ISE Prescott's Microbiology
Author:Joanne Willey, Kathleen Sandman, Dorothy Wood
Edition:12th Edition
Microbiology is explored through the study of microorganisms, their structure, genetics, metabolism, evolution, ecology, and roles in health, disease, and the environment. It covers bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, protists, microbial growth, antimicrobial agents, genetics and genomics, immunology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, biotechnology, and environmental microbiology, providing a comprehensive foundation for understanding the diversity and biological significance of the microbial world.

Chapters
- Chapter 1: The Evolution of Microorganisms and Microbiology→
- Chapter 2: Microscopy→
- Chapter 3: Bacterial Cell Structure→
- Chapter 4: Archaeal Cell Structure→
- Chapter 5: Eukaryotic Cell Structure→
- Chapter 6: Viruses and Other Acellular Infectious Agents→
- Chapter 7: Bacterial and Archaeal Growth→
- Chapter 8: Control of Microorganisms in the Environment→
- Chapter 9: Antimicrobial Chemotherapy→
- Chapter 10: Introduction to Metabolism→
- Chapter 11: Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation→
- Chapter 12: Anabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis→
- Chapter 13: Bacterial Genome Replication and Expression→
- Chapter 14: Regulation of Cellular Processes→
- Chapter 15: Eukaryotic and Archaeal Genome Replication and Expression→
- Chapter 16: Mechanisms of Genetic Variation→
- Chapter 17: Microbial DNA Technologies→
- Chapter 18: Microbial Genomics→
- Chapter 19: Archaea→
- Chapter 20: Nonproteobacterial Gram-Negative Bacteria→
- Chapter 21: Proteobacteria→
- Chapter 22: Gram-Positive Bacteria→
- Chapter 23: Protists→
- Chapter 24: Fungi→
- Chapter 25: Viruses→
- Chapter 26: Exploring Microbes in Ecosystems→
- Chapter 27: Microbial Interactions→
- Chapter 28: Biogeochemical Cycling and Global Climate Change→
- Chapter 29: Microorganisms in Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems→
- Chapter 30: Microorganisms in Terrestrial Ecosystems→
- Chapter 31: Innate Host Resistance→
- Chapter 32: Adaptive Immunity→
- Chapter 33: The Microbe-Human Ecosystem→
- Chapter 34: Infection and Pathogenicity→
- Chapter 35: Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology→
- Chapter 36: Clinical Microbiology and Immunology→
- Chapter 37: Human Diseases Caused by Viruses and Prions→
- Chapter 38: Human Diseases Caused by Bacteria→
- Chapter 39: Human Diseases Caused by Fungi and Protists→
- Chapter 40: Microbiology of Food→
- Chapter 41: Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology→
- Chapter 42: Applied Environmental Microbiology→
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