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 |
| ISBN | : |
| 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.
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| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Cells |
| ISBN | : 9780815332183 |
| Author | : Donald R. Helinski |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 982 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 1461324475 |
| 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 | : Edward Schwartz |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 348 |
| Release | : 2009-01-29 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3540854673 |
Megaplasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements in the size range of 100 kb and larger. They are found in physiologically and phylogenetically diverse groups of bacteria and archaea. By definition, megaplasmids are not essential for the viability of their hosts under all growth conditions, but paradoxically many megaplasmids carry the genetic information for the defining and characteristic traits of the organism in which they reside. Microbial Megaplasmids reviews our knowledge of the extensively studied representatives, such as the catabolic plasmids of the pseudomonads, the rhizobial Sym plasmids, the Ti plasmids of the genus Agrobacterium and the giant enterobacterial virulence plasmids. It also presents snapshots of more recently discovered megaplasmids. The contribution of megaplasmids to the biology of their hosts is described, highlighting the interactions between megaplasmid and chromosomal genes.
