Brock Biology of Microorganisms

Brief Table of Contents

UNIT 1: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MICROBIOLOGY

• The Microbial World
• Microbial Cell Structure and Function
• Microbial Metabolism
• Microbial Growth and Its Control
• Viruses and Their Multiplication

UNIT 2: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

• Microbial Information Flow and Protein Processing
• Microbial Regulatory Systems
• Molecular Aspects of Microbial Growth
• Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea

UNIT 3: GENOMICS, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, AND EVOLUTION

• Microbial Genomics and Other Omics
• Viral Genomics and Diversity
• Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology
• Microbial Evolution and Genome Dynamics

UNIT 4: MICROBIAL DIVERSITY

• Metabolic Diversity of Microorganisms
• Ecological Diversity of Bacteria
• Phylogenetic Diversity of Bacteria
• Phylogenetic Diversity of Archaea
• Diversity of Microbial Eukarya

UNIT 5: MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

• Taking the Measure of Microbial Systems
• Microbial Ecosystems
• Nutrient Cycles
• Microbiology of the Built Environment
• Microbial Symbioses with Microbes, Plants, and Animals

UNIT 6: MICROBE--HUMAN INTERACTIONS AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

• Microbial Symbioses with Humans
• Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis
• Innate Immunity: Broadly Specific Host Defenses
• Adaptive Immunity: Highly Specific Host Defenses
• Immune Disorders and Antimicrobial Therapy

UNIT 7: INFECTIOUS DISEASES

• Diagnosing Infectious Diseases
• Epidemiology and Public Health
• Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases
• Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases
• Waterborne and Foodborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases
• Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungi, Protozoa, and Helminths