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Kin recognition in protists and other microbes : genetics, evolution, behavior and health / by Guillermo Paz-y-Miño-C and Avelina Espinosa.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paz y Miño C., Guillermo, author.
- Espinosa, Avelina, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Microorganisms--Evolution.
- Microorganisms.
- Microorganisms--Behavior.
- Microbial genetics.
- Unicellular organisms.
- Genre:
- Libros electrónicos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 427 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
- Summary:
- Kin Recognition in Protists and Other Microbes is the first volume dedicated entirely to the genetics, evolution and behavior of cells capable of discriminating and recognizing taxa (other species), clones (other cell lines) and kin (as per gradual genetic proximity). It covers the advent of microbial models in the field of kin recognition; the polymorphisms of green-beard genes in social amebas, yeast and soil bacteria; the potential that unicells have to learn phenotypic cues for recognition; the role of clonality and kinship in pathogenicity (dysentery, malaria, sleeping sickness and Chagas); the social and spatial structure of microbes and their biogeography; and the relevance of unicells' cooperation, sociality and cheating for our understanding of the origins of multicellularity. Offering over 200 figures and diagrams, this work will appeal to a broad audience, including researchers in academia, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and research undergraduates. Science writers and college educators will also find it informative and practical for teaching.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- About the Authors.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-5275-2593-7
- OCLC:
- 1117352766
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