Willey, Joanne M. <br/><br/>
Prescott's principles of microbiology / 
 Microbiology 
Joanne M. Willey, Linda M. Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton. 
 - 1st edition 
 - Boston :  McGraw-Hill Higher Education,  2009. 
 - xiv, (various pagings) :  ill. (some col.) ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/><br/>Part One <br/>INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY <br/>1 The History and Scope of Microbiology<br/>2 Microscopes and the Study of Microbial Structure<br/>3 Procaryotic Cell Structure and Function<br/>4 Eucaryotic Cell Structure and Function<br/>5 Viruses and Other Acellular Agents<br/><br/>Part Two <br/>MICROBIAL NUTRITION, GROWTH, AND CONTROL <br/>6 Microbial Nutrition<br/>7 Microbial Growth<br/>8 Control of Microorganisms by Physical and Chemical <br/>Agents<br/><br/>Part Three <br/>MICROBIAL METABOLISM <br/>9 Introduction to Metabolism <br/>10 Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation <br/>11 Anabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis <br/><br/>Part Four <br/>MICROBIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS <br/>12 Genes: Structure, Replication, and Expression <br/>13 Regulation of Gene Expression<br/>14 Mechanisms of Genetic Variation <br/>15 Microbial Genomics<br/>16 Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology <br/><br/>Part Five<br/>THE DIVERSITY OF THE MICROBIAL WORLD <br/>17 Microbial Evolution, Taxonomy, and Diversity <br/>18 The Archaea <br/>19 Bacteria: The Deinococci and Gram-Negative <br/>Nonproteobacteria <br/>20 The Proteobacteria <br/>21 The Low G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria <br/>22 The High G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria <br/>23 Eucaryotic Microbes <br/>24 Viral Diversity<br/> <br/>Part Six <br/>ECOLOGY AND SYMBIOSIS <br/>25 Biogeochemical Cycling and the Study of <br/>Microbial Ecology <br/>26 Microorganisms in Natural Environments <br/>27 Microbial Interactions <br/><br/>Part Seven<br/>HOST DEFENSES <br/>28 Nonspecific (Innate) Host Resistance <br/>29 Specific (Adaptive) Immunity<br/><br/>Part Eight<br/>MICROBIAL DISEASES AND THEIR CONTROL <br/>30 Pathogenicity of Microorganisms  <br/>31 Antimicrobial Chemotherapy <br/>32 Clinical Microbiology and Immunology <br/>33 The Epidemiology of Infectious Disease <br/><br/>Part Nine <br/>APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY <br/>34 Microbiology of Food <br/>35 Applied Environmental Microbiology<br/>Appendix I A Review of the Chemistry of <br/>Biological Molecules <br/>Appendix II Common Metabolic Pathways 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780071283670 0071283676 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Microbiology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>QW 4 W714p 2009