TY - BOOK ID - 80823824 TI - Prokaryotic diversity AU - Logan, Niall A AU - Lappin-Scott, Hilary M AU - Oyston, Petra C F AU - Society for General Microbiology. AU - Society for General Microbiology PY - 2006 SN - 9780511754913 9780521869355 9780511226502 0511226500 0511754914 1280550597 9781280550591 0521869358 1107156726 9786610550593 0511225938 0511224656 0511322569 0511225326 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Geomicrobiology KW - Geobiology. KW - Biology KW - Earth sciences KW - Biosphere KW - Geological microbiology KW - Microbiological geology KW - Geobiology KW - Microbiology KW - Microbial diversity KW - Prokaryotes KW - Genetics KW - Monera KW - Procaryotae KW - Procaryotes KW - Prokaryonta KW - Prokaryotae KW - Prokaryotic protists KW - Microorganisms KW - Diversity, Microbial KW - Microbiodiversity KW - Microbiological diversity KW - Biodiversity UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80823824 AB - The true extent of prokaryote diversity, encompassing the spectrum of variability among bacteria, remains unknown. Current research efforts focus on understanding why prokaryote diversification occurs, its underlying mechanisms, and its likely impact. The dynamic nature of the prokaryotic world, and continuing advances in the technological tools available make this an important area and hence this book will appeal to a wide variety of microbiologists. Its coverage ranges from studies of prokaryotes in specialized environmental niches to broad examinations of prokaryote evolution and diversity, and the mechanisms underlying them. Topics include: bacteria of the gastrointestinal tract, unculturable organisms in the mouth and in the soil, organisms from extreme environments, the diversity of archaea and their phages, comparative genomics and the emergence of pathogens, the spread of genomic islands between clinical and environmental organisms, minimal genomes needed for life, horizontal gene transfer, phenotypic innovation, and patterns and extent of biodiversity. ER -