Microbiology For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119544425 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 384 str.

Jennifer Stearns; Michael Surette

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started With Microbiology 5Chapter 1: Microbiology and You 7Chapter 2: Microbiology: The Young Science 11Chapter 3: Microbes: They're Everywhere and They Can Do Everything 21Part 2: Balancing the Dynamics Of Microbial Life 29Chapter 4: Understanding Cell Structure and Function 31Chapter 5: Making Sense of Metabolism 49Chapter 6: Getting the Gist of Microbial Genetics 67Chapter 7: Measuring Microbial Growth 89Part 3: Sorting Out Microbial Diversity 103Chapter 8: Appreciating Microbial Ancestry 105Chapter 9: Harnessing Energy, Fixing Carbon 119Chapter 10: Comparing Respiration and Fermentation 139Chapter 11: Uncovering a Variety of Habitats 155Part 4: Meeting the Microbes 175Chapter 12: Meet the Prokaryotes 177Chapter 13: Say Hello to the Eukaryotes 195Chapter 14: Examining the Vastness of Viruses 215Part 5: Seeing the Impact Of Microbes 233Chapter 15: Understanding Microbes in Human Health and Disease 235Chapter 16: Putting Microbes to Work: Biotechnology 257Chapter 17: Fighting Microbial Diseases 279Part 6: New Frontiers in Microbiology 293Chapter 18: Teasing Apart Communities 295Chapter 19: Synthesizing Life 307Part 7: The Part of Tens 319Chapter 20: Ten (or So) Diseases Caused by Microbes 321Chapter 21: Ten Great Uses for Microbes 329Chapter 22: Ten Great Uses for Microbiology 335Index 343

O autorze

Jennifer C. Stearns, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University. She studies how we get our gut microbiome in early life and how it can keep us healthy over time. Michael G. Surette, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University, where he pushes the boundaries of microbial research. Julienne C. Kaiser, PhD, is a doctoral career educator.