Microbial life/
James T. Staley [et al.].
- 2nd ed.
- Sunderland: Sinauer Associates, 2007.
- xxvii, 1066 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Part I The Scope of Microbiology 1 Evolution, Microbial Life, and the Biosphere 2 Historical Overview 3 Fundamental Chemistry of the Cell 4 Structure and Function of Bacteria and Archaea
Part II Microbial Physiology: Nutrition and Growth 5 Nutrition, Cultivation, and Isolation of Microorganisms 6 Microbial Growth 7 Control of Microbial Growth
Part III Microbial Physiology: Metabolism 8 Cellular Energy Derived from Chemicals 9 Cellular Energy Derived from Light 10 Assembly of Bacterial Cell Structures 11 Roles of Microbes in Biodegradation
Part IV Genetics and Basic Virology 12 Basic Genetics 14 Viruses 15 Genetic Exchange 16 Microbial Genomics
Part V Microbial Evolution and Diversity 17 Taxonomy of Bacteria and Archaea 18 Archaea 19 Nonphotosynthetic Proteobacteria 20 Gram-Positive Bacteria: Firmicutes and Actinobacteria 21 Phototrophic Bacteria 22 Exploring Bacterial Diversity: Other phyla, Other Microbial Worlds 23 Eukaryotic Microorganisms
Part VI 24 Microbial Ecology 25 Beneficial Symbiotic Associations 26 Human Host-Microbe Interaction
Part VII Immunology and Medical Microbiolgy 27 Immunology 28 Microbial Diseases of Humans 29 Viral Diseases of Humans 30 Epidemiology and Clinical Microbiology
Part VIII Applied Microbiology 31 Industrial Microbiology 32 Applied Environmental Microbiology