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Bacteria occupy an unique position in the living world. They are amongst the first inhabitants of planet earth, and have survived throughout. Adaptation, adjustment and accommodation are the hallmarks of their existence. Their structural simplicity, and yet independent lifestyle has provided a baseline model system to evolve every branch of modern biology including molecular genetics and recombinant DNA technology. The field of biotechnology shall remain greatly indebted to these tiny organisms, both in terms of producing microbial as well as eukaryotic (including human) products. Amenable to all modern tools and techniques, bacteriology is a science that has developed an interface with all other branches of biology, often providing the major leads and clues. In this era of genomics, where large number of microbial genomes have already been sequenced, they are destined to provide fresh sets of information to understand life and its processes better. This book provides exhaustive information on almost all aspects of bacteria for keen learners. The book deals exclusively with bacteria and includes the entire gamut of bacteriology that should be useful to all those who are at graduate, post-graduate levels and especially those researchers who wish to investigate the enigma of life processes and wish to indulge in the areas of biotechnology mainly genetic engineering. The book is so formulated that it gives the reader a glimpse of the microbial world, the organization, their types and the groupings for easy understanding. The description on metabolic processes by as simple an organism as bacteria represents their versatility. The metabolic regulation, the capacity to change and keep evolving, the ability to facilitate genetic engineering with far reaching applications, and their pivotal role in natural processes are some of the highlights.
