Introductory Microbiology

by Abha Tikkoo, D V Pathak, Sneh Goyal

ISBN: 9789351307969
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 6495.00
Biblio : x+162p.,figs.,tabls.,col. plts.,ref 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. D.V. Pathak, Microbiologist has more than 20 years of research, teaching and extension experience. Presently, he is working at CCSHAU Regional Research Station, Bawal (Haryana). He has about forty research articles in national and international journals, eight review articles, two books and two manuals to his credit. <BR> Mrs. Abha Tikkoo is a Scientist (Soil Science) at CCS HAU, Regional Research Station, Bawal (Haryana), India. She has devoted three decades to agricultural research in the

About The Book

Several books on different topics like food microbiology, industrial microbiology, soil microbiology, biological nitrogen fixation and molecular biotechnology are available in universities/ research institutes which deals with specified topic. But a textbook on general microbiology written by an Indian author covering all the topics at one spot is scarcely available in the market. The undergraduate students and students preparing for competitive examinations have to consult books of foreign auth

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements v <BR> Preface vii <BR> 1. History of Microbiology 1 <BR> 2. Introduction and Scope of Microbiology 10 <BR> 3. Cellular Organization in Bacteria and Eukaryotes 17 <BR> 4. Isolation and Cultivation of Microbes 33 <BR> 5. Replication, Transcription and Translation in Bacteria 45 <BR> 6. Microbial Growth and Reproduction 53 <BR> 7. Viruses 61 <BR> 8. Classification 70 <BR> 9. Biogeochemical Cycles 85 <BR> 10. Microbiology of Waste Disposal and Recycling 99 <BR> 11. Biofertilizers: