Microbial Physiology: Unity and Diversity

Explore the fascinating world of microbes with this comprehensive, advanced undergraduate-level textbook

Microbial Physiology: Unity and Diversity takes readers on a captivating journey through the intricate and often underappreciated world of microbial physiology, emphasizing both the common features that unify microbes and the diversity that makes them unique.
In Part I: Unity, the book lays a strong foundation in the basics of microbial physiology. Delve into the three domains of life, get an intimate look at the metabolic pathways that fuel the microbial world, and take a deep dive into the cellular components that constitute a microbe. Further, explore the principles of cellular growth, bioenergetics, and the mechanics of respiration and fermentation. The Unity section concludes with a comprehensive discussion of regulation at posttranslational and gene levels, paving the way for a rich understanding of microbial function.
Part II: Diversity, takes the reader into the broad and versatile world of microbial metabolism, exploring the range of energy sources and metabolic pathways microbes employ. This section leads readers through topics such as autotrophy, phototrophy, chemotrophy, and microbial contributions to the carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen cycles. The complexity of microbial cell envelope structures, transport processes, and protein transport are explored, along with bacterial motility, chemotaxis, and the phenomenon of quorum sensing. The section concludes with an exploration of stress responses and the diverse lifestyles that bacteria can adopt.

Microbial Physiology: Unity and Diversity will engage readers with its accessible yet thorough treatment of this critical field of microbiology. Each chapter contains detailed illustrations that concisely explain complex topics and concludes with robust end-of-chapter questions that not only test understanding but also provide an opportunity for readers to dig deeper into the content. This book is a must-have for students studying microbiology, as well as researchers and professionals keen to brush up their knowledge or explore new facets of microbial physiology.

探索微生物的迷人世界，這本全面且高級的本科教材將帶領讀者深入微生物生理學的複雜且常常被低估的領域，強調統一微生物的共同特徵以及使它們獨特的多樣性。

第一部分：統一，本書在微生物生理學的基礎知識上打下了堅實的基礎。深入探索生命的三個領域，深入了解燃料微生物世界的代謝途徑，並深入研究構成微生物的細胞組成部分。此外，還探索細胞生長、生物能學和呼吸和發酵的機制。統一部分以對後轉譯和基因水平的調節進行全面討論，為對微生物功能的豐富理解鋪平了道路。

第二部分：多樣性，將讀者帶入微生物代謝的廣泛和多功能世界，探索微生物利用的能源來源和代謝途徑的範圍。本部分引領讀者深入研究自營、光合和化營以及微生物對碳、硫和氮循環的貢獻等主題。還探討了微生物細胞包被結構、運輸過程和蛋白質運輸的複雜性，以及細菌運動、趋化性和群體感應現象。本部分以探索應激反應和細菌可以採用的多樣化生活方式作為結尾。

《微生物生理學：統一與多樣性》通過其易於理解但全面的處理方式，將吸引讀者對這一重要的微生物學領域產生興趣。每章都包含詳細的插圖，簡明地解釋複雜的主題，並以豐富的章末問題作為結尾，這些問題不僅測試理解，還為讀者提供深入研究內容的機會。這本書是學習微生物學的學生必備的教材，也是研究人員和專業人士熟悉知識或探索微生物生理學新面向的必備工具。