CONTENTS:-
Unit-I : Indian Botanists and Instrumentation :
Indian Botanists : Ancient and Modern; Microscopy; Tools and Techniques in A Microbiology Lab;
Unit-II : Microbial World :
Structure of Microbial Cells; Bacterial Cell and Chemotaxis; Microbial Growth and Quorum Sensing; Reproduction in Bacteria; Viruses, Viroids and Prions; Mycoplasmas, Phytoplasmas and Actinobacteria;
Unit-III : Phycology :
Algae : Introduction and General Account; Classification of Algae; Cyanophyta (Cyanophyceae) : Nostoc; Chlorophyta : Volvox, Chlorella, Hydrodictyon, Oedogonium And Chara; Phaeophyceae : Ectocarpus, Sargassum; Rhodophyta : Polysiphonia; Economic Importance of Algae; Algae : General Topics;
Unit-IV : Mycology :
The “fungi”—An Introduction; Economic Importance of Fungi; Classification of Fungi;
Myxomycota (Slime Moulds); Mastigomycotina (Now Chytridiomycota)–Synchytrium; Zygomycota (Zygomycotina)–Rhizopus; Ascomycota (Ascomycotina) : Saccharomyces, Penicillium, Peziza; Basidiomycota (Basidiomycotina) : Ustilago, Puccinia, Agaricus; Deuteromycotina : Fusarium, Alternaria; General Topics;
Unit-V : Mushroom Cultivation, Lichenology and Mycorrhizae :
Cultivation of Mushrooms; Lichens; Mycorrhizae;
Unit-VI : Plant Pathology :
Plant Pathology : Basic Concepts; A Brief History of Plant Pathology; Disease Cycle; Mechanism of Infection; Plant Defense Against Pathogens; Pesticides for Plant Disease Management;
Unit-VII : Diseases and Control :
Some Important Plant Diseases; Plant Disease Management;
Unit-VIII : Applied Microbiology :
Microbes in Food Industry; Antibiotics & Recombinant Vaccines; Microbes in Agricultural Technology; Single Cell Proteins; Environmental Microbiology; Microbes and Technology