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PART 1: THE SCOPE OF MICROBIOLOGY - Evolution, Microbial Life, and theBiosphere - Historical Overview - Fundamental Chemistry of the Cell -Structure and Function of Bacteria and Archaea - PART 2: MICROBIALPHYSIOLOGY: NUTRITION AND GROWTH - Isolation, Nutrition, and Cultivation ofMicroorganisms - Microbial Growth - Control of Microbial Growth - PART 3:MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY: METABOLISM - Cellular Energy Derived from Chemicals -Cellular Energy Derived from Light - Biosynthesis of Monomers - Assembly ofBacterial Cell Structures - Role of Microbes in Biodegradation - BasicGenetics - Viruses - Genetic Exchange - Microbial Genomics - PART 5:MICROBIAL EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY - Taxonomy of Bacteria and Archaea -Archaea - Non-Photosynthetic Proteobacteria - Gram-Positive Bacteria:Firmicutes and Actinobacteria - Phototrophic Bacteria - Other Bacterial Phyla- Eukaryotic Microorganisms - PART 6: MICROBIAL ECOLOGY - Microorganisms andEcosystems - Beneficial Symbiotic Associations - Human Host-MicrobeInteractions - PART 7: IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY - Immunology -Microbial Diseases of Humans - Viral Diseases of Humans - Epidemiology andClinical Microbiology - PART 8: APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY - IndustrialMicrobiology - Environmental Microbiology