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Author Perry, Jerome J.

Title Microbial life / Jerome J. Perry, James T. Staley, Stephen Lory
Published Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer, [2002]
©2002

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Description 1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
Contents 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
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes System requirements: MAC;PowerPC or G3 processor running OS 8.6 or higher. PC;IBM-compatible PC with Pentium II processor running Windows 95 or higher. Both platforms: Color monitor and video card capable of displaying at least 8-bit color (256 colors) at resolution of 800x600, 4X quad speed or faster CD-ROM drive, Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or above or Netscape version 4.5 or above (installers included), Macromedia Flash version 4 or above (installer included), QuickTime version 4.0 or above (installer included)
English
Subject Microbiology.
Author Staley, James T., 1938-
Lory, Stephen.
LC no. 2002070495
ISBN 0878936750
0878936785 disc
Other Titles Student CD to accompany Microbial life