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Prescott's Principles of Microbiology

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ISBN-10: 0077213416

ISBN-13: 9780077213411

Edition: 2009

Authors: Joanne M. Willey, Linda Sherwood, Chris Woolverton, Joanne Willey, Christopher Woolverton

List price: $201.00
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"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…    
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Book details

List price: $201.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 1/21/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 960
Size: 9.25" wide x 11.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 5.148
Language: English

Introduction to Microbiology
The History and Scope of Microbiology
Microscopes and the Study of Microbial Structure
Procaryotic Cell Structure
Eucaryotic Cell Structure and Function
Viruses and Other Cellular Agents
Microbial Nutrition, Growth, and Control
Microbial Nutrition
Microbial Growth
Control of Microorganisms by Physical and Chemical Agents
Microbial Metabolism
Introduction to Metabolism
Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation
Anabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis
Microbial Molecular Biology and Genetics
Gene Structure, Replication, and Expression
Regulation of Gene Expression
Mechanisms of Genetic Variation
Microbial Genomics
Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology
The Diversity of The Microbial World
Microbial Evolution, Taxonomy, and Diversity
The Archaea
Deinococci and Nonproteobacteria Gram Negative Bacteria
Proteobacteria
Low G + C Gram Positive Bacteria
High G + C Gram Positive Bacteria
Eucaryotic Microbes
Viral Diversity
Ecology and Symbiosis
Biogeochemical Cycling and Introductory Microbial Ecology
Microorganisms in Natural Environments
Microbial Interactions
Host Defenses
Nonspecific (Innate) Host Resistance>
Specific (Adaptive) Immunity
Microbial Diseases and Their Control
Pathogenicity of Microorganisms
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Clinical Microbiology and Immunology
The Epidemiology of Infectious Disease
Applied Microbiology
Microbiology of Food
Industrial Microbiology