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Part I Introduction to microbiology: The history and scope of microbiology -- The study of microbial structure: microscopy and specimen preparation -- Procaryotic cell structure and function -- Eucaryotic cell structure and function -- Part II Microbial growth and metabolism: Microbial nutrition -- Microbial growth -- Metabolism: energy and enzymes -- Metabolism: the generation of energy -- Metabolism: the use of energy in biosynthesis -- Metabolism: the synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins -- Metabolism: the regulation of enzyme activity and synthesis -- Part III The control of microorganisms: Control of microorganisms by physical and chemical agents -- Antimicrobial chemotherapy -- Part IV The viruses: The viruses: introduction and general characteristics -- The viruses: bacteriophages -- The viruses: viruses of eucaryotes -- Part V Microbial genetics: Microbial genetics: general principles -- Microbial genetics: recombination and plasmids -- Recombinant DNA technology -- Part VI The diversity of the microbial world: Microbial taxonomy -- The bacteria: gram-negative bacteria of general, medical or industrial importance -- The bacteria: gram-positive bacteria other than actinomycetes -- The bacteria: remaining gram-negative bacteria, cyanobacteria and archaeobacteria -- The bacteria: the actinomycetes -- The fungi, slime molds and water molds -- The algae -- The protozoa -- Part VII The nature of symbiotic associations: Symbiotic associations: commensalism and mutualism -- Symbiotic associations: parasitism, pathogenicity and resistance -- Part VIII The fundamentals of immunology: The immune response: antigens and antibodies -- The immune response: chemical mediators, B- and T-cell biology and immune disorders -- The immune response: antigen-antibody reactions -- Part IX Microbial diseases: Clinical microbiology -- The epidemiology of infectious disease -- Viral diseases of humans -- Bacterial diseases of humans -- Chlamydial, mycoplasmal and rickettsial diseases of humans; dental and nosocomial infections -- Fungal and protozoan diseases of humans -- Infectious diseases of domestic animals and agriculture plants -- Part X Microorganisms and the environment: Microorganisms as components of the environment -- The terrestrial environment -- The aquatic environment -- Part XI Food and industrial microbiology: Microbiology of food -- Industrial microbiology and biotechnology.