DNA Traffic in the Environment. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hiromi Nishida, Taku Oshima, editors.
• Editors: Nishida, Hiromi
• Other Names: Nishida, Hiromi; Ōshima, Taku
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; 1: Xenogeneic Silencing and Horizontal Gene Transfer; 1.1 Prokaryotic Evolution: Harnessing Power of Mobile DNA; 1.2 Bacterial Genomes Are Built to Prevent Parasitism; 1.3 Characteristics of Core Genes vs. Accessory (Noncore) Genes in the Genome; 1.4 Xenogeneic Silencing: Repressing Foreign DNA As a Balance Between Evolvability and Security; 1.5 The Mechanistic Basis for Xenogeneic Silencing; 1.6 How Genes Are Regulated in the Face of Silencing; 1.7 Diversity of Xenogeneic Silencing Proteins; 1.7.1 MvaT; 1.7.2 Lsr2 1.8 H-NS Family Proteins Encoded on Plasmids1.8.1 Sfh and H-NSR27; 1.8.2 Pmr; 1.9 Summary; References; 2: Functions of Archaeal Nucleoid Proteins: Archaeal Silencers are Still Missing; 2.1 Archaea Have Acquired Genes from Bacteria to Adapt to Their Living Environment; 2.2 The Difference of General Transcriptional Regulation Between Archaea and Bacteria; 2.3 The Importance of Silencers for the Integration of Horizontally Transferred Genes in the Host Transcriptional Network in Bacteria 2.4 The Archaeal Nucleoid Proteins May Be Silencers Supporting the Integration of Horizontal Transfer Genes in Host Genomes2.5 Archaeal Histones Adapt to the GC Content of the Genome; References; 3: Acquired and Innate Immunity in Prokaryotes Define Their Evolutionary Story; 3.1 The Roles of Mobile Genetic Elements in Prokaryotic Genome Evolution; 3.2 Prokaryotic Innate Immune Systems Against Foreign DNA Invasion; 3.3 CRISPR-Cas Adaptive Immune Systems; 3.4 Effect of the Evolutionary Dynamics of Defense Systems on Prokaryotic Genome Evolution 4.3.1 sRNAs Specified by Salmonella Pathogenicity Islands4.3.2 sRNAs Regulated by SPI-Encoded Transcriptional Regulators; 4.3.3 Chromosomal sRNA Regulates Horizontally Acquired Genes; 4.4 Perspectives; References; 5: Bacteria-Virus Interactions; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Temperate Virus-Host Interactions; 5.3 Domestication of Proviruses by Hosts; 5.4 Lytic Virus-Host Interactions; 5.5 Ecological Advantages of Natural Host-Virus Interactions; References; 6: Plasmids and Their Hosts; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Plasmid Function; 6.2.1 Replication and Maintenance; 6.2.2 Conjugation
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 572.8/77; Transgenic organisms; Genetic transformation; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry; Genetic transformation; Transgenic organisms; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Microbial Ecology; Evolutionary Biology; Biodiversity; Drug Resistance; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811334115; 9811334110; 9789811334122; 9811334129
• Related ISBNs: 9789811334108; 9811334102
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF file page (EBSCO, viewed February 25, 2019).
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