The microbial world / Roger Y. Stanier, Michael Doudoroff, Edward A. Adelberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stanier, Roger Y.

Doudoroff, Michael, author.

Adelberg, Edward A., author.

Contributor:

Mark B. Adams Emergence of Modern Science Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Prentice-Hall biological science series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microbiology.

Medical Subjects:

Microbiology.

Penn Provenance:

Adams, Mark B. (former owner) (Adams copy)

Physical Description:

xxii, 682 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1957.

Contents:

Part 1. he Properties of Microorganisms. 1. Microscopy and the discovery of microorganisms; 2. The development of microbiological methods; 3. The position of microorganisms in the living world; 4. The higher protists: algae and protozoa; 5. The higher protists: fungi; 6. The lower protists: bacteria and blue-green algae; 7. The anatomy of the bacterial cell; 8. Principles of microbial physiology; 9. Sources of energy: respiration; 10. Sources of energy: anaerobic respiration and fermentation; 11. Sources of energy: photosynthesis; 12. The growth and death of bacteria; 13. The effect of environment on growth and death; 14. Applications of physiological principles of nutrition to the cultivation of bacteria; 15. The major groups of bacteria; 16. Some important groups of true bacteria; 17. The viruses; 18. Mutation and gene transfer in bacteria; 19. Selection, adaptation, and evolution in bacteria

Part 2. The Ecology of Microorganisms. 20. Microorganisms as geochemical agents; 21. Symbiotic relations of microorganisms to plants and animals; 22. The nature of parasitism; 23. The host-parasite relationship: disease; 24. The host-parasite relationship: mechanisms of infection and resistance; 25. The host-parasite relationship: acquired immunity; 26. Principles of chemotherapy; 27. The dynamics of disease in populations; 28. Some important infectious diseases of man; 29. Bacterial diseases of plants; 30. The exploitation of microorganisms by man

Part 3. The Biological Background. A. The composition, structure and reproduction of living organisms; B. Genetics, evolution, and classification; C. physiology: biochemistry and nutrition.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages ix-x) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center copy gifted by Dr. Mark B. Adams in 2018.

Adams copy is "Second printing January 1958".

Adams copy has underlines and marginal marks.

OCLC:

371122