Chapter outline
 
  2.1 Overview of the structure of microbial cells 
  2.2 Procaryotic cell wall 
  2.3 Cytoplasmic membrane 
  2.4 Cellular genetic information 
  2.5 Cytoplasmic matrix – Ribosome and Inclusions 
  2.6 Components external to the cell wall 
  2.7 Bacterial endospores 
  2.8 Comparison of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell