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.
- ISBN10 0815345690
- ISBN13 9780815345695
- Publish Date 27 March 2020 (first published 25 March 2020)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 April 2024
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint CRC Press Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 389
- Language English