Prescott's Principles of Microbiology

by Willey, Joanne; Sherwood, Linda; Woolverton, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780077213411
• ISBN10: 0077213416
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-21
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Summary

Prescott's Principles of Microbiologycontinues in the tradition of the market leadingPrescott, Harley, and Klein's Microbiology. In using the 7th edition of PHK's Microbiology as the foundation for the development ofPrinciples, the authors have presented a streamlined, briefer discussion of the broad discipline of microbiology and have focused on readability and the integration of several key themes with an emphasis on evolution, ecology and diversity throughout the text. To accomplish this, each chapter focuses on key concepts and includes only the most relevant, up-to-date examples.Unique toPrinciplesis the inclusion of microbial pathogens into the diversity chapters (chapters 19-24). Thus when students read about the metabolic and genetic diversity of each bacterial, protist, and viral taxon, they are also presented with the important pathogens. In this way, the physiological adaptations that make a given organism successful can be immediately related to its role as a pathogen and pathogens can be readily compared to phylogenetically similar microbes.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Microbiology

The History and Scope of Microbiology

Microscopes and the Study of Microbial Structure

Procaryotic Cell Structure

Eucaryotic Cell Structure and Function

Viruses and Other Cellular Agents

Microbial Nutrition, Growth, and Control

Microbial Nutrition

Microbial Growth

Control of Microorganisms by Physical and Chemical Agents

Microbial Metabolism

Introduction to Metabolism

Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation

Anabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis

Microbial Molecular Biology and Genetics

Gene Structure, Replication, and Expression

Regulation of Gene Expression

Mechanisms of Genetic Variation

Microbial Genomics

Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology

The Diversity of The Microbial World

Microbial Evolution, Taxonomy, and Diversity

The Archaea

Deinococci and Nonproteobacteria Gram Negative Bacteria

Proteobacteria

Low G + C Gram Positive Bacteria

High G + C Gram Positive Bacteria

Eucaryotic Microbes

Viral Diversity

Ecology and Symbiosis

Biogeochemical Cycling and Introductory Microbial Ecology

Microorganisms in Natural Environments

Microbial Interactions

Host Defenses

Nonspecific (Innate) Host Resistance>

Specific (Adaptive) Immunity

Microbial Diseases and Their Control

Pathogenicity of Microorganisms

Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Clinical Microbiology and Immunology

The Epidemiology of Infectious Disease

Applied Microbiology

Microbiology of Food

Industrial Microbiology

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