Microbiology essentials and applications - McKane, Larry; Kandel, Judy. (New York McGraw-Hill, 1996)
Table of Contents: Part 1. Microbial Perspectives: Chapter 1. Exploring the Microbial World -- Chapter 2. Introduction to the Microbes -- Chapter 3. Tools for Investigating the Microbial World -- Part 2. Introduction to the Prokaryotes: Chapter 4. Bacterial Structures and Their Functions -- Chapter 5. Bacterial Growth and Laboratory Cultivation -- Chapter 6. Metabolism - Universal Principles -- Chapter 7. Dynamics of Microbial Metabolism -- Chapter 8. Principles of Bacterial Genetics -- Chapter 9. Genetic Applications and Biotechnology -- Part 3. The Microbes: Chapter 10. Bacteria - Systematics and Nomenclature -- Chapter 11. Fungi -- Chapter 12. Protists - Protozoa, Algae, and Slime Molds -- Chapter 13. Viruses -- Chapter 14. Microbial Interactions -- Part 4. Antimicrobial Methods: Chapter 15. Control of Microorganisms -- Chapter 16. Antibiotics and Chemotheraphy -- Part 5. Infectious Processes and Host Responses: Chapter 17. Host-Parasite Interactions -- Chapter 18. Acquired Immunity -- Chapter 19. Immune Disorders -- Chapter 20. Principles of Epidemiology -- Part 6: Microbial Diseases - Their Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention: Chapter 21. Diseases Acquired through the Respiratory Tract -- Chapter 22. Diseases Acquired through the Alimentary Tract -- Chapter 23. Diseases Acquired through the Genitourinary Tracts --Chapter 24. Diseases Acquired through the Skin -- Chapter 25. Nosocomial Infections -- Part 7. Applied and Environmental Microbiology: Chapter 26. Microbes and Planet Earth - Environmental, Soil, and Water Microbiology -- Chapter 27. Food and Industrial Microbiology. -- Epilogue: Microbiology in the 21st Century -- Appendixes: A. Atoms and Molecules -- B. Bergey's Manuals - Identification of an Unknown Bacterium -- C. Collection and Examination of Clinical Specimens -- D. Metabolic Pathways. -- Glossary. Photo Credits. Index.
Includes index.
Keywords: Microbiology