For microbiology students with beginning courses in microbiology, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and mathematics. Emphasizes a physiological perspective that includes the genetic viewpoint. Covers subcellular structures of microbes, structure formation, catabolic metabolism, nucleic acid metabolism, the effects of environmental factors on microbes, antimicrobial chemicals, and autotrophs. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
For the hardcore microbial physiologist I used to be this was heaven. A great discription of the metabolic pathways in prokaryotes. Great diagrams and tables. very useful.