Bacteriophages as Drivers of Evolution An Evolutionary Ecological Perspective

About this book

This monograph emphasizes the many facets of bacterial evolution as impacted by bacterial interactions with phages, as well as, to a lesser degree, the evolutionary impact of phages on other organisms, including other phages. The book starts with a general overview of bacteriophages. Topics discussed in detail include but are not limited to mutagenesis, migration, natural selection and genetic drift as the drivers of evolution as well as an extensive discussion from the author's unique perspective on phage ecology.

Contents

Part I. Introductions
1. Bacteriophages, a Brief Introduction
2. A Closer Overview of Phage Infections
3. Evolution Biology Basics
4. Brief Introduction to Phage Ecology

Part II. Mutation, Genetic Drift, and Non-Random Mating
5. Bacterial Mutation Associated with Phages: Insertion
6. Bacterial Mutation Associated with Phages: Deletions
7. Genetic Drift and Phages
8. Phages and sexual Bacterial Populations
9. Phage Impact on Non-Random Mating Among Bacteria

Part III. Genetic Migration
10. Genetic Migration and Phages
11. Reproductive Isolation and Its Violation by Phages
12. Phage-Provided Environmental DNA and Superspreading
13. Transduction of Large Amounts of DNA

Part IV. Prophage-Encoding of Bacterium-Expressed Genes
14. Phage Morons
15. Why Lysogenic Conversion?
16. Prophages Preventing Phage Superinfection
17. Domestication of Phage Genes

Part V. Phage Resistance
18. Resistance to Phages, Part I: Overview
19. Resistance to Phages, Part II: Bacteria Live!
20. Resistance to Phages, Part III: Bacteria Die...
21. Bacterial Mutation to Phage Resistance
22. Pleiotropic Costs of Phage Resistance

Part VI. Natural Selection
23. Concepts of Natural Selection in Light of Phage Exposure
24. Frequency-Dependent Selection in Light of Phage Exposure
25. A Primer on Phage-Bacterium Antagonistic Coevolution

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