Bacteria in biology, biotechnology, and medicine / Paul Singleton.

Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley & Sons, 1997.

vii, 403 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

4th ed.

Rev. and updated ed. of: 3rd. ed. 1995

Includes bibliographical references and index

The bacteria: an introduction -- The bacterial cell -- Growth and reproduction -- Differentiation -- Metabolism I: energy -- Metabolism II: carbon -- Molecular biology I: genes and gene expression -- Molecular biology II: changing the message -- Bacteriophages -- Bacteria in the living world -- Bacteria in medicine -- Applied bacteriology I: food -- Applied bacteriology II: miscellaneous aspects -- Some practical bacteriology -- Man against bacteria -- The identification and classification of bacteria.