Microbial life

Author(s)

• Perry, Jerome J.
• Staley, James T.
• Lory, Stephen
• Sinauer, Andrew D.

Bibliographic Information

Microbial life

Jerome J. Perry, James T. Staley, Stephen Lory

Sinauer Associates, c2002

Note

CD-ROM in pocket of end-paper

Includes glossary and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"Microbial Life" details the understanding of the role of the microbe in evolution, human health, and in our lives. The coverage includes a brief historical background, evolution of micro-organisms, components of bacteria and viruses, energetics, microbial diversity together with the role or microbes and viruses in human disease, immunology, the environment, and industrial applications. Chapter summaries, review questions, and suggested readings reinforce key concepts, while boxes highlight recent or significant research, historical essays, and methods and techniques. An interactive student CD-ROM is included with every copy of the book.

Table of Contents

PART 1: THE SCOPE OF MICROBIOLOGY - Evolution, Microbial Life, and the Biosphere - Historical Overview - Fundamental Chemistry of the Cell - Structure and Function of Bacteria and Archaea - PART 2: MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY: NUTRITION AND GROWTH - Isolation, Nutrition, and Cultivation of Microorganisms - Microbial Growth - Control of Microbial Growth - PART 3: MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY: METABOLISM - Cellular Energy Derived from Chemicals - Cellular Energy Derived from Light - Biosynthesis of Monomers - Assembly of Bacterial Cell Structures - Role of Microbes in Biodegradation - Basic Genetics - Viruses - Genetic Exchange - Microbial Genomics - PART 5: MICROBIAL EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY - Taxonomy of Bacteria and Archaea - Archaea - Non-Photosynthetic Proteobacteria - Gram-Positive Bacteria: Firmicutes and Actinobacteria - Phototrophic Bacteria - Other Bacterial Phyla - Eukaryotic Microorganisms - PART 6: MICROBIAL ECOLOGY - Microorganisms and Ecosystems - Beneficial Symbiotic Associations - Human Host-Microbe Interactions - PART 7: IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY - Immunology - Microbial Diseases of Humans - Viral Diseases of Humans - Epidemiology and Clinical Microbiology - PART 8: APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY - Industrial Microbiology - Environmental Microbiology

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Details

• NCID: BA58122889
• ISBN:
  • 0878936750
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Sunderland, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xxxi, 811, [37] p.
• Size: 29 cm.
• Attached Material: 1 CD-ROM
• Classification:
  • LCC : QR41
  • DC : 576
  • NDLC : RA611
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Microbiology