Brock Biology of Microorganisms – Michael T. Madigan – 15th Edition

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  • UNIT I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MICROBIOLOGY
    1. The Microbial World
    2. Microbial Cell Structure and Function
    3. Microbial Metabolism
    4. Molecular Information Flow and Protein Processing

    UNIT II: MICROBIAL GROWTH AND REGULATION
    5. Microbial Growth and Its Control
    6. Microbial Regulatory Systems
    7. Molecular Biology of Microbial Growth
    8. Viruses and Their Replication

    UNIT III: GENOMICS AND GENETICS
    9. Microbial Systems Biology
    10. Viral Genomics
    11. Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea
    12. Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology

    UNIT IV: MICROBIAL EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY
    13. Microbial Evolution and Systematics
    14. Metabolic Diversity of Microorganisms
    15. Functional Diversity of Microorganisms
    16. Diversity of Bacteria
    17. Diversity of Archaea
    18. Diversity of Microbial Eukarya

    UNIT V: MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
    19. Taking the Measure of Microbial Systems
    20. Microbial Ecosystems
    21. Nutrient Cycles in Nature
    22. Microbiology of the Built Environment
    23. Microbial Symbioses with Microbes, Plants, and Animals

    UNIT VI: MICROBE-HUMAN INTERACTIONS AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
    24. Microbial Symbioses with Humans
    25. Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis
    26. Innate Immunity: Broadly Specific Host Defenses
    27. Adaptive Immunity: Highly Specific Host Defenses
    28. Clinical Microbiology and Immunology

    UNIT VII INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THEIR TRANSMISSION
    29. Epidemiology
    30. Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases
    31. Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases
    32. Foodborne and Waterborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases
    33. Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungi, Protozoa, and Helminths

  • Citation
    • Full Title: Brock Biology of Microorganisms
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    • ISBN-10: 0134261925
    • ISBN-13: 9780134261928
    • Edition: 15th Edition
    • Publication date: 2017
    • Topic: Biology
    • Subtopic: Cell Biology
    • File Type: eBook
    • Idioma: English

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