Prescott's Microbiology
Author:Joanne Willey, Kathleen Sandman, Dorothy Wood
Edition:11th Edition
The diversity, structure, and function of microorganisms are explored across molecular, cellular, and ecological levels. It examines microbial metabolism, genetics, and evolution while connecting these concepts to health, disease, immunity, and environmental processes, highlighting the essential roles microbes play in ecosystems, biotechnology, and human health.
Chapters
- Chapter 1: Evolution of Microorganisms & Microbiology→
- Chapter 2: Understanding Microscopy – Tools & Techniques→
- Chapter 3: Bacterial Cell Structure & Key Functions→
- Chapter 4: Archaeal Cell Structure & Extreme Environments→
- Chapter 5: Eukaryotic Microbes – Structure & Diversity→
- Chapter 6: Viruses & Acellular Infectious Agents→
- Chapter 7: How Bacteria & Archaea Grow→
- Chapter 8: Controlling Microbial Growth in the Environment→
- Chapter 9: Antimicrobial Drugs, Resistance & Chemotherapy→
- Chapter 10: Introduction to Microbial Metabolism & Energy Use→
- Chapter 11: Catabolism – How Microbes Release & Conserve Energy→
- Chapter 12: Anabolism – Biosynthesis & Energy Consumption→
- Chapter 13: Bacterial Genome Replication & Gene Expression→
- Chapter 14: Regulation of Bacterial Processes & Gene Control→
- Chapter 15: Genome Replication in Eukaryotes & Archaea→
- Chapter 16: Genetic Variation & Horizontal Gene Transfer→
- Chapter 17: Microbial DNA Technology & Genetic Engineering→
- Chapter 18: Microbial Genomics & Bioinformatics Applications→
- Chapter 19: Microbial Taxonomy, Evolution & Classification→
- Chapter 20: Archaea – Structure, Function & Ecological Roles→
- Chapter 21: Gram-Negative Bacteria Beyond Proteobacteria→
- Chapter 22: Proteobacteria – Major Groups & Metabolic Diversity→
- Chapter 23: Gram-Positive Bacteria – Traits, Types & Importance→
- Chapter 24: Protists – Eukaryotic Microbes & Their Roles→
- Chapter 25: Fungi – Structure, Life Cycles & Ecological Impact→
- Chapter 26: Viruses – Classification, Life Cycles & Infection→
- Chapter 27: Microbial Interactions – Symbiosis & Competition→
- Chapter 28: Biogeochemical Cycles & Microbes in Climate Change→
- Chapter 29: Methods & Tools in Microbial Ecology→
- Chapter 30: Microbes in Oceans, Lakes & Freshwater Ecosystems→
- Chapter 31: Microbes in Soils & Terrestrial Ecosystems→
- Chapter 32: Innate Immunity – The Body’s First Line of Defense→
- Chapter 33: Adaptive Immunity – Specific Defenses & Memory→
- Chapter 34: The Human Microbiome – The Microbe-Human Ecosystem→
- Chapter 35: Infection & Pathogenicity – How Microbes Cause Harm→
- Chapter 36: Epidemiology & Public Health Microbiology→
- Chapter 37: Clinical Microbiology & Diagnostic Immunology→
- Chapter 38: Viral & Prion Diseases in Humans→
- Chapter 39: Bacterial Diseases – Types, Symptoms & Treatment→
- Chapter 40: Fungal & Protist Diseases in Humans→
- Chapter 41: Food Microbiology – Spoilage, Fermentation & Safety→
- Chapter 42: Biotechnology & Industrial Microbiology Applications→
- Chapter 43: Environmental Microbiology & Bioremediation→
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