Molecular Genetics of Bacteria. Second Edition

Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Textbook provides comprehensive coverage of bacterial genetics. Contains chapter summaries, suggested readings, and 'boxes' to present related materials. Topics include conjugation, antigenic variation, linear chromosomes in bacteria, replication forks, and much more. Illustrated.

Key Features and Benefits
* Each chapter includes a concise end-of-chapter summary of the material covered
* Incorporates text boxes that introduce readers to exciting developments and related topics of interest
* Provides thought questions, problems, and suggested reading lists at the conclusion of each chapter that test student comprehension and encourage further research
* Written by only two authors, both of whom are specialists in the field and who have significant experience teaching the subject of bacterial molecular genetics
* Integrates biochemical, genomic, and structural information that broadens the knowledge obtained from molecular genetics
* Focuses on the most widely studied bacteria, Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis, but incorporates many examples from other bacteria of medical, ecological, and biotechnological importance