Microbial Physiology

Contents: Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. An introduction to microbial world. 2. Prokaryotic cell structure and functions. 3. Metabolism. 4. Bioenergetics. 5. Nutritional types of microorganisms. 6. Microbial growth. 7. Influence of environmental factors on growth. 8. Bacterial enzymes. 9. Glycolysis or Embden-Meyer pathway. 10. Citric acid cycle, Tricarboxylic acid cycle or Kreb\'s cycle. 11. Hexose Monophosphate Pathway (HMP Shunt). 12. Carbohydrate synthesis. 13. Photosynthesis. 14. Carbon dioxide fixation. 15. Oxidative phosphorylation and electron transport chain. 16. Bioluminescence. 17. Pasteur effect. 18. Amino acid biosynthesis. 19. Protein synthesis or translation. 20. Biosynthesis of micromolecules. 21. Lipid metabolism. 22. Anaerobic respiration. 23. Transport mechanism in microbes. 24. Nitrogen cycle. 25. Assimilation of nitrogen and sulphur. 26. Nitrogen fixation. 27. Fermentation. 28. Reproductive physiology of fungi and bacteria. Appendices. Glossary. Suggested readings. Index.

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