| Titre : |
Brock biology of microorganisms |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Andrews, Robert E., Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Prentice-hall |
| Année de publication : |
1997 |
| Importance : |
206 p. |
| Format : |
28 cm. |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-13-533712-7 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Index. décimale : |
579 Micro-organismes, champignons, algues : classer ici les thallophytes |
| Résumé : |
This eighth edition of the "Brock biology of microorganisms" consists on a study guide edited by Medigan, Martinko, and Parker.
The present study guide contains 22 chapters, which are as follows:
Chapter 1: introduction: an overview of microbiology and cell biology: this chapter provides descriptions of the biology of cells and the history of microbiology. The science of microbiology is very important for two reasons:
1- Microorganisms have been excellent research tools for understanding the molecular biology of cells;
2- Many problems important to human society are consequences of microbial activity.
Chapter 2: cell chemistry: it concerns itself with chemical processes that allow cells to function. This chapter starts with the atom, goes through the processes that lead to the macromolecules that make up the cell structure, and ends with the concept of stereoisomerism.
Chapter 3: cell biology: covers the structure and function relationships in the microbial cell.
Chapter 4: nutrition and metabolism: begins with a consideration of microbial nutrition and culture media. Next, the chapter covers the biosynthesis of monomers necessary for macromolecular synthesis, and some catabolic reactions of chemoorganotrophs. Metabolism is the term that pertains to all the chemical reactions into those which synthesize new cell material (anabolism) and those whose purpose is to realize energy source (catabolism).
Chapter 5: microbial growth: this chapter is concerned with the biological and biochemical basis of cell growth. Although this chapter focuses on prokaryotes, the general principles described apply to the growth of all unicellular microorganisms.
Chapter 6: macromolecules and molecular genetics: it concerns itself with information flow from DNA to protein-how it occurs. The central problem is how the information in a gene is converted into a sequence of amino-acids. The second problem covered in this chapter is the replication of the DNA genome, a copy of which must be passed to each cell during cell division.
Chapter 7: regulation of gene expression: this chapter considers gene regulation and the mechanism of this process.
Chapter 8: viruses: viruses are non cellular genetic elements that contain nucleic acid that is surrounded by a shell of protein. Bacterial, animal, and plant cells are susceptible to infection by specific viruses.
Chapter 9: microbial genetics: this chapter focuses on how the genetic information can be changed: either by mutation or by the transfer of genes from one organism to another. Microbial genetics are important because the genes are the basis for cell function and microorganisms are excellent tools for studying gene function.
Chapter 10: genetic engineering and biotechnology: the genetic engineering involves a set of sophisticated techniques in which particular genes of interest are isolated, their DNA sequences modified, and the regulation of their expression altered.
Chapter 11: microbial growth control: this chapter deals with inhibition and prevention of microbial growth, including disinfection, sterilization and chemotherapy.
Chapter 12: industrial microbiology: this chapter deals with microorganisms that have been used in commercial processes such as beverage production for thousands of years.
Chapter 13: metabolic diversity among the microorganisms: this chapter is about the diversity in metabolic abilities that is encompassed by the world of microorganisms.
Chapter 14: microbial ecology: in this chapter, the diversity in survival and growth strategies that allow microbes to exist in many different environments is dealt.
Chapter 15: microbial evolution, systematic, and taxonomy. This chapter focuses on the genetic diversity found within the groups of microorganisms and how the diversity is thought to have arisen.
Chapter 16: prokaryotic diversity: Bacteria. This chapter is divided into 32 sections, each of which describes the biology of a major physiological or morphological group of bacteria, where organisms with common phenotypic characters are grouped together.
Chapter 17: prokaryotic diversity: Archeae. This chapter focuses on the members of the domain Archaea which are distinctive from the bacteria as they are from the eukaryotes.
Chapter18: Eukaryotic Microorganisms. The eukaryotic microbes: algae, fungi, slime mold and protozoa are dealt is this chapter. These eukaryotic microorganisms are distinct from bacteria and archaea by their cell size, internal structure, genetic arrangement and evolutionary history.
Chapter 19: Host-parasite Relationship. The principals of how microorganisms grow in the animal body as well as some of the defense mechanisms used by animals to resist infections are explained in this chapter.
Chapter 20: Concepts of Immunology. In this chapter we find the principles of how the immune system functions in vertebrate animals.
Chapter 21: clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology. This chapter describes the prin |
Brock biology of microorganisms [texte imprimé] / Andrews, Robert E., Auteur . - Prentice-hall, 1997 . - 206 p. ; 28 cm. ISBN : 978-0-13-533712-7 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Index. décimale : |
579 Micro-organismes, champignons, algues : classer ici les thallophytes |
| Résumé : |
This eighth edition of the "Brock biology of microorganisms" consists on a study guide edited by Medigan, Martinko, and Parker.
The present study guide contains 22 chapters, which are as follows:
Chapter 1: introduction: an overview of microbiology and cell biology: this chapter provides descriptions of the biology of cells and the history of microbiology. The science of microbiology is very important for two reasons:
1- Microorganisms have been excellent research tools for understanding the molecular biology of cells;
2- Many problems important to human society are consequences of microbial activity.
Chapter 2: cell chemistry: it concerns itself with chemical processes that allow cells to function. This chapter starts with the atom, goes through the processes that lead to the macromolecules that make up the cell structure, and ends with the concept of stereoisomerism.
Chapter 3: cell biology: covers the structure and function relationships in the microbial cell.
Chapter 4: nutrition and metabolism: begins with a consideration of microbial nutrition and culture media. Next, the chapter covers the biosynthesis of monomers necessary for macromolecular synthesis, and some catabolic reactions of chemoorganotrophs. Metabolism is the term that pertains to all the chemical reactions into those which synthesize new cell material (anabolism) and those whose purpose is to realize energy source (catabolism).
Chapter 5: microbial growth: this chapter is concerned with the biological and biochemical basis of cell growth. Although this chapter focuses on prokaryotes, the general principles described apply to the growth of all unicellular microorganisms.
Chapter 6: macromolecules and molecular genetics: it concerns itself with information flow from DNA to protein-how it occurs. The central problem is how the information in a gene is converted into a sequence of amino-acids. The second problem covered in this chapter is the replication of the DNA genome, a copy of which must be passed to each cell during cell division.
Chapter 7: regulation of gene expression: this chapter considers gene regulation and the mechanism of this process.
Chapter 8: viruses: viruses are non cellular genetic elements that contain nucleic acid that is surrounded by a shell of protein. Bacterial, animal, and plant cells are susceptible to infection by specific viruses.
Chapter 9: microbial genetics: this chapter focuses on how the genetic information can be changed: either by mutation or by the transfer of genes from one organism to another. Microbial genetics are important because the genes are the basis for cell function and microorganisms are excellent tools for studying gene function.
Chapter 10: genetic engineering and biotechnology: the genetic engineering involves a set of sophisticated techniques in which particular genes of interest are isolated, their DNA sequences modified, and the regulation of their expression altered.
Chapter 11: microbial growth control: this chapter deals with inhibition and prevention of microbial growth, including disinfection, sterilization and chemotherapy.
Chapter 12: industrial microbiology: this chapter deals with microorganisms that have been used in commercial processes such as beverage production for thousands of years.
Chapter 13: metabolic diversity among the microorganisms: this chapter is about the diversity in metabolic abilities that is encompassed by the world of microorganisms.
Chapter 14: microbial ecology: in this chapter, the diversity in survival and growth strategies that allow microbes to exist in many different environments is dealt.
Chapter 15: microbial evolution, systematic, and taxonomy. This chapter focuses on the genetic diversity found within the groups of microorganisms and how the diversity is thought to have arisen.
Chapter 16: prokaryotic diversity: Bacteria. This chapter is divided into 32 sections, each of which describes the biology of a major physiological or morphological group of bacteria, where organisms with common phenotypic characters are grouped together.
Chapter 17: prokaryotic diversity: Archeae. This chapter focuses on the members of the domain Archaea which are distinctive from the bacteria as they are from the eukaryotes.
Chapter18: Eukaryotic Microorganisms. The eukaryotic microbes: algae, fungi, slime mold and protozoa are dealt is this chapter. These eukaryotic microorganisms are distinct from bacteria and archaea by their cell size, internal structure, genetic arrangement and evolutionary history.
Chapter 19: Host-parasite Relationship. The principals of how microorganisms grow in the animal body as well as some of the defense mechanisms used by animals to resist infections are explained in this chapter.
Chapter 20: Concepts of Immunology. In this chapter we find the principles of how the immune system functions in vertebrate animals.
Chapter 21: clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology. This chapter describes the prin |
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