Fundamentals of microbiology
By: Jeffrey Pommerville
Edition: 10th ed.
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Burlington, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781449647964
Subjects: Microbiological Phenomena; Microbiology
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Alcamo's fundamentals of microbiology / Jeffrey C. Pommerville. c2011.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Microbiology then and now; title: The chemical building blocks of life; title: Concepts and tools for studying microorganisms; title: Cell structure and function in the bacteria and archaea; title: Microbial growth and nutrition; title: Metabolism of microorganisms; title: Control of microorganisms: physical and chemical methods; title: Microbial genetics; title: Gene transfer, genetic engineering, and genomics; title: Airborne bacterial diseases; title: Foodborne and waterborne bacterial diseases; title: Soilborne and arthropodborne bacterial diseases; title: Sexually transmitted and contact transmitted bacterial diseases; title: The viruses and virus-like agents; title: Viral infections of the respiratory tract and skin; title: Viral infections of the blood, lymphatic, gastrointestinal, and nervous system; title: Eukaryotic microorganisms : the fungi; title: Eukaryotic microorganisms : the parasites; title: Infection and disease; title: Resistance and the immune system : innate immunity; title: Resistance and the immune system : acquired immunity; title: Immunity and serology; title: Antimicrobial drugs.