TY - BOOK AU - Perry,Jerome J. AU - Staley,James T., 1938- AU - Lory,Stephen TI - Microbial life SN - 0878936750 AV - QR41.2.P46 2002 U1 - 579 21 PY - 2002/// CY - Sunderland, Mass. PB - Sinauer KW - Microbiology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: The Scope of Microbiology -- 1 Evolution, Microbial Life, and the Biosphere 3 -- 2 Historical Overview 27 -- 3 Fundamental Chemistry of the Cell 45 -- 4 Structure and Function of Bacteria and Archaea 61 Microbial Physiology: -- Nutrition and Growth -- 5 Isolation, Nutrition, and Cultivation of Microorganisms 103 -- 6 Microbial Growth 127 -- 7 Control of Microbial Growth 147 Microbial Physiology: -- Metabolism -- 8 Cellular Energy Derived from Chemicals 165 -- 9 CellularEnergy Derived from Light 185 -- 10 Biosynthesis of Monomers 201 -- 11 Assembly of Bacterial Cell Structures 225 -- 12 Role of Microbes in Biodegradation 237 Genetics and Basic Virology -- 13 Basic Genetics 253 -- 14 Viruses 283 -- 15 Genetic Exchange 311 -- 16 Microbial Genomics 331 -- Microbial Evolution and Diversity -- 17 Taxonomy of Bacteria and Archaea 359 -- 18 Archaea 385 -- 19 Nonphotosynthetic Proteobacteria 409 -- 20 Gram-Positive Bacteria: Firmicutes and Actinobacteria 453 -- 21 Phototrophic Bacteria 483 -- 22 Other BacterialPhyla 509 -- 23 Eukaryotic Microorganisms 525 Microbial Ecology -- 24 Microorganisms and Ecosystems 561 -- 25 Beneficial SymbioticAssociations 597 -- 26 Human Host-Microbe Interaction 619 --Immunology and -- Medical Microbiology -- 27 Immunology 639 -- 28 Microbial Diseases of Humans 677 -- 29 Viral Diseases of Humans 709 -- 30 Epidemiology and Clinical Microbiology 731 Applied Microbiology -- 31 Industrial Microbiology 763 -- 32 Environmental Microbiology 793 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy041/2002070495.html ER -