Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology

Author: Schaechter   Moselio  

Publisher: Elsevier Science‎

Publication year: 2003

E-ISBN: 9780080472461

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780126213614

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780126213614

Subject: Q93 Microbiology

Language: ENG

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Description

The Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology aims to provide an affordable and ready access to a large variety of microbiological topics within one set of covers. This handy desk-top reference brings together an outstanding collection of work by the top scientists in the field. Covering topics ranging from the basic science of microbiology to the current "hot" topics in the field.

* Provides a broad, easily accessible perspective on a wide range of microbiological topics
* A synthesis of the broadest topics from the comprehensive and multi-volumed Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Second Edition
* Helpful resource in preparing for lectures, writing reports, or drafting grant applications

Chapter

Cover

pp.:  1 – 5

Contents

pp.:  5 – 10

Contributors

pp.:  10 – 17

Preface

pp.:  17 – 18

General websites

pp.:  18 – 19

1. Adhesion, Bacterial

pp.:  19 – 28

4. Antifungal agents

pp.:  65 – 86

5. Antisense RNAs

pp.:  86 – 102

6. Antiviral agents

pp.:  102 – 126

7. Archaea

pp.:  126 – 135

8. Attenuation, Transcriptional

pp.:  135 – 144

9. Bacillus subtilis, Genetics

pp.:  144 – 153

10. Bacteriophages

pp.:  153 – 165

11. Biocides (Nonpublic health, Nonagricultural antimicrobials)

pp.:  165 – 179

12. Biofilms and biofouling

pp.:  179 – 186

13. Biological warfare

pp.:  186 – 198

14. Bioluminescence, Microbial

pp.:  198 – 207

15. Bioreactors

pp.:  207 – 214

16. Bioremediation

pp.:  214 – 234

17. Biosensors

pp.:  234 – 240

18. Cell membrane: structure and function

pp.:  240 – 257

19. Cell Walls, Bacterial

pp.:  257 – 269

20. Chemotaxis

pp.:  269 – 277

21. Chromosome, Bacterial

pp.:  277 – 289

22. Conjugation, Bacterial

pp.:  289 – 304

23. Crystalline bacterial cell surface layers (S layers)

pp.:  304 – 312

24. Culture collections and their databases

pp.:  312 – 332

25. Developmental processes in bacteria

pp.:  332 – 344

26. Diversity, Microbial

pp.:  344 – 358

27. DNA repair

pp.:  358 – 368

28. DNA replication

pp.:  368 – 376

29. DNA restriction and modification

pp.:  376 – 389

30. DNA sequencing and genomics

pp.:  389 – 399

31. Ecology, Microbial

pp.:  399 – 405

32. Emerging infections

pp.:  405 – 412

33. Energy transduction processes: from respiration to photosynthesis

pp.:  412 – 421

34. Enteropathogenic bacteria

pp.:  421 – 433

35. Escherichia coli and Salmonella, Genetics

pp.:  433 – 445

36. Exotoxins

pp.:  445 – 454

37. Extremophiles

pp.:  454 – 472

38. Fimbriae, Pili

pp.:  472 – 488

39. Flagella

pp.:  488 – 498

40. Food-borne illnesses

pp.:  498 – 517

41. Fungal infections, Cutaneous

pp.:  517 – 525

42. Fungal infections, Systemic

pp.:  525 – 532

43. Gastrointestinal microbiology

pp.:  532 – 544

44. Genetically modified organisms: guidelines and regulations for research

pp.:  544 – 554

45. Genomes, Mapping of Bacterial

pp.:  554 – 565

46. Germ-free animal techniques

pp.:  565 – 572

47. Gram-negative anaerobic pathogens

pp.:  572 – 580

48. Gram-negative cocci, Pathogenic

pp.:  580 – 592

49. Heat stress

pp.:  592 – 600

50. Horizontal transfer of genes between microorganisms

pp.:  600 – 609

51. Human immunodeficiency virus

pp.:  609 – 620

52. Identification of bacteria, Computerized

pp.:  620 – 631

53. Industrial fermentation processes

pp.:  631 – 644

54. Insect’s symbiotic microorganisms

pp.:  644 – 655

55. Iron metabolism

pp.:  655 – 663

56. Lipopolysaccharides

pp.:  663 – 677

57. Methanogenesis

pp.:  677 – 698

58. Methylotrophy

pp.:  698 – 708

59. Nitrogen cycle

pp.:  708 – 720

60. Nitrogen fixation

pp.:  720 – 733

61. Nodule formation in legumes

pp.:  733 – 743

62. Nutrition of microorganisms

pp.:  743 – 757

63. Oral microbiology

pp.:  757 – 772

64. Osmotic stress

pp.:  772 – 785

65. Outer membrane, Gram-negative bacteria

pp.:  785 – 793

66. Oxidative stress

pp.:  793 – 799

67. pH Stress

pp.:  799 – 807

68. Plant pathogens

pp.:  807 – 826

69. Plasmids, Bacterial

pp.:  826 – 842

70. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

pp.:  842 – 847

71. Prions

pp.:  847 – 860

72. Protein secretion

pp.:  860 – 877

73. Quorum sensing in gram-negative bacteria

pp.:  877 – 888

74. Recombinant DNA, Basic procedures

pp.:  888 – 897

75. Sexually transmitted diseases

pp.:  897 – 917

76. Skin microbiology

pp.:  917 – 932

77. Soil microbiology

pp.:  932 – 945

78. SOS response

pp.:  945 – 952

79. Space flight, effects on microorganisms

pp.:  952 – 960

80. Sporulation

pp.:  960 – 969

81. Starvation, Bacterial

pp.:  969 – 978

82. Strain improvement

pp.:  978 – 992

83. Sulfur cycle

pp.:  992 – 1002

84. Transcriptional regulation in prokaryotes

pp.:  1002 – 1018

85. Transduction: host DNA transfer by bacteriophages

pp.:  1018 – 1030

86. Transformation, Genetic

pp.:  1030 – 1043

87. Transposable elements

pp.:  1043 – 1060

88. Two-component systems

pp.:  1060 – 1071

89. Vaccines, Bacterial

pp.:  1071 – 1081

90. Vaccines, Viral

pp.:  1081 – 1089

91. Viruses

pp.:  1089 – 1102

92. Viruses, Emerging

pp.:  1102 – 1120

93. Yeasts

pp.:  1120 – 1133

Index

pp.:  1133 – 1177

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