Bacteriology / contributors, Shingo Noguchi, Hiroshi Mukae [and 148 others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a number of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals. Bacteria were among the first life forms to appear on Earth, and are present in most of its habitats. Bacteria inhabit soil, water, acidic hot springs, radioactive waste, and the deep portions of Earth's crust. The microbiological science which includes the study of bacteria is known as Bacteriology. This book covers fundamental processes in bacteria, archaea and their viruses, and the molecular mechanisms by which they interact with each other and with their hosts and their environments. --Amazon.com