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Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology
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The Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Second Edition is a single-volume comprehensive guide to microbiology for the advanced reader. Derived from the six volume e-only Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Third Edition, it bridges the gap between introductory texts and specialized reviews. Covering topics ranging from the basic science of microbiology to the current "hot" topics in the field, it will be invaluable for obtaining background information on a broad range of microbiological topics, preparing lectures and preparing grant applications and reports.
- The most comprehensive single-volume source providing an overview of microbiology to non-specialists
- Bridges the gap between introductory texts and specialized reviews
- Provides concise and general overviews of important topics within the field making it a helpful resource when preparing for lectures, writing reports, or drafting grant applications
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Preface
- Editor-in-Chief
- List of Contributors
- Table of Contents
- Actinobacteria
- Adhesion, Microbial
- Agrobacterium and Plant Cell Transformation
- Amino Acid Production
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Antifungal Agents
- Antiviral Agents
- Archaea (overview)
- Autotrophic CO2 Metabolism
- Bacillus Subtilis
- Bacteriophage (overview)
- Biofilms, Microbial
- Biological Warfare
- Bioluminescence, Microbial
- Bioreactors
- Caulobacter
- Cell Cycles and Division, Bacterial
- Cell Membrane, Prokaryotic
- Cell Structure, Organization, Bacteria and Archaea
- Chromosome, Bacterial
- Conjugation, Bacterial
- Continuous Cultures (Chemostats)
- Cyanobacteria
- Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents
- DNA Restriction and Modification
- DNA Sequencing and Genomics
- Emerging Infections
- Endosymbionts and Intracellular Parasites
- Enteropathogenic Infections
- Escherichia Coli
- Ethanol
- Evolution, Theory and Experiments with Microorganisms
- Exotoxins
- Extremophiles: Acidic Environments
- Extremophiles: Cold Environments
- Extremophiles: Hot Environments
- Fermentation
- Flagella, Prokaryotic
- Forensic Microbiology
- Gastrointestinal Microbiology in the Normal Host
- Genome Sequence Databases: Genomic, Construction of Libraries
- Gram-Negative Cocci, Pathogenic
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hepatitis Viruses
- Herpesviruses
- HIV/AIDS
- Horizontal Gene Transfer: Uptake of Extracellular DNA by Bacteria
- Influenza
- Legionella, Bartonella, Haemophilus
- Lipopolysaccharides (Endotoxins)
- Marine Habitats
- Metabolism, Central (Intermediary)
- Metagenomics
- Metal Extraction and Biomining
- Mycoplasma and Spiroplasma
- Nutrition, Microbial
- Gram-Negative Opportunistic Anaerobes: Friends and Foes
- Outer Membrane, Gram-Negative Bacteria
- Peptidoglycan (Murein)
- Photosynthesis: Microbial
- Pili, Fimbriae
- Plant Pathogens and Disease: General Introduction
- Plasmids, Bacterial
- Posttranscriptional Regulation
- Prions
- Pseudomonas
- Quorum-Sensing in Bacteria
- Sensory Transduction in Bacteria
- Spirochetes
- Staphylococcus
- Strain Improvement
- Streptococcus Pneumoniae
- Stress, Bacterial: General and Specific
- Transcriptional Regulation
- Transduction: Host DNA Transfer by Bacteriophages
- Transport, Solute
- Transposable Elements
- Tuberculosis: Molecular Basis of Pathogenesis
- Vaccines, Viral
- Viroids/Virusoids
- Yeasts
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