OpenStax. Microbiology

Rice University, 2016. — 283 p.An Invisible World.
What Our Ancestors Knew.
A Systematic Approach.
Types of Microorganisms.
How We See the Invisible World.
The Properties of Light.
Peering Into the Invisible World.
Instruments of Microscopy.
Staining Microscopic Specimens.
The Cell.
Spontaneous Generation.
Foundations of Modern Cell Theory.
Unique Characteristics of Prokaryotic Cells.
Unique Characteristics of Eukaryotic Cells.
Prokaryotic Diversity.
Prokaryote Habitats, Relationships, and Microbiomes.
Proteobacteria.
Nonproteobacteria Gram-Negative Bacteria and Phototrophic Bacteria.
Gram-Positive Bacteria.
Deeply Branching Bacteria.
Archaea.
The Eukaryotes of Microbiology.
Unicellular Eukaryotic Parasites.
The Parasitic Helminths.
Fungi.
Algae.
Lichens.
Acellular Pathogens.
Viruses.
The Viral Life Cycle.
Isolation, Culture, and Identification of Viruses.
Viroids, Virusoids, and Prions.