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	Microbiology, 3/E by Simon Baker, Jane Nicklin, Naveed Khan & Richard
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Contents: Section A – The microbial world: The microbial world • Section B – Systematics: Prokaryotic systematics • Identification of bacteria • Inference of phylogeny from RNA gene sequence • Section C – Microbiology: Discovery and history • Prokaryotic diversity • Culture of bacteria in the laboratory • Enumeration of microorganisms • Looking at microbes • The major prokaryotic groups • Composition of a typical prokaryotic cell • The bacterial cell wall • Cell division • Bacterial flagella and movement • Prokaryotes and their environment • Section D – Microbial growth: Measurement of microbial growth • Batch culture in the laboratory • Large-scale and continuous culture • Section E – Microbial metabolism: Enzymology • Heterotrophic pathways • Electron transport, oxidative phosphorylation and ß-oxidation of fatty acids • Autotrophic reactions • Biosynthetic pathways • Section F – Prokaryotic DNA and RNA metabolism: DNA – the primary information macromolecule • Genomes • Structure of nucleic acids • Hybridization • DNA replication • Transcription • RNA and the genetic code • Translation • Signal transduction and environmental sensing • Mutation • DNA repair • Transfer of DNA between cells • Recombination • Bacteriophage • Plasmids • Manipulation of cellular DNA and RNA • Section G – Industrial microbiology: Prokaryotes in industry • Section H- Bacterial infections • Human bacterial infections • Bacterial infections: types, portals of entry modes of transmission, contributing factors in their emergence / spread and common features in bacterial infections • Pathogenesis and virulence of bacterial infections • Bacterial toxins • Escherichia coli as a model bacterial pathogen • Human defence mechanisms • Bacterial evasion of immune defences • Control of bacterial infections • Bacteria as biological weapons • Section I – Eukaryotic microbes: an overview: Taxonomy • Eukaryotic cell structure • Cell division and ploidy • Section J – The fungi and related phyla: Fungal structure and growth • Fungal nutrition • Reproduction in fungi • Beneficial effects • Detrimental effects • Section K – Chlorophyta and protista: Taxonomy and structure • Nutrition and metabolism • Life cycles • Beneficial effects • Detrimental effects • Parasitic protista • Section L – The Viruses: Virus structure • Virus taxonomy • Virus proteins • Virus nucleic acids • Cell culture and virus growth • Virus assay • Virus replication • Virus infection • Viruses and the immune system • Virus vaccines • Antiviral chemotherapy • Plant viruses • Prions and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

ISBN - 9780415390880

Pages : 440