Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Global Edition -- Mastering Biology with Pearson eText

Michael T. Madigan has taught courses in introductory Microbiology and Bacterial Diversity for 33 years as a Professor of Microbiology at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Mike's research focuses on phototrophic bacteria that inhabit extreme environments, and for the past 20 years, his emphasis has been Antarctic microbiology. Kelly S. Bender is an Associate Professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and has served as Chair of the SIUC Department of Microbiology since 2018. Kelly teaches courses in introductory Microbiology and Microbial Diversity, and her lab studies a range of topics, including regulation of sulphate-reducing bacteria and the microbial community dynamics of sites impacted by acid mine drainage. Daniel H. Buckley is a Professor at Cornell University in the School of Integrative Plant Science and the Department of Microbiology. He has taught both introductory and advanced courses in Microbiology, Microbial Diversity, and Microbial Genomics. He currently serves on the editorial boards of Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology. Matthew Sattley is a Professor of Biology at the Division of Natural Sciences, Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), and has served as the Director of the Hodson Summer Research Institute, a faculty-led summer research program for undergraduate students in the Natural Sciences. Matt's research group investigates the ecology, diversity, and genomics of bacteria that inhabit extreme environments.

UNIT 1: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MICROBIOLOGY
1.  The Microbial World
2.  Microbial Cell Structure and Function
3.  Microbial Metabolism
4.  Microbial Growth and Its Control
5.  Viruses and Their Multiplication
UNIT 2: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
6.  Microbial Information Flow and Protein Processing
7.  Microbial Regulatory Systems
8.  Molecular Aspects of Microbial Growth
9.  Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea
UNIT 3: GENOMICS, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, AND EVOLUTION
10. Microbial Genomics and Other Omics
11. Viral Genomics and Diversity
12. Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology
13. Microbial Evolution and Genome Dynamics
UNIT 4: MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
14. Metabolic Diversity of Microorganisms
15. Ecological Diversity of Bacteria
16. Phylogenetic Diversity of Bacteria
17. Phylogenetic Diversity of Archaea
18. Diversity of Microbial Eukarya
UNIT 5: MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
19. Taking the Measure of Microbial Systems
20. Microbial Ecosystems
21. Nutrient Cycles
22. Microbiology of the Built Environment
23. Microbial Symbioses with Microbes, Plants, and Animals
UNIT 6: MICROBE - HUMAN INTERACTIONS AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
24. Microbial Symbioses with Humans
25. Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis
26. Innate Immunity: Broadly Specific Host Defenses
27. Adaptive Immunity: Highly Specific Host Defenses
28. Immune Disorders and Antimicrobial Therapy
UNIT 7: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
29. Diagnosing Infectious Diseases
30. Epidemiology and Public Health
31. Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases
32. Vectorborne and Soil-borne Bacterial and Viral Diseases
33. Waterborne and Food-borne Bacterial and Viral Diseases
34. Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungi, Protozoa, and Helminths