Includes index.

Rev. ed. of: Brock biology of microorganisms / Michael T. Madigan. 11th ed. 2006.

Contents: 1.Basic principles of microbiology: Microorganisms and microbiology -- A brief journey to the microbial world -- Cell structure and function in bacteria and archaea -- 2. Metabolism and growth: Nutrition, culture and metabolism of microorganisms -- Microbial growth -- 3. Molecular biology and gene expression: Molecular biology of bacteria -- Archaeal and eukaryotic molecular biology -- Regulation of gene expression -- 4. Virology, genetics and genomics: Viruses and virology -- Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea -- Genetic engineering -- Microbial genomics -- 5. Metabolic diversity and commercial biocatalyses: Photography, chemolithotrophy, and major biosyntheses -- Catabolism of organic compounds -- Commercial products and biotechnology -- 6. Microbial evolution and diversity: Microbial evolution and systematics -- Bacteria: the proteobacteria --Other bacteria -- archaea -- Eukaryotic cell biology and eukaryotic microorganism -- viral diversity -- 7. Microbial ecology: Methods in microbial ecology -- Major microbial habitats and diversity -- Nutrient cycles, biodegradation, and bioremediation -- microbial symbioses -- 8. Antimicrobial agents and pathogenicity: Microbial growth control -- microbial interactions with humans -- 9.Immunology: Immunity and host defense -- Immune mechanisms -- Molecular immunology -- 10. Diagnosing and tracking microbial diseases: Diagnostic microbiology and immunology -- Epidemiology -- 11. Human- and animal-transmitted infectious diseases: Person-to-person microbial diseases -- Vectorborne and soilborne microbial pathogens -- 12. Common-source infectious disease: Wastewater treatment, water purification, and waterborne microbial disease -- Food preservation and foodborne microbial diseases --