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Bacteriophage ecology : population growth, evolution, and impact of bacterial viruses / edited by Stephen T. Abedon.

Contributor(s): Abedon, Stephen T.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Advances in molecular and cellular microbiology ; 15.Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008Description: xviii, 508 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780521858458; 0521858453 .Subject(s): Bacteriophages -- EcologyDDC classification: 579.2617
Contents:
Phages, ecology, evolution / Stephen T. Abedon -- Part I Phage ecology: Bacteriophages: models for exploring basic principles of ecology / Benjamin Kerr, Jevin West and Brendan J. M. Bohannan -- Phage population growth: constraints, games, adaptation / Stephen T. Abedon -- Impact of spatial structure on phage population growth / Stephen T. Abedon and John Yin -- Contribution of lysogeny, pseudolysogeny and starvation to phage ecology / Robert V. Miller and Martin J. Day -- Part II Phage evolutionary biology: Phage evolutionary biology / Siobhain Duffy and Paul E. Turner -- Phage evolution / Roger W. Hendrix -- Evolutionary ecology of multiple phage adsorption and infection / Paul E. Turner and Siobhain Duffy -- Patterns in phage experimental adaptation / J. J. Bull -- Part III Phage ecology in environments: Aquatic phage ecology / T. Frede Thingstad, Gunnar Bratbak and Mikal Heldal -- Phage ecology of terrestrial environments / Martin J. Day and Robert V. Miller -- Phages, bacteria and food / Lawrence D. Goodridge -- Interaction of bacteriophages with animals / Carl R. Merril -- Phage ecology of bacterial pathogenesis / Paul Hyman and Stephen T. Abedon -- Part IV Modelling phage ecology: Modeling bacteriophage population growth / David Stopar and Stephen T. Abedon -- Modeling phage plague growth / Stephen M. Krone and Stephen T. Abedon -- Modeling of bacteriophage therapy / Jason J. Gill.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect bacteria and are believed to be the most abundant and genetically diverse organisms on Earth. As such, their ecology is vast both in quantitative and qualitative terms. Their abundance makes an understanding of phage ecology increasingly relevant to bacterial ecosystem ecology, bacterial genomics and bacterial pathology. Abedon provides the first text on phage ecology for almost 20 years. Written by leading experts, synthesizing the three key approaches to studying phage ecology, namely studying them in natural environments (in situ), experimentally in the lab, or theoretically using mathematical or computer models. With strong emphasis on microbial population biology and distilling cutting-edge research into basic principles, this book will complement other currently available volumes. It will therefore serve as an essential resource for graduate students and researchers, particularly those with an interest in phage ecology and evolutionary biology.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Phages, ecology, evolution / Stephen T. Abedon -- Part I Phage ecology: Bacteriophages: models for exploring basic principles of ecology / Benjamin Kerr, Jevin West and Brendan J. M. Bohannan -- Phage population growth: constraints, games, adaptation / Stephen T. Abedon -- Impact of spatial structure on phage population growth / Stephen T. Abedon and John Yin -- Contribution of lysogeny, pseudolysogeny and starvation to phage ecology / Robert V. Miller and Martin J. Day -- Part II Phage evolutionary biology: Phage evolutionary biology / Siobhain Duffy and Paul E. Turner -- Phage evolution / Roger W. Hendrix -- Evolutionary ecology of multiple phage adsorption and infection / Paul E. Turner and Siobhain Duffy -- Patterns in phage experimental adaptation / J. J. Bull -- Part III Phage ecology in environments: Aquatic phage ecology / T. Frede Thingstad, Gunnar Bratbak and Mikal Heldal -- Phage ecology of terrestrial environments / Martin J. Day and Robert V. Miller -- Phages, bacteria and food / Lawrence D. Goodridge -- Interaction of bacteriophages with animals / Carl R. Merril -- Phage ecology of bacterial pathogenesis / Paul Hyman and Stephen T. Abedon -- Part IV Modelling phage ecology: Modeling bacteriophage population growth / David Stopar and Stephen T. Abedon -- Modeling phage plague growth / Stephen M. Krone and Stephen T. Abedon -- Modeling of bacteriophage therapy / Jason J. Gill.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • 1 Phage, ecology, evolution
  • Part I Phage Ecology
  • 2 Bacteriophage: models for exploring basic principles of ecology
  • 3 Phage population growth: constraints, games, adaptation
  • 4 Impact of spatial structure on phage population growth
  • 5 Contribution of lysogeny, pseudolysogeny, and starvation to phage ecology
  • Part II Phage Evolutionary Biology
  • 6 Phage evolutionary biology
  • 7 Phage evolution
  • 8 Evolutionary ecology of multiple phage adsorption and infection
  • 9 Patterns in phage experimental adaptation
  • Part III Phage Ecology in Environments
  • 10 Aquatic phage ecology
  • 11 Phage ecology of terrestrial environments
  • 12 Phage, bacteria, and food
  • 13 Interaction of bacteriophages with animals
  • 14 Phage ecology of bacterial pathogenesis
  • Part IV Modeling Phage Ecology
  • 15 Modeling bacteriophage population growth
  • 16 Modeling phage plaque growth
  • 17 Modeling of bacteriophage therapy