Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Global Edition, 14th edition

Published by Pearson (25 February 2016) © 2016

  • Michael T. Madigan Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • John M. Martinko Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • Kelly S. Bender Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • Daniel H. Buckley Cornell University
  • David A. Stahl University of Washington Seattle
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Mastering Microbiology is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to personalise learning and improve results. With a wide range of interactive, engaging, and assignable activities, students are encouraged to actively learn and retain tough course concepts.

Please Note: The duration of access to Mastering Microbiology is set by your instructor for your specific unit of study. To access Mastering Microbiology you may need a Course ID from your instructor.

 

Table of contents

  • I. THE FOUNDATIONS OF MICROBIOLOGY
  • 1. Microorganisms and Microbiology
  • 2. Microbial Cell Structure and Function
  • 3. Nutrition, Culture, and Metabolism
  • 4. Molecular Microbiology
  • 5. Microbial Growth and Growth Control
  • II. GENOMICS, GENETICS, AND VIROLOGY
  • 6. Microbial Genomics
  • 7. Metabolic Regulation
  • 8. Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea
  • 9. Viruses and Virology
  • 10. Genomics and Phylogeny of Viruses
  • 11. Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
  • III. METABOLIC AND MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
  • 12. Metabolic Diversity of Bacteria and Archaea
  • 13. Microbial Evolution and Systematics
  • 14. Phylogenetic Diversity of Bacteria
  • 15. Functional and Ecological Diversity of Bacteria
  • 16. Diversity of Archaea
  • 17. Diversity of Microbial Eukarya
  • V. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
  • 18. Tools of the Microbial Ecologist
  • 19. Microbial Ecosystems
  • 20. Nutrient Cycles in Nature
  • 21. Microbiology of the Built Environment
  • 22. Microbial Symbioses
  • V. PATHOGENICITY AND IMMUNOLOGY
  • 23. Microbial Interactions with Humans
  • 24. Principles of Immunology and Host Defense
  • 25. Immune Mechanisms
  • 26. Molecular Immunology
  • 27. Clinical Microbiology and Immunology
  • VI. INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THEIR TRANSMISSION
  • 28. Epidemiology
  • 29. Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases
  • 30. Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases
  • 31. Common Source Diseases: Food and Water
  • 32. Fungal and Parasitic Disease

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