Part One INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY
1 The History and Scope of Microbiology 1
2 Microscopes and the Study of Microbial Structure 13
3 Procaryotic Cell Structure and Function 33
4 Eucaryotic Cell Structure and Function 65
5 Viruses and Other Acellular Agents 87
Part Two MICROBIAL NUTRITION GROWTH,AND CONTROL
6 Microbial Nutrition 109
7 Microbial Growth 126
8 Control of Microorganisms 153
Part Three MICROBIAL METABOLISM
9 Introduction to Metabolism 169
10 Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation 188
11 Anabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis 219
Part Four MICROBIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
12 Genes: Structure,Replication,and Expression 240
13 Regulation of Gene Expression 277
14 Mechanisms of Genetic Variation 300
15 Microbial Genomics 332
16 Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology 351
Part Five THE DIVERSITY OF THE MICROBIAL WORLD
17 Microbial Evolution,Taxonomy,and Diversity 381
18 TheArchaea 405
19 The Deinococci and Gram-Negative Nonproteobacteria 420
20 The Proteobacteria 439
21 The Low G+C Gram-Positive Bacteria 474
22 The High G+C Gram-Positive Bacteria 499
23 Eucaryotic Microbes 517
24 Viral Diversity 554
Part Six ECOLOGY AND SYMBIOSIS
25 Biogeochemical Cycling and the Study of Microbial Ecology 593
26 Microorganisms in Natural Environments 608
27 Microbial Interactions 641
Part Seven HOST DEFENSES
28 Nonspecific (Innate) Host Resistance 661
29 Specific (Adaptive) Immunity 689
Part Eight MICROBIAL DISEASES AND THEIR CONTROL
30 Pathogenicity of Microorganisms 726
31 Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 746
32 Clinical Microbiology and Immunology 768
33 The Epidemiology of Infectious Disease 787
Glossary G-1
Index I-1
Credits C-1