Prescott's Microbiology

The author team of Prescott's Microbiology continues the tradition of past editions by providing a balanced, comprehensive introduction to all major areas of microbiology. This balance makes Microbiology appropriate for microbiology majors and mixed majors courses. The authors have introduced a number of pedagogical elements designed to facilitate student learning. They also remain focused on readability, artwork, and the integration of several key themes (including evolution, ecology and diversity) throughout the text, making an already superior text even better.

Part One Introduction to Microbiology

1. The Evolution of Microorganisms and Microbiology

2. Microscopy and Specimen Preparation

3. Bacterial Cell Structure

4. Archaeal Cell Structure

5. Eukaryotic Cell Structure

6. Viruses and Other Acellular Infectious Agents

Part Two Microbial Nutrition, Growth, and Control

7. Microbial Growth

8. Control of Microorganisms in the Environment

9. Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Part Three Microbial Metabolism

10. Introduction to Metabolism

11. Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation

12. Anabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis

Part Four Microbial Molecular Biology and Genetics

13. Bacterial Genome Replication and Expression

14. Regulation of Bacterial Cellular Processes

15. Eukaryotic and Archaeal Genome Replication and Expression

16. Mechanisms of Genetic Variation

17. Recombinant DNA Technology

18. Microbial Genomics

Part Five The Diversity of the Microbial World

19. Microbial Taxonomy and the Evolution of Diversity

20. The Archaea

21. The Deinococci, Mollicutes, and Nonproteobacterial Gram-Negative Bacteria

22. The Proteobacteria

23. Firmicutes: The Low G ∙ C Gram-Positive Bacteria

24. A ctinobacteria: The High G ∙ C Gram-Positive Bacteria

25. The Protists

26. The Fungi (Eumycota)

27. The Viruses

Part Six Ecology and Symbiosis

28. Biogeochemical Cycling and Global Climate Change

29. Methods in Microbial Ecology

30. Microorganisms in Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

31. Microorganisms in Terrestrial Ecosystems

32. Microbial Interactions

Part Seven Pathogenicity and Host Response

33. Innate Host Resistance

34. Adaptive Immunity

35. Pathogenicity and Infection

Part Eight Microbial Diseases, Detection, and Their Control

36. Clinical Microbiology and Immunology

37. Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology

38. Human Diseases Caused by Viruses and Prions

39. Human Diseases Caused by Bacteria

40. Human Diseases Caused by Fungi and Protists

Part Nine Applied Microbiology

41. Microbiology of Food

42. Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology

43. Applied Environmental Microbiology

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