Evolutionary Biology of Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens

Covers the relationship between microbial evolution and human biology from many perspectives.

• Introduces clinical microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, epidemiologists, medical professionals, and public health researchers to the importance and influence of evolutionary outcomes.
• Provides examples of the impact of evolution on microbe-human interactions and explores the influence that evolution has on infectious diseases.
• Presents in-depth examination of the evolutionary biology of drug resistance.
• Includes an explanatory list of keywords and concepts used in the field of evolutionary biology.
• Features comprehensive coverage of the evolution of pathogenicity of gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, and pathogenic fungi.
• Offers significant new material for teaching microbiology and infectious diseases.