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Hartwell, L., Hood, L. Goldberg, M., Reynolds, A. Silver, L. Veres, R.C. 2000. Genetics: From Genes to Genomes. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. St. Louis, MO. A textbook that covers the genetics of bacteria, plants and animals. The authors have made enormous research contributions to genetics.

Levy, S. 1998. The challenge of antibiotic resistance. Scientific American. 278(3):46-53. An article that discusses the problem of the increase in resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and how antibiotic resistance is transferred between bacteria. The author is an authority in the field.

Maloy, S. Cronan, J. and Freifelder, D. 1994. Microbial Genetics,2^nd ed. Jones and Bartlett. Boston, MA. A well-written, lucid textbook that covers the genetics of bacteria and phages. Written for undergraduates.