Table of Contents

Introduction: An Overview of Microbiology and Cell Biology. Cell Chemistry. Cell Biology. Nutrition and Metabolism. Microbial Growth. Macromolecules and Molecular Genetics. Regulation of Gene Expression. Viruses. Microbial Genetics. Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. Microbial Growth Control. Industrial Microbiology. Metabolic Diversity. Microbial Ecology. Microbial Evolution, Systematics and Taxonomy. Prokaryotic Diversity: Bacteria. Prokaryotic Diversity: Archaea. Eukarya: Eukaryotic Microorganisms. Host-Parasite Relationships. Concepts of Immunology. Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology. Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology. Microbial Diseases. Appendix I: Energy Calculations in Microbial Energetics. Appendix II: Advanced Mathematics of Microbial Growth and Chemostat Operation. Appendix III: Bergeys Classification of Prokaryotes.