BIOS Instant Notes in Microbiology

by Baker, S.; Nicklin, J.; Khan, N.; Killington, R.

• ISBN13: 9780415390880
• ISBN10: 0415390885
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-13
• Publisher: Taylor & Franci

Summary

The third edition of this popular title takes a molecular approach to microbiology, and includes the following features: the bacteriology section being completely rewritten to reflect the latest developments improved coverage of systematics, growth, metabolism, molecular biology and industrial applications a new chapter on microbial pathogenesis the eukaryotic and virology sections have been updated. This significant reference will ably guide students through their microbiology courses.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	vii
Preface	ix
The microbial world	1	(4)
The microbial world	1	(4)
Systematics	5	(8)
Prokaryotic systematics	5	(2)
Identification of bacteria	7	(3)
Inference of phylogeny from rRNA gene sequence	10	(3)
Microbiology	13	(52)
Discovery and history	13	(2)
Prokaryotic diversity	15	(3)
Culture of bacteria in the laboratory	18	(3)
Enumeration of microorganisms	21	(4)
Looking at microbes	25	(7)
The major prokaryotic groups	32	(9)
Composition of a typical prokaryotic cell	41	(5)
The bacterial cell wall	46	(6)
Cell division	52	(4)
Bacterial flagella and movement	56	(3)
Prokaryotes and their environment	59	(6)
Microbial growth	65	(16)
Measurement of microbial growth	65	(7)
Batch culture in the laboratory	72	(4)
Large-scale and continuous culture	76	(5)
Microbial metabolism	81	(32)
Enzymology	81	(6)
Heterotrophic pathways	87	(8)
Electron transport, oxidative phosphorylation and β-oxidation of fatty acids	95	(6)
Autotrophic reactions	101	(6)
Biosynthetic pathways	107	(6)
Prokaryotic DNA and RNA metabolism	113	(88)
DNA -- the primary information macromolecule	113	(4)
Genomes	117	(4)
Structure of nucleic acids	121	(5)
Hybridization	126	(6)
DNA replication	132	(7)
Transcription	139	(10)
RNA and the genetic code	149	(5)
Translation	154	(4)
Signal transduction and environmental sensing	158	(4)
Mutation	162	(7)
DNA repair	169	(4)
Transfer of DNA between cells	173	(4)
Recombination	177	(4)
Bacteriophage	181	(5)
Plasmids	186	(3)
Manipulation of cellular DNA and RNA	189	(12)
Industrial microbiology	201	(4)
Prokaryotes in industry	201	(4)
Bacterial infections	205	(52)
Human bacterial infections	205	(12)
Bacterial infections: types, portals of entry, modes of transmission, contributing factors in their emergence/spread and common features in bacterial infections	217	(5)
Pathogenesis and virulence of bacterial infections	222	(4)
Bacterial toxins	226	(6)
Escherichia coli as a model bacterial pathogen	232	(8)
Human defence mechanisms	240	(4)
Bacterial evasion of immune defences	244	(4)
Control of bacterial infections	248	(4)
Bacteria as biological weapons	252	(5)
Eukaryotic microbes: an overview	257	(16)
Taxonomy	257	(3)
Eukaryotic cell structure	260	(7)
Cell division and ploidy	267	(6)
The fungi and related phyla	273	(22)
Fungal structure and growth	273	(5)
Fungal nutrition	278	(3)
Reproduction in fungi	281	(7)
Beneficial effects	288	(4)
Detrimental effects	292	(3)
Chlorophyta and protista	295	(48)
Taxonomy and structure	295	(9)
Nutrition and metabolism	304	(6)
Life cycles	310	(8)
Beneficial effects	318	(3)
Detrimental effects	321	(2)
Parasitic protista	323	(20)
The Viruses	343
Virus structure	343	(5)
Virus taxonomy	348	(5)
Virus proteins	353	(6)
Virus nucleic acids	359	(7)
Cell culture and virus growth	366	(4)
Virus assay	370	(4)
Virus replication	374	(2)
Virus infection	380	(6)
Viruses and the immune system	386	(4)
Virus vaccines	390	(4)
Antiviral chemotherapy	394	(5)
Plant viruses	399	(4)
Prions and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies	404