Abbreviations Preface Section A-The microbial world A1 The microbial world Section B-Microbial metabolism B1 Heterotrophic pathways B2 Electron transport,oxidative phosphorylation and β-oxidation of fatty acids B3 Autotrophic reactions B4 Biosynthetic pathways Section C-Information storage and transfer C1 Structure and organization of DNA C2 DNA replication C3 RNA molecules in the cell C4 Transcription C5 Control of gene expression C6 Structure of proteins C7 Translation Section D-Bacterial structure and function D1 Prokaryote taxonomy D2 Prokaryote cell structure D3 Bacterial cell envelope and cell wall synthesis D4 Bacterial movement and chemotaxis D5 The Archaea D6 Growth in the laboratory D7 Prokaryote growth and cell cycle D8 Techmiques used to study microorganisms D9 The microscope Section E-Bacterial genetics E1 Mutations E2 Mutagenesis E3 Recombiniation and transposition E4 DNA repair mechanisms E5 Plasmids E6 F plasmids and conjugation E7 Bacteriophage E8 Replication of bacteriophage E9 Transduction E10 Transformation Section F-Bacteria and Archaea in the environment F1 Prokaryotes in the environment* F2 Prokaryotes in industry* F3 Bacterial disease-an overview F4 Human defense mechanisms F5 Entry and colonization of human hosts F6 Bacterial toxins and human disease F7 Control of bacterial infection Section G-Eukaryotic microbes,an overview G1 Taxonomy G2 Eukaryotic cell structure G3 Cell division and ploidy Section H-The fungi and related phyla H1 Fungal structure and growth H2 Fungal nutrition H3 Reproduction in fungi H4 Beneficial effects of fungi in their environment H5 Detrimental effects of fungi in their environment Section I-The Chlorophyta and Protista I1 Chlorophytan and Protistan taxonomy and Structure I2 Chlorophytan and Protistan nutrition and metabolism I3 Life cycles in the Chlorophyta and Protista I4 Beneficial effects of the Chlorophyta and Protista I5 Detrimental effects of Chlorophyta and Protista Section J-The viruses J1 Virus structure J2 Virus taxonomy J3 Virus proteins J4 Virus nucleic acids J5 Cell culture and virus growth J6 Virus assay J7 Virus replication J8 Virus infection J9 Viruses and the immune system J10 Virus vaccines J11 Antiviral chemotherapy J12 Plant viruses J13 Prions and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies Further reading Index *Contributed by Dr Simon Baker,Department of Biology,Birkbeck College,London,UK
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