1 Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery
2 Observing the Microbial Cell
3 Cell Structure and Function
4 Bacterial culture, Growth, and Development
5 Environmental Influence and Control of Microbial Growth
6 Virus Structure and Function
7 Genomes and Chromosomes
8 Transcription, Translation, and Bioinformatics
9 Gene Transfer, Mutations, and Genome Evolution
10 Molecular Regulation
11 Viral Molecular Biology
12 Molecular Techniques and Biotechnology
13 Energetics and Catabolism
14 Respiration, Lithotrophy, and Photolysis
15 Biosynthesis
16 Food and Industrial Microbiology
17 Origins and Evolution
18 Bacterial Diversity
19 Archaeal Diversity
20 Eukaryotic Diversity
21 Microbial Habitats and Communities
22 Microbes and the Global Environment
23 Human Microflora and Nonspecific Host Defenses
24 The Adaptive Immune Response
25 Microbial Pathogenesis
26 Microbial Diseases
27 Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and Resistance
28 Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology

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  • Offers free access to Process Animations developed specifically for Microbiology: An Evolving Science. These narrated animations bring key figures from the text to life, presenting key microbial processes in a dynamic format.
  • Features MicrobeWiki, the student-edited microbiology resource. Refereed by textbook author Joan Slonczewski, this active forum explores these sub-areas:
    • MicrobeWiki Site Microbial Biorealm: encyclopedia of bacteria, archaea and eukaryotic microbes. 
    • Viral Biorealm: encyclopedia of viruses of animals and plants, and bacteriophages.
    • Microbial World News: highlights of microbiology in the news.
    • Microbial Mythology: common errors and controversies in microbiology.

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