Structure and function. -- Growth and cell division. -- Membrane bioenergetics: the proton potential. -- Electron transport. -- Photosynthesis. -- The regulation of metabolic pathways. -- Bioenergetics in the cytosol. -- Central metabolic pathways. -- Metabolism of lipids, nucleotides, amino acids, and hydrocarbons. -- Macromolecular synthesis. -- Cell wall and capsule biosynthesis. -- Inorganic metabolism. -- Metabolism. -- Fermentations. -- Homeostasis. -- Solute transport. -- Protein transport. -- Microbial development and physiological adaptation: varied responses to environmental cues and intercellular signals. -- How bacteria respond to environmental stress.