UNIT 1: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MICROBIOLOGY 1. The Microbial World 2. Microbial Cell Structure and Function 3. Microbial Metabolism 4. Microbial Growth and Its Control 5. Viruses and Their Multiplication UNIT 2: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS 6. Microbial Information Flow and Protein Processing 7. Microbial Regulatory Systems 8. Molecular Aspects of Microbial Growth 9. Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea UNIT 3: GENOMICS, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, AND EVOLUTION 10. Microbial Genomics and Other Omics 11. Viral Genomics and Diversity 12. Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology 13. Microbial Evolution and Genome Dynamics UNIT 4: MICROBIAL DIVERSITY 14. Metabolic Diversity of Microorganisms 15. Ecological Diversity of Bacteria 16. Phylogenetic Diversity of Bacteria 17. Phylogenetic Diversity of Archaea 18. Diversity of Microbial Eukarya UNIT 5: MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 19. Taking the Measure of Microbial Systems 20. Microbial Ecosystems 21. Nutrient Cycles 22. Microbiology of the Built Environment 23. Microbial Symbioses with Microbes, Plants, and Animals UNIT 6: MICROBE--HUMAN INTERACTIONS AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM 24. Microbial Symbioses with Humans 25. Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis 26. Innate Immunity: Broadly Specific Host Defenses 27. Adaptive Immunity: Highly Specific Host Defenses 28. Immune Disorders and Antimicrobial Therapy UNIT 7: INFECTIOUS DISEASES 29. Diagnosing Infectious Diseases 30. Epidemiology and Public Health 31. Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases 32. Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases 33. Waterborne and Foodborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases 34. Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungi, Protozoa, and Helminths