Escherichia coli and Salmonella 2000: the view from here

Five years after the publication of the second edition of the reference boo k Escherichia coli and Salmonella: Cellular and Molecular Biology, and on t he eve of launching a successor venture, the editors and colleagues examine where we stand in our quest for an understanding of these organisms. The m ain areas selected for this brief inquiry are genomics, evolution, molecula r multifunctionality, functional backups, regulation of gene expression, ce ll biology, sensing of the environment, and ecology.