A collection of recent scientific research on the discovery and characterization of pathogenicity islands from a variety of microbial species. Contributions describe the molecular mechanisms of the evolution of pathogens, including Helicobacter, Vibrio cholerae , and pathogenic E. coli , and discuss the parallel development of the evolution of virulence and drug resistance. They address the relation between gene transfer and virulence, describes pathogenicity islands, and explains new methods for identifying virulence determinants. The editors are affiliated with the Center for Vaccine Development and the department of microbiology and immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and with the Institut fnr Molekulare Infektionsbiologie in Germany. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less