Moat A.G., Foster J.W., Spector M.P. (ed.) Microbial Physiology

Fourth Edition. — New York: Wiley-Liss, Inc., 2002. — 714 p.Introduction to microbial physiology.
Macromolecular synthesis and processing: DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis.
Bacterial genetics: DNA exchange, recombination, mutagenesis, and repair.
Microbial physiology in the genomic era: a revolutionary tale.
Regulation of prokaryotic gene expression.
Bacteriophage genetics.
Cell structure and function.
Central pathways of carbohydrate metabolism.
Energy production and metabolite transport.
Metabolism of substrates other than glucose.
Fermentation pathways.
Photosynthesis and inorganic metabolism.
Lipids and sterols.
Nitrogen metabolism.
Biosynthesis and metabolism of amino acids.
Purines and pyrimidines.
Bacterial cell division.
Microbial stress responses.
Bacterial differentiation.
Host–parasite interactions.