Molecular Genetics of Bacteria

by Wendy Champness and Larry Snyder

Book Overview

Molecular Genetics of Bacteria is the single most comprehensive and authoritative textbook on bacterial molecular genetics. Perfect for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses, the text... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155581204X
• ISBN13: 9781555812041
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: ASM Press
• Length: 566 Pages
• Weight: 4.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.2" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

the book condition is excellent, but it took so long to get.

The book condiotion is very good. However, it took almost 1 month for the product to arrive.

Great Book

This is a great current reference book! The information is presented in a logical easy to read style. Good for beginning and advanced students.

Fantastic introduction to the subject

This is one of few college textbooks I've used that has actually HELPED me learn the course material. The book takes you from the basics (DNA structure and replication, etc.) all the way through some very complex concepts while never missing a beat. It's surprisingly readable and student-user-friendly whether you're a beginner or a certifiable gene jockey. My only complaint is the quality of the figures; some of them are very small and thus hard to read, and as one reviewer commented, they are sort of simplistic to the point of not being very thorough. Having full-color illustrations would be a big plus. Overall, this book definitely surpasses other bacterial genetics books I've seen as far as readability and organization goes. It delivers what it promises!

Very useful and informative

This book is great in developing the concepts and explaining in an easy but at the same time techinical way just what is involved in bacterial genetics. Teaching from the historical perspective you really get a sense of what these researchers were faced with and just how valuable their breakthoughs were. It doesn't try to be "hip" like so many other undergraduate textbooks out there, and for that they get full credit. The figures are a little simplistic though.

Excellent Book

This is an excellent and in-depth presentation of the molecular genetics of prokaryotes. Explanations are crystal clear throughout, and the diagrams are very well done. (Typographical errors are everywhere, but fortunately they are easy to spot and none of them are misleading.) The text can seem long at times, but the extra effort spent reading is repaid in terms of clarity. The authors are careful to insure everything is explained well. The book also covers several areas of prokaryotic biology besides molecular genetics, such as cell division, antibiotics, transport of molecules across the cell membrane, two-component signaling pathways, bacteriophages, and many others.This is undoubtedly the best introduction to prokaryotic biology out there. Highly recommended.