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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.
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Chapter
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