Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents vii
4. 1. Bacteriology: An Overview 1
5. 2. Bacterial Structure 11
6. 3. Bacterial Nutrition and Metabolism 34
7. 4. Growth of Bacterial Cultures 62
8. 5. Gene Expression and Regulatory Mechanisms 77
9. 6. DNA Replication and Mutation in Bacteria 113
10. 7. Genetic Exchange between Bacteria 139
11. 8. Plasmids 164
12. 9. General Properties of Bacterial Viruses 183
13. 10. Lytic Development of Phages 206
14. 11. Lysogeny in Temperate Phages 229
15. 12. DNA Restriction and Gene Cloning 244
16. 13. Chemotherapy and Antibiotics 262
17. Answers to Questions. Index
18. Answers to Questions 287
19. Index 305