Bacteriophages as drivers of evolution : an evolutionary ecological perspective

Bacteriophages as drivers of evolution : an evolutionary ecological perspective / Stephen T. Abedon.

This monograph emphasizes the many facets of bacterial evolution as impacted by bacterial interactions with phages, as well as, to a lesser degree, the evolutionary impact of phages on other organisms, including other phages. The book starts with a general overview of bacteriophages. Topics discusse...

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Main Author: Abedon, Stephen T. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2022]
Subjects:
Bacteriophages > Ecology.
Bacteria > Evolution.
Virology.
Microbial ecology.
Bacteria > Evolution
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Introduction. Bacteriophages, a brief introduction
  • A closer overview of phage infections
  • Evolutionary biology basics
  • Brief introduction to phage ecology
  • Part II. Mutation, genetic drift, and non-random mating. Bacterial mutation associated with phages : insertions
  • Bacterial mutation associated with phages : deletions
  • Genetic drift and phages
  • Phages and asexual bacterial populations
  • Phage impact on non-random mating among bacteria
  • Part III. Genetic migration. Genetic migration and phages
  • Bacterial reproductive isolation and its violation by phages
  • Phage-provided environmental DNA and superspreading
  • Transduction of large amounts of DNA
  • Part IV. Prophage-encoding of bacterium-expressed genes. Phage morons
  • Why lysogenic conversion?
  • Prophages preventing phage superinfection
  • Domestication of phage genes
  • Part V. Phage resistance. Resistance to phages, part I: Overview
  • Resistance to phages, part II: Bacteria live!
  • Resistance to phages, part III: Bacteria die
  • Bacterial mutation to phage resistance
  • Pleiotropic costs of phage resistance
  • Part VI. Natural selection. Concepts of natural selection in light of phage exposure
  • Frequency-dependent selection in light of phage exposure
  • A primer on phage-bacterium antagonistic coevolution.

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