Table of Contents:
  • Structure and function.
  • Growth and cell division.
  • Membrane bioenergetics: the proton potential.
  • Electron transport.
  • Photosynthesis.
  • The regulation of metabolic pathways.
  • Bioenergetics in the cytosol.
  • Central metabolic pathways.
  • Metabolism of lipids, nucleotides, amino acids, and hydrocarbons.
  • Macromolecular synthesis.
  • Cell wall and capsule biosynthesis.
  • Inorganic metabolism.
  • Metabolism.
  • Fermentations.
  • Homeostasis.
  • Solute transport.
  • Protein transport.
  • Microbial development and physiological adaptation: varied responses to environmental cues and intercellular signals.
  • How bacteria respond to environmental stress.