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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