Author : Michel Blot
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 25,2 MB
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 3034889631
Prokaryotic Genomics provides molecular microbiologists in particular and researchers working with bacteria in general with the most important established recipes needed for their work. The volume covers both revisited classical methods and new tools for global analysis such as genomics or proteomics. It is written for those in need of a bench manual to complete their experiments and for those wanting to understand the modern tools used in microbiology.
Author : Michel Blot
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 31,24 MB
Release : 2002-12-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783764365974
Prokaryotic Genomics provides molecular microbiologists in particular and researchers working with bacteria in general with the most important established recipes needed for their work. The volume covers both revisited classical methods and new tools for global analysis such as genomics or proteomics. It is written for those in need of a bench manual to complete their experiments and for those wanting to understand the modern tools used in microbiology.
Author : Ying Xu
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 40,15 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1860949827
Over 500 prokaryotic genomes have been sequenced to date, and thousands more have been planned for the next few years. While these genomic sequence data provide unprecedented opportunities for biologists to study the world of prokaryotes, they also raise extremely challenging issues such as how to decode the rich information encoded in these genomes. This comprehensive volume includes a collection of cohesively written chapters on prokaryotic genomes, their organization and evolution, the information they encode, and the computational approaches needed to derive such information. A comparative view of bacterial and archaeal genomes, and how information is encoded differently in them, is also presented. Combining theoretical discussions and computational techniques, the book serves as a valuable introductory textbook for graduate-level microbial genomics and informatics courses.
Author : Hervé Tettelin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 41,86 MB
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030382818
This open access book offers the first comprehensive account of the pan-genome concept and its manifold implications. The realization that the genetic repertoire of a biological species always encompasses more than the genome of each individual is one of the earliest examples of big data in biology that opened biology to the unbounded. The study of genetic variation observed within a species challenges existing views and has profound consequences for our understanding of the fundamental mechanisms underpinning bacterial biology and evolution. The underlying rationale extends well beyond the initial prokaryotic focus to all kingdoms of life and evolves into similar concepts for metagenomes, phenomes and epigenomes. The book’s respective chapters address a range of topics, from the serendipitous emergence of the pan-genome concept and its impacts on the fields of microbiology, vaccinology and antimicrobial resistance, to the study of microbial communities, bioinformatic applications and mathematical models that tie in with complex systems and economic theory. Given its scope, the book will appeal to a broad readership interested in population dynamics, evolutionary biology and genomics.
Author : Samantha Fowler
Publisher :
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 24,35 MB
Release : 2018-01-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789888407453
Concepts of Biology is designed for the single-semester introduction to biology course for non-science majors, which for many students is their only college-level science course. As such, this course represents an important opportunity for students to develop the necessary knowledge, tools, and skills to make informed decisions as they continue with their lives. Rather than being mired down with facts and vocabulary, the typical non-science major student needs information presented in a way that is easy to read and understand. Even more importantly, the content should be meaningful. Students do much better when they understand why biology is relevant to their everyday lives. For these reasons, Concepts of Biology is grounded on an evolutionary basis and includes exciting features that highlight careers in the biological sciences and everyday applications of the concepts at hand.We also strive to show the interconnectedness of topics within this extremely broad discipline. In order to meet the needs of today's instructors and students, we maintain the overall organization and coverage found in most syllabi for this course. A strength of Concepts of Biology is that instructors can customize the book, adapting it to the approach that works best in their classroom. Concepts of Biology also includes an innovative art program that incorporates critical thinking and clicker questions to help students understand--and apply--key concepts.
Author : Lori A.S. Snyder
Publisher : Garland Science
Page : 746 pages
File Size : 16,69 MB
Release : 2020-03-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 1000039196
Our understanding of bacterial genetics has progressed as the genomics field has advanced. Genetics and genomics complement and influence each other; they are inseparable. Under the novel insights from genetics and genomics, once-believed borders in biology start to fade: biological knowledge of the bacterial world is being viewed under a new light and concepts are being redefined. Species are difficult to delimit and relationships within and between groups of bacteria – the whole concept of a tree of life – is hotly debated when dealing with bacteria. The DNA within bacterial cells contains a variety of features and signals that influence the diversity of the microbial world. This text assumes readers have some knowledge of genetics and microbiology but acknowledges that it can be varied. Therefore, the book includes all of the information that readers need to know in order to understand the more advanced material in the book.
Author : Eugene V. Koonin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 44,50 MB
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 1475737831
Sequence - Evolution - Function is an introduction to the computational approaches that play a critical role in the emerging new branch of biology known as functional genomics. The book provides the reader with an understanding of the principles and approaches of functional genomics and of the potential and limitations of computational and experimental approaches to genome analysis. Sequence - Evolution - Function should help bridge the "digital divide" between biologists and computer scientists, allowing biologists to better grasp the peculiarities of the emerging field of Genome Biology and to learn how to benefit from the enormous amount of sequence data available in the public databases. The book is non-technical with respect to the computer methods for genome analysis and discusses these methods from the user's viewpoint, without addressing mathematical and algorithmic details. Prior practical familiarity with the basic methods for sequence analysis is a major advantage, but a reader without such experience will be able to use the book as an introduction to these methods. This book is perfect for introductory level courses in computational methods for comparative and functional genomics.
Author : Jerzy Kulski
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 48,5 MB
Release : 2016-01-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9535122401
Next generation sequencing (NGS) has surpassed the traditional Sanger sequencing method to become the main choice for large-scale, genome-wide sequencing studies with ultra-high-throughput production and a huge reduction in costs. The NGS technologies have had enormous impact on the studies of structural and functional genomics in all the life sciences. In this book, Next Generation Sequencing Advances, Applications and Challenges, the sixteen chapters written by experts cover various aspects of NGS including genomics, transcriptomics and methylomics, the sequencing platforms, and the bioinformatics challenges in processing and analysing huge amounts of sequencing data. Following an overview of the evolution of NGS in the brave new world of omics, the book examines the advances and challenges of NGS applications in basic and applied research on microorganisms, agricultural plants and humans. This book is of value to all who are interested in DNA sequencing and bioinformatics across all fields of the life sciences.
Author : Niyaz Ahmed
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 42,45 MB
Release : 2010-04-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781451567472
'Prokaryotic Genomes' represents a print version of the 'PLoS ONE Prokaryotic Genome Collection'. The collection is an attempt to present and highlight a number of important articles that describe whole genome sequence and/or comparative genomics of important prokaryotic organisms. We believe that this collection will be able to facilitate understanding of the biology and lifestyle of the underlying organisms not only through the content of the Research Articles, but also from the external information sources which are linked to from the original articles. This printed volume will be particularly of interest to the students and teaching communities and the libraries in developing countries where internet access is limited or not affordable as yet. 'Prokaryotic Genomes' is produced in collaboration with CreateSpace and is edited and distributed by Dr Niyaz Ahmed [PLoS ONE Section Editor for Genomics & Microbiology] under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Articles are presented in order of publication date and new articles will be periodically added to the collection. All articles contained in this book are also available online through the PLoS ONE Collections website (http: //www.ploscollections.org/static/poneCollections.action).
Author : João Carlos Setubal
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 14,7 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 1071638386
