Table of Contents
I. Introduction
1. A Global and Historical Perspective of the Genus Vibrio, R. R. Colwell
II. Isolation, Enumeration, and Presentation
2. Isolation, Enumeration, and Preservation of the Vibrionaceae, B. Gomez-Gil and A. Roque
III. Classification and Phylogeny
3. Taxonomy of the Vibrios, F. L. Thompson and J. Swings
4. Molecular Identification, M. Nishibuchi
IV. Genome Evolution
5. Comparative Genomics: Genome Configuration and the Driving Forces in the Evolution of Vibrios, T. Iida and K. Kurokawa
6. Gene Duplicates in Vibrio Genomes, D. Gevers and Y. Van de Peer
7. The Roles of Lateral Gene Transfer and Vertical Descent in Vibrio Evolution, Y. Boucher and H. W. Stokes
8. The Adaptive Genetic Arsenal of Pathogenic Vibrio Species: the Role of Integrons, D. A. Rowe-Magnus, M. Zouine, and D. Mazel
V. Physiology
9. Motility and Chemotaxis, L. L. McCarter
10. Adaptive Responses of Vibrios, D. McDougald and S. Kjelleberg
11. Extremophilic Vibrionaceae, D. H. Bartlett
VI. Habitat and Ecology
12. Aquatic Environment, H. Urakawa and I. N. G. Rivera
13. Dynamics of Vibrio populations and Their Role in Environmental Nutrient Cycling, J. R. Thompson and M. F. Polz
14. The Vibrio fischeri-Euprymna scolopes Light Organ Symbiosis, E. V. Stabb
15. The Mutual Partnership between Vibrio halioticoli and Abalones, T. Sawabe
16. Vibrios in Coral Health and Disease, E. Rosenberg and O. Koren
17. Vibrio cholerae Populations and Their Role in South America, A. C. P. Vicente, I. N. G Rivera, M. D. Vieira, and A. Coelho
VII. Animal Pathogens
18. The Biology and Pathogenicity of Vibrio anguillarum and V. ordalii, J. H. Crosa, L. A. Actis, and M. E. Tolmasky
19. Vibrio harveyi: Pretty Problems in Paradise, L. Owens and N. Busico-Salcedo
20. Vibrio salmonicida, B. Austin
21. Vibrio splendidus, F. Le Roux and B. Austin
22. Miscellaneous Animal Pathogens, B. Austin
VIII. The Impact of Genomics and Proteomics in the Study of Human Pathogens
23. Vibrio cholerae: the Genetics of Pathogenesis and Environmental Persistence, M. G. Prouty and K. E. Klose
24. Vibrio parahaemolyticus, T. Iida, K. S. Park, and T. Honda
25. Vibrio vulnificus, J. D. Oliver
26. Miscellaneous Human Pathogens, M. Nishibuchi
IX. Epidemiology
27. Epidemiology, S. M. Faruque and G. B. Nair
X. Applications
28. Biotechnological Applications, J. G. Burgess
XI. Conclusions
29. Conclusions, F. L. Thompson, B. Austin, and J. Swings
