General Microbiology

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
The Beginnings of Microbiology....Pages 1-15
The Methods of Microbiology....Pages 16-42
The Nature of the Microbial World....Pages 43-77
Microbial Metabolism: Fueling Reactions....Pages 78-101
Microbial Metabolism: Biosynthesis, Polymerization, Assembly....Pages 102-144
The Relations Between Structure and Function in Procaryotic Cells....Pages 145-182
Microbial Growth....Pages 183-195
Effect of the Environment on Microbial Growth....Pages 196-212
The Viruses....Pages 213-234
Microbial Genetics: Gene Function and Mutation....Pages 235-256
Microbial Genetics: Genetic Exchange and Recombination....Pages 257-285
Regulation....Pages 286-310
The Classification and Phylogeny of Bacteria....Pages 311-329
The Archaebacteria....Pages 330-343
The Photosynthetic Eubacteria....Pages 344-382
The Chemoautotrophic and Methophilic Eubacteria....Pages 383-401
Gram-Negative Aerobic Eubacteria....Pages 402-426
The Gliding Eubacteria....Pages 427-438
The Enteric Group and Related Eubacteria....Pages 439-452
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Eubacteria....Pages 453-463
Gram-Negative Eubacteria: Spirochetes, Rickettsias and Chlamydias....Pages 464-474
Gram-Positive Eubacteria: Unicellular Endosporeformers....Pages 475-494
Gram-Positive Fermentative Eubacteria....Pages 495-504
Gram-Positive Eubacteria: The Actinomycetes....Pages 505-519
The Mollicutes....Pages 520-524
The Protists....Pages 525-544
Microorganisms as Geochemical Agents....Pages 545-558
Symbiosis....Pages 559-584
Nonspecific Host Defense....Pages 585-596
The Immune System....Pages 597-620
Microbial Pathogenesis....Pages 621-634
Human Pathogens....Pages 635-656
The Exploitation of Microorganisms by Humans....Pages 657-674
Back Matter....Pages 675-689