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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I The Microbes
1 The Microbial World 1
14 Biogeochemical Cycles 521
15 Microbial Biotechnology 553
2 Bacteria and Archaea 35
3 Eukaryotic Microorganisms 97
4 Virology 133
5 Microbial Metabolism 171
Part II Microbial Genetics
6 Cultivating Microorganisms 231
7 DNA Replication and Gene Expression 269
8 Viral Replication Strategies 309
9 Bacterial Genetic Analysis and Manipulation 339
10 Microbial Genomics 377
11 Regulation of Gene Expression 407
Part III Microbial Physiology and Ecology
12 Microbial Ecosystems 441
13 Symbiotic Microbiome 481
Part IV Microbes and Disease
16 Introduction to Infectious Diseases 597
17 Clinical Microbiology and Immunology 635
18 Adaptive Immunity 671
19 Bacterial Pathogenesis 711
20 Viral Pathogenesis 761
21 Eukaryotic Pathogenesis 795
22 Control of Infectious Disease 827
23 The Microbiology of Food and Water 881
Appendix A Scientific Articles A- 1
Appendix B Microscopy A- 11
Appendix C Taxonomy and Nomenclature of Microbes A- 17
Appendix D Origin of Blood Cells A- 19
Glossary G- 1
Index I- 1
