Alcamo's fundamentals of microbiology

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pommerville, Jeffrey C.
Other Authors: Alcamo, I. Edward
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sudbury, Mass. Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2011.
Edition:9th ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Microbiology then and now
  • The chemical building blocks of life
  • Concepts and tools for studying microorganisms
  • Cell structure and function in the bacteria and archaea
  • Microbial growth and nutrition
  • Metabolism of microorganisms
  • Control of microorganisms : physical and chemical methods
  • Microbial genetics
  • Gene transfer, genetic engineering, and genomics
  • Airborne bacterial diseases
  • Foodborne and waterborne bacterial diseases
  • Soilborne and arthropodborne bacterial diseases
  • Sexually transmitted and contact transmitted bacterial diseases
  • The viruses and virus-like agents
  • Viral infections of the respiratory tract and skin
  • Viral infections of the blood, lymphatic, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems
  • Eukaryotic microorganisms : the fungi
  • Eukaryotic microorganisms : the parasites
  • Infection and disease
  • Resistance and the immune system : innate immunity
  • Resistance and the immune system : acquired immunity
  • Immunity and serology
  • Immune disorders and AIDS
  • Antimicrobial drugs.