The genes carried by any particular plasmid may be found in only a few individuals of any species but can also be shared with other species and thus constitute a horizontal gene pool. This book explains the various contributions that plasmids make to this pool: the replication, stable inheritance and transfer modules, the phenotypic markers they carry, the way they evolve, the ways they contribute to their host population and the approaches that we use to study and classify them. It also looks at what we know about their activity in natural communities and the way that they interact with other mobile elements to promote bacterial evolution.
Author | : Donald R. Helinski |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 982 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1461324475 |
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Cells |
ISBN | : 9780815332183 |
Author | : Georg Lipps |
Publisher | : Caister Academic Press Limited |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781904455356 |
An up to date treatment of the structure, function and application of plasmids with a part-icular emphasis on current and future trends.
Author | : Nicola Casali |
Publisher | : Humana Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2010-11-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781617373916 |
A comprehensive collection of readily reproducible techniques for the manipulation of recombinant plasmids using the bacterial host E. coli. The authors describe proven methods for cloning DNA into plasmid vectors, transforming plasmids into E. coli, and analyzing recombinant clones. They also include protocols for the construction and screening of libraries, as well as specific techniques for specialized cloning vehicles, such as cosmids, bacterial artificial chromosomes, l vectors, and phagemids. Common downstream applications such as mutagenesis of plasmids, recombinant protein expression, and the use of reporter genes, are also described.
Author | : Munazza Gull |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 2019-06-19 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1838802371 |
This book captures in a single volume the wealth of information on the plasmid structure, function, and biology of all organisms that have been examined to date. Plasmids exhibit wide variations in size, modes of replication and transmission, host ranges, and the genes they carry and have provided us with a great understanding of basic life principles at the molecular level. Written by experts in the field, this book is a valuable source of up-to-date information, delivering the latest impacts on studies in the areas of plasmid types, genomes, purification analysis, and expression of recombinant proteins in bacteria. Plasmid utilization in the synthesis of plasmid-based vaccines, plasmids as genetic tools, and their applications in ecology and the evolutionary process are also covered. This book is a single source of valuable information for instructors and students in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on plasmids. It will also appeal to researchers seeking to find new relationships between biological processes that are linked by plasmids to the environment.