Essential Fungal Genetics

Essential Fungal Genetics
By David Moore, LilyAnn Novak Frazer

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* Hardcover: 368 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (May 31, 2002)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0387953671

Book Description
Most genetics textbooks deal adequately with plant and animal genetics, but tend to neglect fungi except for two areas. Firstly, the ascus segregations which, in the 1960s, contributed so much to developing an understanding of the mechanism of recombination and secondly, the contribution that work on yeast (as a model eukaryote) is currently making to understanding cell cycle control and its genetic regulation. Consequently, most introductory genetics texts will leave the reader/student with the impression that fungi are of use when peculiarities of their structure or life style suit them to particular experimental approaches, but are not worth mentioning otherwise. The authors have produced a book that will compensate for this imbalance. This book discusses the genetics of fungi in a way that is attractive and challenging, succinct yet comprehensive, sensitive to commercial and applied aspects, yet also theoretical, dealing with their genetics from molecules to individuals to population. This short text will be an ideal supplement to the established basic textbooks in genetics or can be used as the sole text for an advanced course devoted to fungal genetics.

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Bacterial-Epithelial Cell Cross-Talk: Molecular Mechanisms in Pathogenesis

Bacterial-Epithelial Cell Cross-Talk: Molecular Mechanisms in Pathogenesis (Advances in Molecular and Cellular Microbiology)
By Beth A. McCormick

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* Hardcover: 452 pages
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (October 2, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0521852447

Book Description
An emerging theme in molecular and cellular microbiology has been the ability of many pathogens to usurp the host cell and eventually colonize the host. This interaction between bacteria and host is not unidirectional - both pathogens and host cells engage in a signalling cross-talk. Research focused on this cross-talk and discussed in this volume, reveals not only novel aspects of bacterial pathogenesis, but also key information about epithelial biology with broader implications in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Written by leading researchers in this field, this book provides a valuable overview of the host-bacterial interactions that occur at mucosal surfaces including the gastrointestinal, respiratory, and urogenital tracts. It will therefore be a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers working on these systems or in the fields of molecular and cellular microbiology or infectious disease medicine.

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