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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Beyond the Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: Getting Started with Microbiology
• Chapter 1: Microbiology and You
• Why Microbiology?
• Introducing the Microorganisms
• Deconstructing Microbiology
• Chapter 2: Microbiology: The Young Science
• Before Microbiology: Misconceptions and Superstitions
• Discovering Microorganisms
• The Future of Microbiology
• Chapter 3: Microbes: They’re Everywhere and They Can Do Everything
• Habitat Diversity
• Metabolic Diversity
• The Intersection of Microbes and Everyone Else
• Part 2: Balancing the Dynamics of Microbial Life
• Chapter 4: Understanding Cell Structure and Function
• Seeing the Shapes of Cells
• Life on a Minute Scale: Considering the Size of Prokaryotes
• The Cell: An Overview
• Scaling the Outer Membrane and Cell Walls
• Other Important Cell Structures
• Divining Cell Division
• Tackling Transport Systems
• Getting Around with Locomotion
• Chapter 5: Making Sense of Metabolism
• Converting with Enzymes
• In Charge of Energy: Oxidation and Reduction
• Breaking Down Catabolism
• Stacking Up with Anabolism
• Chapter 6: Getting the Gist of Microbial Genetics
• Organizing Genetic Material
• Assembling the Cellular Machinery
• Making the Right Amount: Regulation
• Changing the Genetic Code
• Chapter 7: Measuring Microbial Growth
• Getting Growth Requirements Right
• Observing Microbes
• Calculating Cell Division and Population Growth
• Inhibiting Microbial Growth
• Part 3: Sorting Out Microbial Diversity
• Chapter 8: Appreciating Microbial Ancestry
• Where Did Microbes Come From?
• Understanding Evolution
• Studying Evolution
• Classifying and Naming Microbes
• Climbing the Tree of Life
• Chapter 9: Harnessing Energy, Fixing Carbon
• Forging Ahead with Autotrophic Processes
• Using the Energy in Light
• Getting Energy from the Elements: Chemolithotrophy
• Chapter 10: Comparing Respiration and Fermentation
• Lifestyles of the Rich and Facultative
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Digging into Respiration
• Figuring Out Fermentation
• Chapter 11: Uncovering a Variety of Habitats
• Defining a Habitat
• Understanding Nutrient Cycles
• Microbes Socializing in Communities
• Discovering Microbes in Aquatic and Terrestrial Habitats
• Getting Along with Plants and Animals
• Tolerating Extreme Locations
• Detecting Microbes in Unexpected Places
• Part 4: Meeting the Microbes
• Chapter 12: Meet the Prokaryotes
• Getting to Know the Bacteria
• Acquainting Yourself with the Archaea
• Chapter 13: Say Hello to the Eukaryotes
• Fun with Fungi
• Perusing the Protists
• Chapter 14: Examining the Vastness of Viruses
• Hijacking Cells
• Making Heads or Tails of Bacteriophage
• Discussing Viruses of Eukaryotes
• How Host Cells Fight Back
• Part 5: Seeing the Impact of Microbes
• Chapter 15: Understanding Microbes in Human Health and Disease
• Clarifying the Host Immune Response
• Relying on Antimicrobials for Treating Disease
• Searching Out Superbugs
• Knowing the Benefits of Prebiotics and Probiotics
• Attacking Viruses with Antiviral Drugs
• Chapter 16: Putting Microbes to Work: Biotechnology
• Using Recombinant DNA Technology
• Providing Therapies
• Using Microbes Industrially
• Chapter 17: Fighting Microbial Diseases
• Protecting Public Health: Epidemiology
• Identifying a Microbial Pathogen
• Understanding Vaccines
• Part 6: New Frontiers in Microbiology
• Chapter 18: Teasing Apart Communities
• Studying Microbial Communities
• Observing Communities: Microbial Ecology Methods
• Getting the Hang of Microbial Genetics and Systematics
• Looking for Microbial Dark Matter
• Chapter 19: Synthesizing Life
• Regulating Genes: The lac Operon
• Designing Genetic Networks
• The Synthetic Biologist’s Toolbox
• Part 7: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 20: Ten (or So) Diseases Caused by Microbes
• Ebola
• Anthrax
• Influenza
• Tuberculosis
• HIV
• Cholera
• Smallpox
• Primary Amoebic Menigoencephalitis
• The Unknown
• Chapter 21: Ten Great Uses for Microbes
• Making Delicious Foods
• Growing Legumes
• Brewing Beer, Liquor, and Wine
• Killing Insect Pests
• Treating Sewage
• Contributing to Medicine
• Setting Up Your Aquarium
• Making and Breaking Down Biodegradable Plastics
• Turning Over Compostable Waste
• Maintaining a Balance
• Chapter 22: Ten Great Uses for Microbiology
• Medical Care: Keeping People Healthy
• Dental Care: Keeping Those Pearly Whites Shining Bright
• Veterinary Care: Helping Fido and Fluffy to Feel Their Best
• Monitoring the Environment
• Making Plants Happy
• Keeping Fish Swimming Strong
• Producing Food, Wine, and Beer
• Science Hacking
• Looking for Microbes in Clean Rooms
• Producing Pharmaceuticals
• Index
• About the Authors
• Advertisement Page
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement