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Essential microbiology / Stuart Hogg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hogg, Stuart (Stuart I.)
- Series:
- New York Academy of Sciences
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Microbiology.
- Microorganisms.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (527 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Essential Microbiology 2nd Edition is a fully revised comprehensive introductory text aimed at students taking a first course in the subject. It provides an ideal entry into the world of microorganisms, considering all aspects of their biology (structure, metabolism, genetics), and illustrates the remarkable diversity of microbial life by devoting a chapter to each of the main taxonomic groupings. The second part of the book introduces the reader to aspects of applied microbiology, exploring the involvement of microorganisms in areas as diverse as food and drink production, genetic
- Contents:
- Microbiology : what, why, and how?
- Biochemical principles
- Cell structure and organisation
- Microbial nutrition and cultivation
- Microbial growth
- Microbial metabolism
- Procaryotic diversity
- The fungi
- The protista
- Viruses
- Microbial genetics
- Microorganisms in genetic engineering
- Microbial associations
- Microorganisms in the environment
- Human microbial diseases
- The control of microorganisms
- Antimicrobial agents
- Industrial and food microbiology.
- Notes:
- Previous ed.: c2005
- Includes index
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-118-52726-7
- 1-299-47623-6
- 1-118-52725-9
- OCLC:
- 823139857
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