Abbreviations Preface Section A-The microbial world A1 The microbial world Section B-Microbial metabolism B1 Heterobrophic pathways B2 Electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation B3 Autotrophic metabolism B4 Biosynthetic pathways Section C-Information storage and transfer C1 Structure and organization of DNA C2 DNA replication C3 RNA molecules in the cell C4 Transcription C5 Control of gene expression C6 Structure of proteins C7 Translation Section D-Bacterial structure and function D1 Bacterial taxonomy D2 Bacterial cell structure D3 Bacterial cell envelope D4 Bacterial cell-wall synthesis D5 Transport across the membrane D6 Bacterial movement and chemotaxis D7 Growth in the laboratory D8 Bacterial growth and cell cycle D9 Techniques uesd to study bacteria Section E- Bacterial genetics E1 Mutations E2 Mutagenesis E3 Recombination and transposition E4 DNA repair mechanisms E5 Plasmids E6 F plasmids and conjugation E7 Bacteriophage E8 Replication of bacteriophage E9 Transduction E10 Transformation Section F-Bacteria and their environment F1 Bacteria in the environment F2 Bacteria in industry F3 Bacterial disease-an overview F4 Human host defense mechanisms F5 Entry and colonization of human hosts F6 Bacterial toxins and human disease F7 Control of bacterial infection Section G-The eukaryotic protistan microbes-an overview G1 Taxonomy G2 Eukaryotic cell structure G3 Cell division and ploidy Section H-The fungi and related phyla H1 Fungal cell structure and growth H2 Fungal nutrition H3 Reproduction in fungi H4 Fungal spore discharge and dispersal H5 Related phyla:the water and slime molds H6 Beneficial effects of fungi in their environment H7 Detrimental effects of fungi in their environment Section I-The algae I1 Algal cell structure and growth I2 Algal nutrition and metabolism I3 Reproduction in the algae I4 Beneficial effects of algae I5 Detrimental effects of algae Section J-The protozoa J1 Taxonomy of protozoa J2 Cellular structure of protozoa J3 Physiology of protozoa J4 Unusual metabolic pathways J5 Reproduction J6 Beneficial effects of protozoa:symbiotic relationships J7 Detrimental effects of protozoa:parasitic relationships Section K-The viruses K1 Virus structure K2 Virus taxonomy K3 Virus proteins K4 Virus nucleic acids K5 Cell culture and virus growth K6 Virus assay K7 Virus replication K8 Virus infection K9 Viruses and the immune system K10 Virus vaccines K11 Antiviral chemotherapy K12 Plant viruses Further reading Index