Brock Biology of Microorganisms
Author:Michael Madigan, Kelly Bender, Daniel Buckley, W. Sattley, David Stahl
Edition:16th Edition
Spanning the diversity of microscopic life, this text examines how microorganisms function, evolve, and interact with their environments. It connects cellular structure, metabolism, genetics, and ecology with roles in health, disease, and global processes, emphasizing the significance of microbes in both natural systems and human society.
Chapters
- Chapter 1: The Microbial World→
- Chapter 2: Microbial Cell Structure and Function→
- Chapter 3: Microbial Metabolism→
- Chapter 4: Microbial Growth and Its Control→
- Chapter 5: Viruses and Their Multiplication→
- Chapter 6: Molecular Information Flow and Protein Processing→
- Chapter 7: Microbial Regulatory Systems→
- Chapter 8: Molecular Aspects of Microbial Growth→
- Chapter 9: Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea→
- Chapter 10: Microbial Genomics and Other Omics→
- Chapter 11: Viral Genomics and Diversity→
- Chapter 12: Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology→
- Chapter 13: Microbial Evolution and Genome Dynamics→
- Chapter 14: Metabolic Diversity of Microorganisms→
- Chapter 15: Ecological Diversity of Bacteria→
- Chapter 16: Phylogenetic Diversity of Bacteria→
- Chapter 17: Diversity of Archaea→
- Chapter 18: Diversity of Microbial Eukarya→
- Chapter 19: Taking the Measure of Microbial Systems→
- Chapter 20: Microbial Ecosystems→
- Chapter 21: Nutrient Cycles→
- Chapter 22: Microbiology of the Built Environment→
- Chapter 23: Microbial Symbioses with Microbes, Plants, and Animals→
- Chapter 24: Microbial Symbioses with Humans→
- Chapter 25: Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis→
- Chapter 26: Innate Immunity: Broadly Specific Host Defenses→
- Chapter 27: Adaptive Immunity: Highly Specific Host Defenses→
- Chapter 28: Immune Disorders and Antimicrobial Therapy→
- Chapter 29: Diagnosing Infectious Diseases→
- Chapter 30: Epidemiology and Public Health→
- Chapter 31: Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases→
- Chapter 32: Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases→
- Chapter 33: Waterborne and Foodborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases→
- Chapter 34: Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungi, Protozoa, and Helminths→
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