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Introduction to Bioinformatics in Microbiology

  • Covers the most common tools and methods to solve a variety of microbiological questions
  • Provides a smooth introduction to the field for beginners with microbiological background
  • Revise and deepen the learned content with excercises at the end of each chapter

Part of the book series: Learning Materials in Biosciences (LMB)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
  2. Introduction

    • Henrik Christensen
    Pages 1-8
  3. DNA Sequence Assembly and Annotation of Genes

    • Henrik Christensen, Arshnee Moodley
    Pages 9-24
  4. Databases and Protein Structures

    • Henrik Christensen, Lisbeth E. de Vries
    Pages 25-50
  5. Pairwise Alignment, Multiple Alignment, and BLAST

    • Henrik Christensen, John Elmerdahl Olsen
    Pages 51-79
  6. Primer Design

    • Henrik Christensen, John Elmerdahl Olsen
    Pages 81-102
  7. Short Introduction to Phylogenetic Analysis of Molecular Sequence Data

    • Henrik Christensen, John Elmerdahl Olsen
    Pages 103-120
  8. Sequence-Based Classification and Identification of Prokaryotes

    • Henrik Christensen, John Elmerdahl Olsen
    Pages 121-134
  9. 16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing for Metagenomics

    • Henrik Christensen, Anna Jasmine Andersson, Steffen Lynge Jørgensen, Josef Korbinian Vogt
    Pages 135-161
  10. Full Shotgun DNA Metagenomics

    • Henrik Christensen, John Elmerdahl Olsen
    Pages 163-175
  11. Transcriptomics

    • Rikke Heidemann Olsen, Henrik Christensen
    Pages 177-188
  12. Sequenced-Based Typing of Prokaryotes

    • Henrik Christensen, John Elmerdahl Olsen
    Pages 189-203
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 205-213

About this book

This textbook introduces to the basic concepts of bioinformatics and enhances students’ skills in using software and tools relevant for investigations in microbiology. The most relevant methods to analyze data are shown and readers are introduced on how to draw valid conclusions based on the results obtained. Software and servers which are free to use on the internet are presented and more advanced stand-alone programs are suggested as a second option. Exercises and training quizzes are provided at the end of each chapter to facilitate learning.

The book targets Ph. D. students and advanced undergraduates in microbiology, biotechnology, and (veterinary) medicine with little to basic knowledge in bioinformatics. 


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Veterinary Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Henrik Christensen

About the editor

Dr. Henrik Christensen

Henrik Christensen (MSc, PhD, DVSc) is associate professor specialized in population genomics and bioinformatics at the Dept. of Veterinary Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen. He investigates the transmission of opportunistic pathogens and the taxonomy of members of Pasteurellaceae. He is in charge of a PhD course and several ad hoc courses in bioinformatics with a focus on microbiology.

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