Bacteriophage Ecology
Population Growth, Evolution, and Impact of Bacterial Viruses

Research level overview of bacteriophage ecology, with emphasis on microbial population biology.

Stephen T. Abedon (Edited by)

9780521858458, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 1 May 2008

526 pages, 39 b/w illus. 4 colour illus. 8 tables
23.5 x 15.5 x 3 cm, 0.96 kg

'… essential and enjoyable reading …' Microbiology Today

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.

Preface
1. Phage, ecology, evolution Stephen T. Abedon
Part I. Phage Ecology: 2. Bacteriophage: models for exploring basic principles of ecology Benjamin Kerr, Jevin West and Brendan J. M. Bohannan
3. Phage population growth: constraints, games, adaptation Stephen T. Abedon
4. Impact of spatial structure on phage population growth Stephen T. Abedon and John Yin
5. Contribution of lysogeny, pseudolysogeny, and starvation to phage ecology Robert V. Miller and Martin J. Day
Part II. Phage Evolutionary Biology: 6. Phage evolutionary biology Siobain Duffy and Paul E. Turner
7. Phage evolution Roger W. Hendrix
8. Evolutionary ecology of multiple phage adsorption and infection Paul E. Turner and Siobain Duffy
9. Patterns in phage experimental adaptation J. J. Bull
Part III. Phage Ecology in Environments: 10. Aquatic phage ecology T. Frede Thingstad, Gunnar Bratbak and Mikal Heldal
11. Phage ecology of terrestrial environments Martin J. Day and Robert V. Miller
12. Phage, bacteria, and food Lawrence D. Goodridge
13. Interaction of bacteriophages with animals Carl R. Merril
14. Phage ecology of bacterial pathogenesis Paul Hyman and Stephen T. Abedon
Part IV. Modeling Phage Ecology: 15. Modeling bacteriophage population growth David Stopar and Stephen T. Abedon
16. Modeling phage plaque growth Stephen M. Krone and Stephen T. Abedon
17. Modeling of bacteriophage therapy Jason J. Gill.

Subject Areas: Biotechnology [TCB], Microbiology [non-medical PSG]