Microbe

"Far more than a comprehensive reference book, Microbe is replete with case studies, ranging from sauerkraut fermentation to the cholera outbreak in Haiti, that illustrate the impact of key microbiology concepts on real-world scenarios. To further engage students and deepen their understanding of both the principles and practice of science, each chapter includes multiple active learning exercises that encourage students to demonstrate their understanding and application of concepts, as well as video, spoken, and written resources. Questions are posed throughout the book to introduce the next key concept and to prompt students to actively participate in the learning experience."--Pub. desc.

2nd edition of: Microbe / Moselio Schaechter, John L. Ingraham, Frederick C. Neidhardt. Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, ©2006.

Pt. I. Fundamentals of microbial life. A microbial planet -- Prokaryotic cell exterior : envelopes and appendages -- Prokaryotic cell interior -- Microbial cell growth and division -- Microbial metabolism -- Bioenergetics of fueling -- Synthesis of building blocks -- Building macromolecules -- Building the cell envelope -- Inheritance and information flow -- Coordination of cell processes -- Succeeding in the environment -- Differentiation and development -- pt. II. Mircobial diversity. Bacteria and archaea -- The Fungi -- Protists -- The viruses -- Viral latency -- pt. III. Microbial ecology. Microbial communities -- Cycles of elements -- Microbial interactions -- pt. IV. Microbial pathogenesis. Infection : the vertebrate host -- Opportunistic infections by microbiota : MRSA -- Intracellular pathogens : listeria and mycobacterium -- Herpes : an ancient human virus prevails -- Toxins and epidemic cholera : phage giveth, and phage taketh away -- Zoonoses : how plague emerged from a foodborne illness -- pt. V. Putting microbes to work. A past, a present, and a future with microbes.