PART I 미생물의 세계
CHAPTER 1 미생물의 세계: 경이로우면서 놀라운 세계·························· 5
CHAPTER 2 채집가, 분류학자 및 현미경학자의 시각에서 본 미생물········ 25
CHAPTER 3 세포 분자: 생명체를 구성하는 성분······························· 43
CHAPTER 4 DNA 이야기: 균, 유전자, 그리고 유전체························ 61
CHAPTER 5 원핵생물의 세계: 세균과 아케아 영역····························· 86
CHAPTER 6 바이러스: 생명의 경계············································· 111
CHAPTER 7 원생생물: 미생물 세계의 수수께끼 주머니······················ 136
CHAPTER 8 균류: 효모, 곰팡이, 버섯·········································· 158
CHAPTER 9 증식과 대사: 미생물이라는 도구의 운영 ······················ 176
CHAPTER 10 미생물의 유전: 유전자에서 유전공학까지····················· 201
CHAPTER 11 미생물의 제어: 신체 내외에서································· 223

■■PART 2 미생물과 인간사
CHAPTER 12 미생물과 식품: 미생물이 만들어낸 맛있는 메뉴············ 254
CHAPTER 13 식품저장 및 안전: 경쟁········································· 271
CHAPTER 14 생명공학과 산업: 일하는 미생물······························· 295
CHAPTER 15 미생물과 농업: 미생물 없이는 햄버거도 없다··············· 323
CHAPTER 16 미생물과 환경: 미생물 없이는 어떠한 생물도 존재할 수 없다·················································· 342
CHAPTER 17 질병과 저항성: 내부 전쟁들···································· 364
CHAPTER 18 인간의 바이러스성 질병: 에이즈부터 대상포진까지········· 391
CHAPTER 19 인간의 세균성 질병: 슬레이트 와이퍼(slate-wipers; 치사율이 높은 전염병)와 최근 관심사························ 415

부록························································································ 444
용어풀이··················································································· 446
찾아보기··················································································· 465