Includes bibliographical references and index

Microorganisms and microbiology -- An overview of microbial life -- Macromolecules -- Cell structure/function -- Nutrition, laboratory culture, and metabolism of microorganisms -- Microbial growth -- Essentials of molecular biology -- Metabolic regulation -- Essentials of virology -- Bacterial genetics -- Microbial evolution and systematics -- Prokaryotic diversity : the bacteria -- Prokaryotic diversity : the archaea -- Eukaryotic cell biology and eukaryotic microorganisms -- Microbial genomics -- Viral diversity -- Metabolic diversity -- Methods in microbial ecology -- Microbial ecology -- Microbial growth control -- Microbial interactions with humans -- Essentials of immunology -- Molecular immunology -- Diagnostic microbiology and immunology -- Epidemiology -- Person-to-person microbial diseases -- Animal-transmitted, arthropod-transmitted, and soilborne microbial diseases -- Wastewater treatment, water purification, and waterborne microbial diseases -- Food preservation and foodborne microbial diseases -- Industrial microbiology -- Genetic engineering and biotechnology