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Prescott's principles of microbiology / Joanne M. Willey, Linda M. Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2009.Edition: 1st editionDescription: xiv, (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780071283670
  • 0071283676
Other title:
  • Microbiology
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • QW 4 W714p 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Contents Part One INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY 1 The History and Scope of Microbiology 2 Microscopes and the Study of Microbial Structure 3 Procaryotic Cell Structure and Function 4 Eucaryotic Cell Structure and Function 5 Viruses and Other Acellular Agents Part Two MICROBIAL NUTRITION, GROWTH, AND CONTROL 6 Microbial Nutrition 7 Microbial Growth 8 Control of Microorganisms by Physical and Chemical Agents Part Three MICROBIAL METABOLISM 9 Introduction to Metabolism 10 Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation 11 Anabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis Part Four MICROBIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS 12 Genes: Structure, Replication, and Expression 13 Regulation of Gene Expression 14 Mechanisms of Genetic Variation 15 Microbial Genomics 16 Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology Part Five THE DIVERSITY OF THE MICROBIAL WORLD 17 Microbial Evolution, Taxonomy, and Diversity 18 The Archaea 19 Bacteria: The Deinococci and Gram-Negative Nonproteobacteria 20 The Proteobacteria 21 The Low G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria 22 The High G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria 23 Eucaryotic Microbes 24 Viral Diversity Part Six ECOLOGY AND SYMBIOSIS 25 Biogeochemical Cycling and the Study of Microbial Ecology 26 Microorganisms in Natural Environments 27 Microbial Interactions Part Seven HOST DEFENSES 28 Nonspecific (Innate) Host Resistance 29 Specific (Adaptive) Immunity Part Eight MICROBIAL DISEASES AND THEIR CONTROL 30 Pathogenicity of Microorganisms 31 Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 32 Clinical Microbiology and Immunology 33 The Epidemiology of Infectious Disease Part Nine APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 34 Microbiology of Food 35 Applied Environmental Microbiology Appendix I A Review of the Chemistry of Biological Molecules Appendix II Common Metabolic Pathways
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Includes index.

Contents

Part One
INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY
1 The History and Scope of Microbiology
2 Microscopes and the Study of Microbial Structure
3 Procaryotic Cell Structure and Function
4 Eucaryotic Cell Structure and Function
5 Viruses and Other Acellular Agents

Part Two
MICROBIAL NUTRITION, GROWTH, AND CONTROL
6 Microbial Nutrition
7 Microbial Growth
8 Control of Microorganisms by Physical and Chemical
Agents

Part Three
MICROBIAL METABOLISM
9 Introduction to Metabolism
10 Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation
11 Anabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis

Part Four
MICROBIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
12 Genes: Structure, Replication, and Expression
13 Regulation of Gene Expression
14 Mechanisms of Genetic Variation
15 Microbial Genomics
16 Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology

Part Five
THE DIVERSITY OF THE MICROBIAL WORLD
17 Microbial Evolution, Taxonomy, and Diversity
18 The Archaea
19 Bacteria: The Deinococci and Gram-Negative
Nonproteobacteria
20 The Proteobacteria
21 The Low G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria
22 The High G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria
23 Eucaryotic Microbes
24 Viral Diversity

Part Six
ECOLOGY AND SYMBIOSIS
25 Biogeochemical Cycling and the Study of
Microbial Ecology
26 Microorganisms in Natural Environments
27 Microbial Interactions

Part Seven
HOST DEFENSES
28 Nonspecific (Innate) Host Resistance
29 Specific (Adaptive) Immunity

Part Eight
MICROBIAL DISEASES AND THEIR CONTROL
30 Pathogenicity of Microorganisms
31 Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
32 Clinical Microbiology and Immunology
33 The Epidemiology of Infectious Disease

Part Nine
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
34 Microbiology of Food
35 Applied Environmental Microbiology
Appendix I A Review of the Chemistry of
Biological Molecules
Appendix II Common Metabolic Pathways

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