本书由教育部高等教育司推荐，是国外优秀生命科学教学用书，本版为英文影印版。全书包括“INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY”“MICROBIAL NUTRITION GROWTH，AND CONTROL”“MICROBIAL METABOLISM”“MICROBIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS”等八个部分。

Part One INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY

 1 The History and Scope of Microbiology 1

 2 Microscopes and the Study of Microbial Structure 13

 3 Procaryotic Cell Structure and Function 33

 4 Eucaryotic Cell Structure and Function 65

 5 Viruses and Other Acellular Agents 87

Part Two MICROBIAL NUTRITION GROWTH，AND CONTROL

 6 Microbial Nutrition 109

 7 Microbial Growth 126

 8 Control of Microorganisms 153

Part Three MICROBIAL METABOLISM

 9 Introduction to Metabolism 169

 10 Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation 188

 11 Anabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis 219

Part Four MICROBIAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

 12 Genes: Structure，Replication，and Expression 240

 13 Regulation of Gene Expression 277

 14 Mechanisms of Genetic Variation 300

 15 Microbial Genomics 332

 16 Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology 351

Part Five THE DIVERSITY OF THE MICROBIAL WORLD

 17 Microbial Evolution，Taxonomy，and Diversity 381

 18 TheArchaea 405

 19 The Deinococci and Gram-Negative Nonproteobacteria 420

 20 The Proteobacteria 439

 21 The Low G+C Gram-Positive Bacteria 474

 22 The High G+C Gram-Positive Bacteria 499

 23 Eucaryotic Microbes 517

 24 Viral Diversity 554

Part Six ECOLOGY AND SYMBIOSIS

 25 Biogeochemical Cycling and the Study of Microbial Ecology 593

 26 Microorganisms in Natural Environments 608

 27 Microbial Interactions 641

Part Seven HOST DEFENSES

 28 Nonspecific (Innate) Host Resistance 661

 29 Specific (Adaptive) Immunity 689

Part Eight MICROBIAL DISEASES AND THEIR CONTROL

 30 Pathogenicity of Microorganisms 726

 31 Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 746

 32 Clinical Microbiology and Immunology 768

 33 The Epidemiology of Infectious Disease 787

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Index I-1

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