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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 ...

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Overview

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

Audience: Microbiologists in all fields, including those working in research, teaching, industry, and government.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780126213614
  • Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
  • Publication date: 7/15/2003
  • Pages: 1152

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
General websites
1 Adhesion, Bacterial 1
2 Agrobacterium and plant cell transformation 10
3 Antibiotic resistance in bacteria 25
4 Antifungal agents 47
5 Antisense RNAs 68
6 Antiviral agents 84
7 Archaea 108
8 Attenuation, Transcriptional 117
9 Bacillus subtilis, Genetics 126
10 Bacteriophages 135
11 Biocides (Nonpublic health, Nonagricultural antimicrobials) 147
12 Biofilms and biofouling 161
13 Biological warfare 168
14 Bioluminescence, Microbial 180
15 Bioreactors 189
16 Bioremediation 196
17 Biosensors 216
18 Cell membrane: structure and function 222
19 Cell Walls, Bacterial 239
20 Chemotaxis 251
21 Chromosome, Bacterial 259
22 Conjugation, Bacterial 271
23 Crystalline bacterial cell surface layers (S layers) 286
24 Culture collections and their databases 294
25 Developmental processes in bacteria 314
26 Diversity, Microbial 326
27 DNA repair 340
28 DNA replication 350
29 DNA restriction and modification 358
30 DNA sequencing and genomics 371
31 Ecology, Microbial 381
32 Emerging infections 387
33 Energy transduction processes: from respiration to photosynthesis 394
34 Enteropathogenic bacteria 403
35 Escherichia coli and Salmonella, Genetics 415
36 Exotoxins 427
37 Extremophiles 436
38 Fimbriae, Pili 454
39 Flagella 470
40 Food-borne illnesses 480
41 Fungal infections, Cutaneous 499
42 Fungal infections, Systemic 507
43 Gastrointestinal microbiology 514
44 Genetically modified organisms: guidelines and regulations for research 526
45 Genomes, Mapping of Bacterial 536
46 Germ-free animal techniques 547
47 Gram-negative anaerobic pathogens 554
48 Gram-negative cocci, Pathogenic 562
49 Heat stress 574
50 Horizontal transfer of genes between microorganisms 582
51 Human immunodeficiency virus 591
52 Identification of bacteria, Computerized 602
53 Industrial fermentation processes 613
54 Insect's symbiotic microorganisms 626
55 Iron metabolism 637
56 Lipopolysaccharides 645
57 Methanogenesis 659
58 Methylotrophy 680
59 Nitrogen cycle 690
60 Nitrogen fixation 702
61 Nodule formation in legumes 715
62 Nutrition of microorganisms 725
63 Oral microbiology 739
64 Osmotic stress 754
65 Outer membrane, Gram-negative bacteria 767
66 Oxidative stress 775
67 pH Stress 781
68 Plant pathogens 789
69 Plasmids, Bacterial 808
70 Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 824
71 Prions 829
72 Protein secretion 842
73 Quorum sensing in gram-negative bacteria 859
74 Recombinant DNA, Basic procedures 870
75 Sexually transmitted diseases 879
76 Skin microbiology 899
77 Soil microbiology 914
78 SOS response 927
79 Space flight, effects on microorganisms 934
80 Sporulation 942
81 Starvation, Bacterial 951
82 Strain improvement 960
83 Sulfur cycle 974
84 Transcriptional regulation in prokaryotes 984
85 Transduction: host DNA transfer by bacteriophages 1000
86 Transformation, Genetic 1012
87 Transposable elements 1025
88 Two-component systems 1042
89 Vaccines, Bacterial 1053
90 Vaccines, Viral 1063
91 Viruses 1071
92 Viruses, Emerging 1084
93 Yeasts 1102
Index 1115
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