TY - BOOK AU - Madigan,Michael T. AU - Martinko,John M. AU - Brock,Thomas D. TI - Brock biology of microorganisms SN - 9780131968936 (pbk.) : U1 - 616.01 MAD PY - 2006/// CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ, London PB - Pearson Prentice Hall KW - Microbiology KW - Biology, life sciences KW - thema KW - Microbiology (non-medical) N1 - Previous ed.: / Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Jack Parker. 2003; Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; UNIT I: Principles of Microbiology: 1. Microorganisms and Microbiology--2. An Overview of Microbial Life--3. Macromolecules--4. Cell Structure/Function--5. Nutrition, Laboratory Culture, and Metabolism of Microorganisms --6. Microbial Growth --7. Essentials of Molecular Biology --8. Metabolic Regulation --9. Essentials of Virology --10. Bacterial Genetics --UNIT II: Evolutionary Microbiology and Microbial Diversity --11. Microbial Evolution and Systematics --12. Prokaryotic Diversity: The Bacteria --13. Prokaryotic Diversity: The Archaea --14. Eukaryotic Cell Biology and Eukaryotic Microorganisms --15. Microbial Genomics --16. Viral Diversity --UNIT III: Metabolic Diversity and Microbial Ecology --17. Metabolic Diversity --18. Methods of Microbial Ecology --19. Microbial Ecology-- UNIT IV: Immunology, Pathogenicity, and Host Responses --21. Microbial Interactions with Humans --22. Essentials of Immunology --23. Molecular Immunology --24. Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology --UNIT V: Microbial Diseases --25. Epidemiology -- 26. Person-to-Person Microbial Diseases --27. Animal-Transmitted, Arthropod-Transmitted, and Soilborne Microbial Diseases --28. Wastewater Treatment, Water Purification, and Waterborne Microbial Diseases --29. Food Preservation and Foodborne Microbial Diseases --UNIT VI: Microorganisms as Tools for Industry and Research30. Industrial Microbiology --31. Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology N2 - An authoritative text for introductory microbiology, 'Brock Biology of Micro organisms' balances the most current coverage with the major classical and contemporary concepts essential for understanding microbiology ER -