Microbiology
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case.
Contributors: Funke, Berdell R.; Case, Christine L., 1948-
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Number of pages: 898
ISBN-13: 9780805376135
Subjects: Microbiology.; Microbiology.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Fundamentals of microbiology; title: The microbial world and you; title: Chemical principles; title: Observing microorganisms through a microscope; title: Functional anatomy of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells; title: Microbial metabolism; title: Microbial growth; title: The control of microbial growth; title: Microbial genetics; title: Biotechnology and recombinant DNA; title: pt. 2. A survey of the microbial world; title: Classification of microorganisms; title: The prokaryotes: domains bacteria and archaea; title: The eukaryotes: fungi, algae, protozoa, and helminths; title: Viruses, viroids, and prions; title: pt. 3. Interaction between microbe and host; title: Principles of diseases and epidemiology; title: Microbial mechanisms of pathogenicity; title: Nonspecific defenses of the host; title: Specific defenses of the host: the immune response; title: Practical applications of immunology; title: Disorders associated with the immune system; title: Antimicrobial drugs; title: pt. 4. Microorganisms and human disease; title: Microbial diseases of the skin and eyes; title: Microbial diseases of the nervous system; title: Microbial diseases of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems; title: Microbial diseases of the respiratory system; title: Microbial diseases of the digestive system; title: Microbial diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems; title: pt. 5. Environmental and applied microbiology; title: Environmental microbiology; title: Applied and industrial microbiology; title: Appendix A: Classification of bacteria according to Bergey's Manual; title: Appendix B: Methods for taking clinical samples; title: Appendix C: Metabolic pathways; title: Appendix D: Exponents, exponential logarithms, and generation time; title: Appendix E: Pronunciation of scientific names; title: Appendix F: Taxonomic guide to diseases; title: Appendix G: Answers to review and multiple choice study questions.