Basic microbiology - Volk, Wesley A.; Wheeler, Margaret F. (New York Harper & Row, 1988)
Table of Contents: Unit I. Fundamentals of Microbiology: Chapter 1. Introduction to Microorganisms -- Chapter 2. Laboratory Equipment and Procedures -- Chapter 3. Bacterial Morphology -- Chapter 4. Properties of Biologic Molecules -- Chapter 5. Bacterial Nutrition -- Chapter 6. Bacterial Metabolism -- Chapter 7. Bacterial Genetics: Gene Function and Mutation -- Chapter 8. Bacterial Genetics: The Transfer of Genetic Material -- Chapter 9. Methods for the Control of Microorganisms -- Chapter 10. Surgical and Medical Asepsis -- Chapter 11. Antimicrobial Agents in Therapy -- Chapter 12. Classification Schemes for Common Procaryotes -- Chapter 13. Unusual Procaryotic Cells -- Chapter 14. Viruses -- Chapter 15. Eucaryotic Microorganisms -- Unit II. Infection and Host Resistance: Chapter 16. Infection and Bacterial Invasiveness -- Chapter 17. Nonspecific Host Resistance -- Chapter 18. Antigens and Antibodies -- Chapter 19. Measurement of Antibodies and Their Role in Immunity and Hypersensitivity -- Chapter 20. Cellular Immunity -- Chapter 21. Antisera and Vaccines -- Unit III. Pathogenic Microorganisms: Chapter 22. Introduction to the Pathogens -- Chapter 23. The Normal Flora of the Human Body -- Chapter 24. Bacteria that Enter the Body via the Respiratory Tract -- Chapter 25. Viruses, Chlamydiae, and Rickettsiae that Enter the Body via the Respiratory Tract -- Chapter 26. Pathogens that Enter the Body via the Digestive Tract -- Chapter 27. Pathogens that Enter the Body via the Genitourinary Tract -- Chapter 28. Pathogens that Enter the Body via the Skin -- Chapter 29. Pathogens that Enter the Body via Arthropod Bites -- Unit IV. Microbiology in Everyday Life: Chapter 30. Microbiology of Water and Sewage -- Chapter 31. Microbiology of Food and Milk -- Chapter 32. Agricultural and Industrial Microbiology -- Appendix. A Brief Review of Microbiology -- Glossary -- Credits -- Index.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Keywords: Microbiology