Brock Biology of Microorganisms

I. PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY. 1. Microorganisms and Microbiology. 2. An Overview of Microbial Life. 3. Macromolecules. 4. Cell Structure/Function. 5. Nutrition, Laboratory Culture, and Metabolism of Microorganisms. 6. Microbial Growth. 7. Principles of Microbial Molecular Biology. 8. Regulation of Gene Expression. 9. Essentials of Virology. 10. Bacterial Genetics. II. EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY AND MICROBIAL DIVERSITY. 11. Microbial Evolution and Systematics. 12. Prokaryotic Diversity: Bacteria. 13. Prokaryotic Diversity: Archaea. 14. Eukaryotic Cell Biology and Eukaryotic Microorganisms. 15. Microbial Genomics. 16. Bacterial, Plant and Animal Viruses. III. METABOLIC DIVERSITY AND MICROBIAL ECOLOGY. 17. Metabolic Diversity. 18. Methods in Microbial Ecology. 19. Microbial Habitats, Nutrient Cycles, and Interactions with Plants and Animals. IV. PATHOGENICITY, HOST RESPONSES, AND IMMUNOLOGY. 20. Microbial Growth Control. 21. Human-Microbe Interactions. 22. Essentials of Immunology. 23. Molecular Immunology. 24. Clinical Microbiology and Immunology. V. MICROBIAL DISEASES. 25. Epidemiology. 26. Person-to-Person Microbial Diseases. 27. Animal-Transmitted, Arthropod-Transmitted, and Soilborne Microbial Diseases. 28. Wastewater Treatment, Water Purification, and Waterborne Microbial Diseases. 29. Food Preservation and Foodborne Microbial Diseases. VI. MICROORGANISMS AS TOOLS FOR INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH. 30. Industrial Microbiology/Biocatalysis. 31. Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. Appendix 1. Energy Calculations in Microbial Biogenetics. Appendix 2. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed.Madigan, Michael M. is the author of 'Brock Biology of Microorganisms', published 2002 under ISBN 9780130662712 and ISBN 0130662712.