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Part of the book series: Microbiology Monographs (MICROMONO, volume 7)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Linear plasmids of microbes represent a heterogenous group of extrachromosomal genetic elements initially assumed to be rare and peculiar. However, we now know that they are fairly frequently occurring plasmids in bacterial and eukaryotic species. Viral strategies to avoid shortening of the linear molecules during replication imply a common ancestry. Linear plasmids may be beneficial, neutral or detrimental for the respective host; functions include production of protein toxins, specific catabolic capabilities, antibiotic resistance, pathogenicity factors, and senescence induction.
Microbial Linear Plasmids constitutes the first attempt to comprehensively assemble current knowledge of different types of such elements, highlight recent developments in the field, and challenge the distinction between viruses and linear plasmids.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Microbial Linear Plasmids
Editors: Friedhelm Meinhardt, Roland Klassen
Series Title: Microbiology Monographs
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72025-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-72024-9Published: 29 August 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09120-9Published: 22 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-72025-6Published: 31 July 2007
Series ISSN: 1862-5576
Series E-ISSN: 1862-5584
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 252
Number of Illustrations: 51 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Biochemistry, general, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Virology, Cell Biology