Snyder and Champness Molecular Genetics of Bacteria. Tina M. Henkin

      1  Cover

      2  Table of Contents

      3  About the Companion Website

      4  Title Page

      5  Preface

      6  Acknowledgments

      7  About the Authors

      8  Introduction The Biological Universe What Is Genetics? Bacterial Genetics Phage Genetics A Brief History of Bacterial Molecular Genetics What Is Ahead

      9  1 The Bacterial Chromosome: DNA Structure, Replication, and Segregation DNA Structure The Mechanism of DNA Replication Replication Errors Impediments to DNA Replication Replication of the Bacterial Chromosome and Cell Division The Bacterial Nucleoid The Bacterial Genome

      10  2 Bacterial Gene Expression: Transcription, Translation, Protein Folding, and Localization Overview The Structure and Function of RNA Transcription RNA Degradation The Structure and Function of Proteins Translation Protein Folding and Degradation Protein Localization Protein Secretion and Export Regulation of Gene Expression What You Need To Know

      11  3 Bacterial Genetic Analysis: Fundamentals and Current Approaches Definitions Inheritance in Bacteria Mutation Rates Types of Mutations Reversion versus Suppression Genetic Analysis in Bacteria Perspective

      12  4 Plasmids What Is a Plasmid? Properties of Plasmids

      13  5 Conjugation Overview Mechanism of DNA Transfer during Conjugation in Proteobacteria Chromosome Transfer by Plasmids Diversity in Transfer Systems Integrating Conjugative Elements

      14  6 Transformation Natural Transformation Artificially Induced Competence

      15  7 Bacteriophages and Transduction Lytic Development Lysogenic Development Genetic Analysis of Phages Phage-Mediated Genetic Transfer Host Defenses Against Phage Infection Phages as Tools

      16  8 Transposition, Site-Specific Recombination, and Families of Recombinases Transposition Mechanisms of Transposition General Properties of Transposons Transposon Mutagenesis Site-Specific Recombination Y