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BIOS Instant Notes in Microbiology

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ISBN-10: 0415607701

ISBN-13: 9780415607704

Edition: 4th 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Simon Baker, Jane Nicklin, Caroline Griffiths

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BIOS Instant Notes in Microbiology , 4 th edition, has been streamlined to concentrate on features that are unique to the microbial world, including viruses and prions. Information on pathogenesis has been placed within other sections. The text has been generally updated, and coverage of applied microbiology expaned, but retains the Instant Notes philosophy of focusing on clearly and concisely presenting only essential topics.
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Book details

List price: $22.99
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 3/16/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English

Dawn Ades is the author of a number of books on dada, surrealism, and related topics, including Dada and Surrealism Reviewed, Photomontage, and Salvador Dal�. She is Director of the Arts and Humanities Research Board Centre for the Study of Surrealism and its Legacies at the University of Essex.Simon Baker is Lecturer in Art History at The University of Nottingham and a member of the editorial group of the Oxford Art Journal.

Preface
The microbial world
The microbial world
Systematics
Prokaryotic systematics
Identification of Bacteria
Inference of phylogeny from rRNA gene sequence
Microbiology
Discovery and history
Prokaryotic diversity
Culture of bacteria in die laboratory
Enumeration of microorganisms
Looking at microbes
The major prokaryotic groups
Composition of a typical prokaryotic cell
The bacterial cell wall
Cell division
Bacterial flagella and movement
Prokaryotes and their environment
Microbial growth
Measurement of microbial growth
Batch culture in the laboratory
Large-scale and continuous culture
Microbial metabolism
Heterotrophic pathways
Electron transport, oxidative phosphorylation, and �-oxidation of fatty acids
Autotrophic reactions
Other unique microbial biochemical pathways
Prokaryotic DNA and RNA metabolism
DNA - the primary informational macromolecule
Genomes
DNA replication
Transcription
Messenger RNA and translation
Signal transduction and environmental sensing
DNA repair
Transfer of DNA between cells
Recombination
Bacteriophages
Plasmids
Industrial microbiology
Biotechnology
Food microbiology
Recombinant microorganisms in biotechnology
Microbial bioproducts
Eukaryotic microbes: an overview
Taxonomy
Eukaryotic cell structure
Cell division and ploidy
The fungi and related phyla
Fungal structure and growth
Fungal nutrition
Reproduction in fungi
Beneficial effects
Detrimental effects
Archaeplastida, Excavata, Chromalveolata, and Amoebozoa
Taxonomy and structure
Nutrition and metabolism
Life cycles
Beneficial effects
Detrimental effects
The viruses
Virus structure
Virus taxonomy
Virus genomes
Virus proteins
Cell culture and virus propagation
Virus assay
Virus replication
Virus infections
Viruses and the immune system
Virus vaccines
Antiviral chemotherapy
Plant viruses
Prions and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
Further reading
Abbreviations
Index