Introduction to Bioinformatics in Microbiology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Christensen, Henrik (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Learning Materials in Biosciences,
• Subjects: Bioinformatics.; Microbiology.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.

This textbook introduces to the basic concepts of bioinformatics and enhances students' skills in using software and tools relevant for investigations in microbiology. The most relevant methods to analyze data are shown and readers are introduced on how to draw valid conclusions based on the re...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: DNA sequence assembly and annotation of genes
• Chapter 3: Databases and protein structures
• Chapter 4: Pair-wise alignment, multiple alignment and BLAST
• Chapter 5: Primer design
• Chapter 6: Short introduction to phylogenetic analysis of molecular sequence data
• Chapter 7: Sequence based classification and identification of prokaryotes
• Chapter 8: 16S rRNAampliconsequencing for metagenomics
• Chapter 9: Full DNA metagenomics
• Chapter 10: Transcriptomics
• Chapter 11: Molecular typing of prokaryotes.