The Microbial models of molecular biology : from genes to genomes / by Rowland H. Davis. -- Oxford, 2003

Contents

1. Model Systems, Model Organisms  3

2. Morgan's Progeny  15

3. Neurospora  27

4. Aspergillus  47

5. Yeast  61

6. Leaving the Fungi  73

7. Escherichia coli  80

8. The T Bacteriophages  99

9. Temperate Phages and Transduction  112

10. DNA  123

11. Prokaryotes Take Center Stage  130

12. Prokaryotes: Later Contributions  154

13. Cytoplasmic Inheritance: The Ciliates  164

14. Organelle Genetics: Yeast and chlamydomonas  183

15. Yeast Becomes a Supermodel  199

16. The Filamentous Fungi: Eclipse and Renewal  216

17. The Role of Biochemistry  229

18. Genomics  238

19. The Age of Model Organisms  250