Bacteriophage Ecology: Population Growth, Evolution, and Impact of Bacterial Viruses
Stephen T. Abedon
May 2008 · Advances in Molecular and Cellular Microbiology Book 15 · Cambridge University Press
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Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect bacteria and are believed to be the most abundant and genetically diverse organisms on Earth. As such, their ecology is vast both in quantitative and qualitative terms. Their abundance makes an understanding of phage ecology increasingly relevant to bacterial ecosystem ecology, bacterial genomics and bacterial pathology. Abedon provides the first text on phage ecology for almost 20 years. Written by leading experts, synthesizing the three key approaches to studying phage ecology, namely studying them in natural environments (in situ), experimentally in the lab, or theoretically using mathematical or computer models. With strong emphasis on microbial population biology and distilling cutting-edge research into basic principles, this book will complement other currently available volumes. It will therefore serve as an essential resource for graduate students and researchers, particularly those with an interest in phage ecology and evolutionary biology.
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Stephen T. Abedon is Associate Professor of Microbiology at The Ohio State University, He contributed to the editing of The Bacteriophages (2006) and founded the Bacteriophage Ecology Group at http://www.phage.org to encourage collaboration and to provide a central resource for the bacteriophage community.
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