Prescott's Principles of Microbiology
Published on 1. January 2008
Book
Hardback
960 pages
978-0-07-721341-1 (ISBN)
Description
"Prescott's Principles of Microbiology" continues in the tradition of the market leading "Prescott, Harley, and Klein's Microbiology". In using the 7th edition of "PHK's Microbiology" as the foundation for the development of Principles, 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 to Principles is 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 233 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
2302 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-721341-1 (9780077213411)
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Content
Part I: Introduction to Microbiology Chapter 1: The History and Scope of Microbiology Chapter 2: Microscopes and the Study of Microbial Structure Chapter 3: Procaryotic Cell Structure Chapter 4: Eucaryotic Cell Structure and Function Chapter 5: Viruses and Other Cellular Agents Part II: Microbial Nutrition, Growth, and Control Chapter 6: Microbial Nutrition Chapter 7: Microbial Growth Chapter 8: Control of Microorganisms by Physical and Chemical Agents Part III: Microbial Metabolism Chapter 9: Introduction to Metabolism Chapter 10: Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation Chapter 11: Anabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis Part IV: Microbial Molecular Biology and Genetics Chapter 12: Gene Structure, Replication, and Expression Chapter 13: Regulation of Gene Expression Chapter 14: Mechanisms of Genetic Variation Chapter 15: Microbial Genomics Chapter 16: Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology Part V: The Diversity of The Microbial World Chapter 17: Microbial Evolution, Taxonomy, and Diversity Chapter 18: The Archaea Chapter 19: Deinococci and Nonproteobacteria Gram Negative Bacteria Chapter 20: Proteobacteria Chapter 21: Low G + C Gram Positive Bacteria Chapter 22: High G + C Gram Positive Bacteria Chapter 23: Eucaryotic Microbes Chapter 24: Viral Diversity Part VI: Ecology and Symbiosis Chapter 25: Biogeochemical Cycling and Introductory Microbial Ecology Chapter 26: Microorganisms in Natural Environments Chapter 27: Microbial Interactions Part VII: Host Defenses Chapter 28: Nonspecific (Innate) Host Resistance> Chapter 29: Specific (Adaptive) Immunity Part VIII: Microbial Diseases and Their Control Chapter 30: Pathogenicity of Microorganisms Chapter 31: Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Chapter 32: Clinical Microbiology and Immunology Chapter 33: The Epidemiology of Infectious Disease Part IX: Applied Microbiology Chapter 34: Microbiology of Food Chapter 35: Industrial Microbiology Appendix 1- A review of Chemistry of Biological Molecules Appendix 2- Common Metabolic Pathways