DNA sequencing has provided a wealth of information on the genetic material stored in bacterial genomes. The use of DNA arrays and proteomics will transform the scale of our ability to describe the patterns of gene expression as bacteria respond to their environments. However, the ability to control bacteria in a clinical context or exploit them in industrial or environmental contexts also depends on understanding the regulatory mechanisms which connect input experience to output response at the genetic level. This book deals with our current knowledge of the circuits and networks that govern bacterial gene expression - from the single gene to the whole genome - and which provide the framework for explaining the data from the post genomics revolution.

Discussion of current knowledge of the regulatory systems that govern bacterial gene expression.

About the Author
David A. Hodgson is a Reader in Microbiology in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Warwick. Christopher M. Thomas is Professor of Molecular Genetics in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Birmingham.

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Book Information
ISBN 9780521813884
Author David A. Hodgson
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 630g
Dimensions(mm) 237mm * 158mm * 21mm