BookRani Gupta, Namita Gupta.
Summary: This book provides useful information on microbial physiology and metabolism. The key aspects covered are prokaryotic diversity, growth physiology, basic metabolic pathways and their regulation, metabolic diversity with details of various unique pathways. Another focus area is stress physiology with details on varying environmental stresses, signal transduction, adaptation and survival. For instructional purposes, the book provides case studies, interesting facts, techniques etc. which help in showcasing the inter-disciplinary nature and bridge the gap between various aspects of applied microbiology.
Contents:
Bacterial Growth
Transport
Central Metabolic Pathways and Their Regulation
Electron Transport and Energy Generation
Metabolic Diversity of Carbon and Energy Source in Prokaryotes
Nitrogen Metabolism
Lipid Metabolism
Cell Wall Biosynthesis
Metabolism of Nucleotides
Secondary Metabolism
Response to Environmental Signaling.