Bacteriophages as Drivers of Evolution

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 discussed in detail include but are not limited to mutagenesis, migration, natural selection and genetic drift as the drivers of evolution as well as an extensive discussion from the author's unique perspective on phage ecology.

Explains how bacteriophages drive evolution via different processes Summarizes the phage literature in a descriptive though vivid style Examines phenotypic phage interactions with bacteria

Auteur

Stephen T. Abedon, Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University

Contenu

Chapter 1. Bacteriophages, a Brief Introduction.- Chapter 2. A Closer Overview of Phage Infections.- Chapter 3.Evolutionary Biology Basics.- Chapter 4. Brief Introduction to Phage Ecology.- Chapter 5.Bacterial Mutation Associated with Phages: Insertions.- Chapter 6. Bacterial Mutation Associated with Phages: Deletions.- Chapter 7. Genetic Drift and Phages.- Chapter 8. Phages and Asexual Bacterial Populations.- Chapter 9.Phage Impact on Non-Random Mating Among Bacteria.- Chapter 10. Genetic Migration and Phages.- Chapter 11. Bacterial Reproductive Isolation and Its Violation by Phages.- Chapter 12. Phage-Provided Environmental DNA and Superspreading.- Chapter 13. Transduction of Large Amounts of DNA.- Chapter 14. Phage Morons.- Chapter 15. Why Lysogenic Conversion?.- Chapter 16. Prophages Preventing Phage Superinfection.- Chapter 17. Domestication of Phage Genes.- Chapter 18.Resistance to Phages, Part I: Overview.- Chapter 19. Resistance to Phages, Part II: Bacteria Live!.- Chapter 20.Resistance to Phages, Part III: Bacteria Die..-Chapter 21. Bacterial Mutation to Phage Resistance.- Chapter 22. Pleiotropic Costs of Phage Resistance.- Chapter 23. Concepts of Natural Selection in Light of Phage Exposure.- Chapter 24. Frequency-Dependent Selection in Light of Phage Exposure.- Chapter 25. A Primer on Phage-Bacterium Antagonistic Coevolution.