Ch. 1. Introduction to microbial physiology -- Ch. 2. Macromolecular synthesis and processing: DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis -- Ch. 3. Bacterial genetics: DNA exchange, recombination, mutagenesis, and repair -- Ch. 4. Microbial physiology in the genomic ERA: a revolutionary tale -- Ch. 5. Regulation of prokaryotic gene expression -- Ch. 6. Bacteriophage genetics -- Ch. 7. Cell structure and function -- Ch. 8. Central pathways of carbohydrate metabolism -- Ch. 9. Energy production and metabolite transport -- Ch. 10. Metabolism of substrates other than glucose -- Ch. 11. Fermentation pathways -- Ch. 12. Photosynthesis and inorganic metabolism -- Ch. 13. Lipids and sterols -- Ch. 14. Nitrogen metabolism -- Ch. 15. Biosynthesis and metabolism of amino acids -- Ch. 16. Purines and pyrimidines -- Ch. 17. Bacterial cell division -- Ch. 18. Microbial stress responses -- Ch. 19. Bacterial differentiation -- Ch. 20. Host-parasite interactions