Insect pathogens : molecular approaches and techniques / edited by S. Patricia Stock ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stock, S. Patricia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insects--Pathogens.

Insects.

Insects--Molecular aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : CABI, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Investigation of insect pathogens is vital to the understanding of biocontrol and insect management within an ecosystem. Faster and more accurate methods of identification and diagnosis have become possible with the implementation of molecular techniques. This book offers information on methods used to unravel the genomes of pathogens.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Glossary of Terms; PART I: IDENTIFICATION AND DIAGNOSTICS; PART II: EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS AND POPULATION GENETICS; PART III: HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PART IV: GENOMICS AND GENETIC ENGINEERING; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-07047-9

9786612070471

1-84593-479-2

OCLC:

319611645