Microbial Life

James T. Staley, Robert P. Gunsalus, Stephen Lory, Jerome J. Perry (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

1066 Seiten

2007 | 2nd Revised edition
Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-87893-685-4 (ISBN)

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"Microbial Life" captures the richness, the intellectual excitement, and present-day understanding of the role of the microbe in evolution, human health, and in our lives. It is written for undergraduates who have a general understanding of chemical concepts and biochemistry.

JAMES T. STALEY, University of Washington, Seattle ROBERT P. GUNSALUS, David Geffen School of Medicene, University of California Los Angeles STEPHEN LORY, Harvard Medical School JEROME J. PERRY

PART ONE: THE SCOPE OF MICROBIOLOGY Evolution, Microbial Life, and the Biosphere Historical Overview Fundamental Chemistry of the Cell Structure and Function of Bacteria and Archaea PART TWO: MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY: NUTRITION AND GROWTH Nutrition, Cultivation, and Isolation of Microorganisms Microbial Growth Control of Microbial Growth PART THREE: MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY: METABOLISM Cellular Energy Derived from Chemicals Cellular Energy Derived from Light Biosynthesis of Monomers Assembly of Bacterial Cell Structures Role of Microbes in Biodegradation PART FOUR: GENETICS AND BASIC VIROLOGY Basic Genetics Viruses Genetic Exchange Microbial Genomics PART FIVE: MICROBIAL EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY Taxonomy of Bacteria and Archaea Archaea Nonphotosynthetic Proteobacteria Gram-positive Bacteria: Firmicutes and Actinobacteria Phototrophic Bacteria Exploring Microbial Diversity: Other Phyla, Other Microbial Worlds Eukaryotic Microorganisms PART SIX: ECOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS Microbial Ecology Beneficial Symbiotic Associations Human Host-microbe Interaction PART SEVEN: IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY Immunology Microbial Diseases of Humans Viral Diseases of Humans Epidemiology and Clinical Microbiology PART EIGHT: APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY Industrial Microbiology Applied Environmental Microbiology

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.5.2007
Zusatzinfo	820 illustrations
Verlagsort	Sunderland
Sprache	englisch
Maße	225 x 283 mm
Gewicht	2622 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
ISBN-10	0-87893-685-8 / 0878936858
ISBN-13	978-0-87893-685-4 / 9780878936854
Zustand	Neuware