This handbook is organized into four well-detailed chapters covering all the basics of microbial genetics, including an introductory chapter on genetic material and replication, a second chapter on the expression of genetic information and its regulation, a third on mutations and repair systems, and finally a fourth on genetic exchange and transfer.In addition, there is a collection of a considerable number of varied, targeted exercises, with solutions to over 35 exercises, including brain-teasers, calculation questions and descriptions of practical situations often encountered in the laboratory.