CONTENTS 



CHAPTER TAGR 



I. Bacteria as Chemical Agents 1 



II. The Nature and Identification of Bacteria 10 



III. Bacterial Enzymes 24 



IV. The Formation of Enzymes in Bacteria ... 58 



V. Growth: Synthesis of Bacterial Proto- 

 plasm ... 82 



VI. Bacterial Polysaccharides 119 



VII. Provision of Energy: Fermentation ... 122 



VIII. Provision of Energy: Oxidation 148 



IX. Breakdown of Nitrogenous Material ... 157 



X. The Nitrogen Cycle 176 



XI. Pathogenicity; Chemotherapy ... ... 186 



Index 205 



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