Table of contents

UNIT 1: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MICROBIOLOGY
Chapter 1: The Microbial World
Chapter 2: Microbial Cell Structure and Function
Chapter 3: Microbial Metabolism
Chapter 4: Microbial Growth and Its Control
Chapter 5: Viruses and Their Multiplication

UNIT 2: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
Chapter 6: Microbial Information Flow and Protein Processing
Chapter 7: Microbial Regulatory Systems
Chapter 8: Molecular Aspects of Microbial Growth
Chapter 9: Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea

UNIT 3: GENOMICS, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, AND EVOLUTION
Chapter 10: Microbial Genomics and Other Omics
Chapter 11: Viral Genomics and Diversity
Chapter 12: Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology
Chapter 13: Microbial Evolution and Genome Dynamics

UNIT 4: MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
Chapter 14: Metabolic Diversity of Microorganisms
Chapter 15: Ecological Diversity of Bacteria
Chapter 16: Phylogenetic Diversity of Bacteria
Chapter 17: Phylogenetic Diversity of Archaea
Chapter 18: Diversity of Microbial Eukarya

UNIT 5: MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Chapter 19: Taking the Measure of Microbial Systems
Chapter 20: Microbial Ecosystems
Chapter 21: Nutrient Cycles
Chapter 22: Microbiology of the Built Environment
Chapter 23: Microbial Symbioses with Microbes, Plants, and Animals

UNIT 6: MICROBE – HUMAN INTERACTIONS AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
Chapter 24: Microbial Symbioses with Humans
Chapter 25: Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis
Chapter 26: Innate Immunity: Broadly Specific Host Defenses
Chapter 27: Adaptive Immunity: Highly Specific Host Defenses
Chapter 28: Immune Disorders and Antimicrobial Therapy

UNIT 7: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Chapter 29: Diagnosing Infectious Diseases
Chapter 30: Epidemiology and Public Health
Chapter 31: Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases
Chapter 32: Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases
Chapter 33: Waterborne and Foodborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases
Chapter 34: Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungi, Protozoa, and Helminths