Genetic Methods for Diverse Prokaryotes (Methods in Microbiology)
Contributors: Margaret C.M. Smith (Editor); Elizabeth Sockett (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: June 15, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780125215299
Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); Molecular biology; Life Sciences - Evolution; Bacterial Genetics; Microbiological Research; Science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics; Life Sciences - Bacteriology; Science / Microbiology; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology
First sentence: The introduction of purified DNA into bacteria is an almost universally applicable means of transferring genes between organisms, and has the major advantage that no vector is required: the nucleic acid itself mediates information transfer.