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Prescott's Principles of Microbiology provides a balanced, comprehensive introduction to all major areas of microbiology. Because of this balance, Prescott's Principles of Microbiology is appropriate for microbiology majors and mixed majors courses. The authors have focused on readability, artwork, and the integration of several key themes, including evolution, ecology and diversity, throughout the text, making an already superior text even better.Part One Introduction to Microbiology 1 The Evolution of Microorganisms and Microbiology 2 Microscopy 3 Bacterial and Archaeal Cell Structure 4 Eukaryotic Cell Structure 5 Bacterial and Archaeal Growth Part Two Microbial Metabolism 6 Introduction to Metabolism 7 Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation 8 Anabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis Part Three Microbial Molecular Biology and Genetics 9 Genome Replication 10 Gene Expression 11 Regulation of Cellular Processes 12 Mechanisms of Genetic Variation Part Four The Diversity of the Microbial World 13 Gram-Positive Bacteria 14 Proteobacteria 15 Nonproteobacterial Gram-Negative Bacteria 16 Archaea 17 Eukaryotic Microbes 18 Viruses and Other Acellular Infectious Agents
Part Six Host Defense and Pathogenicity 22 Innate Host Resistance 23 Adaptive Immunity 24 The Human Microbiome and Host Interactions 25 Infection and Pathogenicity Part Seven Applied Microbiology 26 Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology 27 Control of Microorganisms in the Environment 28 Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 29 Microbiology of Food 30 Indusl“b