Preface |
The microbial world / Section A: |
Systematics / Al: |
Prokaryotic systematics / Bl: |
Identification of Bacteria / B2: |
Inference of phylogeny from rRNA gene sequence / B3: |
Microbiology / Section C: |
Discovery and history / C1: |
Prokaryotic diversity / C2: |
Culture of bacteria in die laboratory / C3: |
Enumeration of microorganisms / C4: |
Looking at microbes / C5: |
The major prokaryotic groups / C6: |
Composition of a typical prokaryotic cell / C7: |
The bacterial cell wall / C8: |
Cell division / C9: |
Bacterial flagella and movement / C10: |
Prokaryotes and their environment / C11: |
Microbial growth / Section D: |
Measurement of microbial growth / D1: |
Batch culture in the laboratory / D2: |
Large-scale and continuous culture / D3: |
Microbial metabolism / Section E: |
Heterotrophic pathways / E1: |
Electron transport, oxidative phosphorylation, and β-oxidation of fatty acids / E2: |
Autotrophic reactions / E3: |
Other unique microbial biochemical pathways / E4: |
Prokaryotic DNA and RNA metabolism / Section F: |
DNA - the primary informational macromolecule / F1: |
Genomes / F2: |
DNA replication / F3: |
Transcription / F4: |
Messenger RNA and translation / F5: |
Signal transduction and environmental sensing / F6: |
DNA repair / F7: |
Transfer of DNA between cells / F8: |
Recombination / F9: |
Bacteriophages / F10: |
Plasmids / Fll: |
Industrial microbiology / Section G: |
Biotechnology / Gl: |
Food microbiology / G2: |
Recombinant microorganisms in biotechnology / G3: |
Microbial bioproducts / G4: |
Eukaryotic microbes: an overview / Section H: |
Taxonomy / H1: |
Eukaryotic cell structure / H2: |
Cell division and ploidy / H3: |
The fungi and related phyla / Section I: |
Fungal structure and growth / I1: |
Fungal nutrition / I2: |
Reproduction in fungi / I3: |
Beneficial effects / I4: |
Detrimental effects / I5: |
Archaeplastida, Excavata, Chromalveolata, and Amoebozoa / Section J: |
Taxonomy and structure / J1: |
Nutrition and metabolism / J2: |
Life cycles / J3: |
The viruses / J4: |
Virus structure / K1: |
Virus taxonomy / K2: |
Virus genomes / K3: |
Virus proteins / K4: |
Cell culture and virus propagation / K5: |
Virus assay / K6: |
Virus replication / K7: |
Virus infections / K8: |
Viruses and the immune system / K9: |
Virus vaccines / K10: |
Antiviral chemotherapy / Kll: |
Plant viruses / K12: |
Prions and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies / K13: |
Further reading |
Abbreviations |
Index |
Preface |
The microbial world / Section A: |
Systematics / Al: |
Prokaryotic systematics / Bl: |
Identification of Bacteria / B2: |
Inference of phylogeny from rRNA gene sequence / B3: |