Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Staley, James T. [et al.].

Microbial life/ James T. Staley [et al.]. - 2nd ed. - Sunderland: Sinauer Associates, 2007. - xxvii, 1066 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Part I The Scope of Microbiology
1 Evolution, Microbial Life, and the Biosphere
2 Historical Overview
3 Fundamental Chemistry of the Cell
4 Structure and Function of Bacteria and Archaea

Part II Microbial Physiology: Nutrition and Growth
5 Nutrition, Cultivation, and Isolation of Microorganisms
6 Microbial Growth
7 Control of Microbial Growth

Part III Microbial Physiology: Metabolism
8 Cellular Energy Derived from Chemicals
9 Cellular Energy Derived from Light
10 Assembly of Bacterial Cell Structures
11 Roles of Microbes in Biodegradation

Part IV Genetics and Basic Virology
12 Basic Genetics
14 Viruses
15 Genetic Exchange
16 Microbial Genomics

Part V Microbial Evolution and Diversity
17 Taxonomy of Bacteria and Archaea
18 Archaea
19 Nonphotosynthetic Proteobacteria
20 Gram-Positive Bacteria: Firmicutes and Actinobacteria
21 Phototrophic Bacteria
22 Exploring Bacterial Diversity: Other phyla, Other Microbial Worlds
23 Eukaryotic Microorganisms

Part VI
24 Microbial Ecology
25 Beneficial Symbiotic Associations
26 Human Host-Microbe Interaction

Part VII Immunology and Medical Microbiolgy
27 Immunology
28 Microbial Diseases of Humans
29 Viral Diseases of Humans
30 Epidemiology and Clinical Microbiology

Part VIII Applied Microbiology
31 Industrial Microbiology
32 Applied Environmental Microbiology

ISBN: 9780878936854

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Microbiology

Dewey Class. No.: 579 / STA/M