General Microbiology
5th Edition
Published on 8. September 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
703 pages
978-0-333-41768-3 (ISBN)
Description
The fifth edition of this successful text continues to present microbiology within the framework of general biology. Brief chapters on history and methods are followed by detailed treatment of structure, metabolism, growth, environmental factors and microbial genetics. An introductory section dealing with bacterial classifications prefaces 13 chapters concerned with characteristics of groups of micro-organisms.
More details
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 202 mm
Weight
1452 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-41768-3 (9780333417683)
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Content
The Beginnings of Microbiology - The Methods of Microbiology - The Nature of the Microbial World - Microbial Metabolism: Fuelling Reactions - Microbial Metabolism: Biosyntheses, Polymerization, Assembly - The Relation between Structure and Function in Procaryotic Cells - Microbial Growth - Effect of Environment on Microbial Growth - The Viruses - Microbial Genetics: Gene Function and Mutation - Microbial Genetics: Genetic Exchange and Recombination - Regulation - The Classification and Phylogeny of Bacteria - The Archaebacteria - The Photosynthetic Eubacteria - The Chemoautotrophic and Methophilic Bacteria - Gram-Negative Aerobic Eubacteria - The Gliding Eubacteria - The Enteric Group and Related Eubacteria - Gram-Negative Anaerobic Eubacteria - Gram-Negative Eubacteria: Spirochetes, Rickettsias and Chlamydias - Gram-Positive Eubacteria: Unicellular Endospore Formers - Gram-Positive Fermentative Eubacteria - Gram-Positive Eubacteria: The Actinomycetes - The Mollicutes - The Protists - Microorganisms as Geochemical Agents - Symbiosis - Non Specific Host Defence - The Immune System - Microbial Pathenogenesis - Human Pathogens - The Exploitation of Microorganisms by Humans