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Microbiology.

12th ed.

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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Features -- 1. The Microbial World and You -- Microbes in Our Lives -- Naming and Classifying Microorganisms -- Nomenclature -- Types of Microorganisms -- Classification of Microorganisms -- A Brief History of Microbiology -- The First Observations -- The Debate over Spontaneous Generation -- The Golden Age of Microbiology -- The Birth of Modern Chemotherapy: Dreams of a "Magic Bullet" -- Modern Developments in Microbiology -- Microbes and Human Welfare -- Recycling Vital Elements -- Sewage Treatment: Using Microbes to Recycle Water -- Bioremediation: Using Microbes to Clean Up Pollutants -- Insect Pest Control by Microorganisms -- Modern Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA Technology -- Microbes and Human Disease -- Normal Microbiota -- Biofilms -- Infectious Diseases -- Emerging Infectious Diseases -- Study Outline -- Study Questions -- 2. Chemical Principles -- The Structure of Atoms -- Chemical Elements -- Electronic Configurations -- How Atoms Form Molecules: Chemical Bonds -- Ionic Bonds -- Covalent Bonds -- Hydrogen Bonds -- Molecular Weight and Moles -- Chemical Reactions -- Energy in Chemical Reactions -- Synthesis Reactions -- Decomposition Reactions -- Exchange Reactions -- The Reversibility of Chemical Reactions -- Important Biological Molecules -- Inorganic Compounds -- Water -- Acids, Bases, and Salts -- Acid-Base Balance: The Concept of pH -- Organic Compounds -- Structure and Chemistry -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids -- Proteins -- Nucleic Acids -- Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) -- Study Outline -- Study Questions -- 3. Observing Microorganisms Through a Microscope -- Units of Measurement -- Microscopy: The Instruments -- Light Microscopy -- Two-Photon Microscopy -- Scanning Acoustic Microscopy -- Electron Microscopy.
Scanned-Probe Microscopy -- Preparation of Specimens for Light Microscopy -- Preparing Smears for Staining -- Simple Stains -- Differential Stains -- Special Stains -- Study Outline -- Study Questions -- 4. Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells -- Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells: An Overview -- The Prokaryotic Cell -- The Size, Shape, and Arrangement of Bacterial Cells -- Structures External to the Cell Wall -- Glycocalyx -- Flagella -- Axial Filaments -- Fimbriae and Pili -- The Cell Wall -- Composition and Characteristics -- Cell Walls and the Gram Stain Mechanism -- Atypical Cell Walls -- Damage to the Cell Wall -- Structures Internal to the Cell Wall -- The Plasma (Cytoplasmic) Membrane -- The Movement of Materials across Membranes -- Cytoplasm -- The Nucleoid -- Ribosomes -- Inclusions -- Endospores -- The Eukaryotic Cell -- Flagella and Cilia -- The Cell Wall and Glycocalyx -- The Plasma (Cytoplasmic) Membrane -- Cytoplasm -- Ribosomes -- Organelles -- The Nucleus -- Endoplasmic Reticulum -- Golgi Complex -- Lysosomes -- Vacuoles -- Mitochondria -- Chloroplasts -- Peroxisomes -- Centrosome -- The Evolution of Eukaryotes -- Study Outline -- Study Questions -- 5. Microbial Metabolism -- Catabolic and Anabolic Reactions -- Enzymes -- Collision Theory -- Enzymes and Chemical Reactions -- Enzyme Specificity and Efficiency -- Naming Enzymes -- Enzyme Components -- Factors Influencing Enzymatic Activity -- Feedback Inhibition -- Ribozymes -- Energy Production -- Oxidation-Reduction Reactions -- The Generation of ATP -- Metabolic Pathways of Energy Production -- Carbohydrate Catabolism -- Glycolysis -- Additional Pathways to Glycolysis -- Cellular Respiration -- Fermentation -- Lipid and Protein Catabolism -- Biochemical Tests and Bacterial Identification -- Photosynthesis.
The Light-Dependent Reactions: Photophosphorylation -- The Light-Independent Reactions: The Calvin-Benson Cycle -- A Summary of Energy Production Mechanisms -- Metabolic Diversity among Organisms -- Photoautotrophs -- Photoheterotrophs -- Chemoautotrophs -- Chemoheterotrophs -- Metabolic Pathways of Energy Use -- Polysaccharide Biosynthesis -- Lipid Biosynthesis -- Amino Acid and Protein Biosynthesis -- Purine and Pyrimidine Biosynthesis -- The Integration of Metabolism -- Study Outline -- Study Questions -- 6. Microbial Growth -- The Requirements for Growth -- Physical Requirements -- Chemical Requirements -- Biofilms -- Culture Media -- Chemically Defined Media -- Complex Media -- Anaerobic Growth Media and Methods -- Special Culture Techniques -- Selective and Differential Media -- Enrichment Culture -- Obtaining Pure Cultures -- Preserving Bacterial Cultures -- The Growth of Bacterial Cultures -- Bacterial Division -- Generation Time -- Logarithmic Representationof Bacterial Populations -- Phases of Growth -- Direct Measurement of Microbial Growth -- Estimating Bacterial Numbers by Indirect Methods -- Study Outline -- Study Questions -- 7. The Control of Microbial Growth -- The Terminology of Microbial Control -- The Rate of Microbial Death -- Actions of Microbial Control Agents -- Alteration of Membrane Permeability -- Damage to Proteins and Nucleic Acids -- Physical Methods of Microbial Control -- Heat -- Filtration -- Low Temperatures -- High Pressure -- Desiccation -- Osmotic Pressure -- Radiation -- Chemical Methods of Microbial Control -- Principles of Effective Disinfection -- Evaluating a Disinfectant -- Types of Disinfectants -- Microbial Characteristics and Microbial Control -- Study Outline -- Study Questions -- 8. Microbial Genetics -- Structure and Function of the Genetic Material -- Genotype and Phenotype -- DNA and Chromosomes.
The Flow of Genetic Information -- DNA Replication -- RNA and Protein Synthesis -- The Regulation of Bacterial Gene Expression -- Pre-transcriptional Control -- Post-transcriptional Control -- Changes in Genetic Material -- Mutation -- Types of Mutations -- Mutagens -- The Frequency of Mutation -- Identifying Mutants -- Identifying Chemical Carcinogens -- Genetic Transfer and Recombination -- Transformation in Bacteria -- Conjugation in Bacteria -- Transduction in Bacteria -- Plasmids and Transposons -- Genes and Evolution -- Study Outline -- Study Questions -- 9. Biotechnology and DNA Technology -- Introduction to Biotechnology -- Recombinant DNA Technology -- An Overview of Recombinant DNA Procedures -- Tools of Biotechnology -- Selection -- Mutation -- Restriction Enzymes -- Vectors -- Polymerase Chain Reaction -- Techniques of Genetic Modification -- Inserting Foreign DNA into Cells -- Obtaining DNA -- Selecting a Clone -- Making a Gene Product -- Applications of DNA Technology -- Therapeutic Applications -- Genome Projects -- Scientific Applications -- Agricultural Applications -- Safety Issues and the Ethics of Using DNA Technology -- Study Outline -- Study Questions -- 10. Classification of Microorganisms -- The Study of Phylogenetic Relationships -- The Three Domains -- A Phylogenetic Tree -- Classification of Organisms -- Scientific Nomenclature -- The Taxonomic Hierarchy -- Classification of Prokaryotes -- Classification of Eukaryotes -- Classification of Viruses -- Methods of Classifying and Identifying Microorganisms -- Morphological Characteristics -- Differential Staining -- Biochemical Tests -- Serology -- Phage Typing -- Fatty Acid Profiles -- Flow Cytometry -- DNA Base Composition -- DNA Fingerprinting -- Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs) -- Nucleic Acid Hybridization -- DNA Chips -- Putting Classification Methods Together.
Study Outline -- Study Questions -- 11. The Prokaryotes: Domains Bacteria and Archaea -- The Prokaryotic Groups -- Domain Bacteria -- Gram-Negative Bacteria -- Proteobacteria -- The Nonproteobacteria Gram-Negative Bacteria -- The Gram-Positive Bacteria -- Firmicutes (Low G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria) -- Actinobacteria (High G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria) -- Domain Archaea -- Diversity within the Archaea -- Microbial Diversity -- Discoveries Illustrating the Range of Diversity -- Study Outline -- Study Questions -- 12. The Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Helminths -- Fungi -- Characteristics of Fungi -- Medically Important Fungi -- Fungal Diseases -- Economic Effects of Fungi -- Lichens -- Algae -- Characteristics of Algae -- Selected Phyla of Algae -- Roles of Algae in Nature -- Protozoa -- Characteristics of Protozoa -- Medically Important Protozoa -- Slime Molds -- Helminths -- Characteristics of Helminths -- Platyhelminths -- Nematodes -- Arthropods as Vectors -- Study Outline -- Study Questions -- 13. Viruses, Viroids, and Prions -- General Characteristics of Viruses -- Host Range -- Viral Size -- Viral Structure -- Nucleic Acid -- Capsid and Envelope -- General Morphology -- Taxonomy of Viruses -- Isolation, Cultivation, and Identification of Viruses -- Growing Bacteriophages in the Laboratory -- Growing Animal Viruses in the Laboratory -- Viral Identification -- Viral Multiplication -- Multiplication of Bacteriophages -- Multiplication of Animal Viruses -- Viruses and Cancer -- The Transformation of Normal Cells into Tumor Cells -- DNA Oncogenic Viruses -- RNA Oncogenic Viruses -- Viruses to Treat Cancer -- Latent Viral Infections -- Persistent Viral Infections -- Prions -- Plant Viruses and Viroids -- Study Outline -- Study Questions -- 14. Principles of Disease and Epidemiology -- Pathology, Infection, and Disease -- Normal Microbiota.
Relationships between the Normal Microbiota and the Host.

Print version : Tortora, Gerard J. Microbiology: An Introduction, Global Edition Harlow, United Kingdom : Pearson Education Limited,c2015 9781292099149

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