Study guide to accompany Prescott, Harley, and Klein's Microbiology, seventh edition / 7th ed.

Table Of Contents:
To the Student...A Word from Lansing Prescott v

The History and Scope of Microbiology 1(7)

The Study of Microbial Structure: Microscopy and Specimen Preparation 8(10)

Procaryotic Cell Structure and Function 18(18)

Eucaryotic Cell Structure and Function 36(10)

Microbial Nutrition 46(10)

Microbial Growth 56(14)

Control of Microorganisms by Physical and Chemical Agents 70(7)

Metabolism: Energy, Enzymes, and Regulation 77(11)

Metabolism: Energy Release and Conservation 88(12)

Metabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis 100(9)

Microbial Genetics: Gene Structure, Replication, and Expression 109(16)

Microbial Genetics: Regulation of Gene Expression 125(11)

Microbial Genetics: Mechanisms of Genetic Variation 136(15)

Recombinant DNA Technology 151(7)

Microbial Genomics 158(7)

The Viruses: Introduction and General Characteristics 165(8)

The Viruses: Viruses of Bacteria and Archaea 173(9)

The Viruses: Eucaryotic Viruses and Other Acellular Infectious Agents 182(10)

Microbial Evolution, Taxonomy, and Diversity 192(10)

The Archaea 202(8)

Bacteria: The Deinococci and Nonproteobacteria Gram Negatives 210(10)

Bacteria: The Proteobacteria 220(11)

Bacteria: The Low G + C Gram Positives 231(8)

Bacteria: The High G + C Gram Positives 239(8)

The Protists 247(12)

The Fungi (Eumycota) 259(8)

Biochemical Cycling and Introductory Microbial Ecology 267(10)

Microorganisms in Marine and Freshwater Environments 277(8)

Microorganisms in Terrestrial Environments 285(11)

Microbial Interactions 296(10)

Nonspecific (Innate) Host Resistance 306(11)

Specific (Adaptive) Immunity 317(15)

Pathogenicity of Microorganisms 332(10)

Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 342(8)

Clinical Microbiology and Immunology 350(9)

The Epidemiology of infectious Disease 359(12)

Human Diseases Caused by Viruses and Prions 371(14)

Human Diseases Caused by Bacteria 385(20)

Human Diseases Caused by Fungi and Protists 405(8)

Microbiology of Food 413(10)

Applied and Industrial Microbiology 423