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Cowan, Marjorie Kelly

Microbiology : a systems approach / Marjorie Kelly Cowan, Kathleen Park Talaro. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2006. - xxi, (various pagings) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Contents;

1. The main themes of microbiology
2. The chemistry of biology
3. Tools of the laboratory: The methods for studying the microorganisms
4. Procaryotic profiles: The bacteria and archaea
5. Eucaryotic cells and microorganisms
6. An introduction to the viruses
7. Elements of microbial nutrition, ecology and growth
8. Microbial metabolism: The chemical crossroads of life
9. Microbial genetics
10. Genetic engineering: A revolution in molecular biology
11. Physical and chemical control of microbes
12. Drugs, microbes, host - The elements of chemotherapy
13. Microbe human interactions: Infections and disease
14. Nonspecific host defenses
15. Specific immunity and immunization
16. Disorders in immunity
17. Diagnosing infections
18. Infectious diseases affecting the skin and eyes
19. Infectious diseases affecting the nervous system
20. Infectious diseases affecting the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems.
etc.




Includes index.

0008334 ; 0008844 ; 0008344 ; 0001447 ; 0008333 ; 0008841 ; 0008341 ; 0008852 ; 0008848 ; 0008339 ; 0008842 ; 0008332 ; 0008337 ; 0008847 ; 0009263

ISBN: 9780073341590 0073341592

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Microbiology

Dewey Class. No.: 579 / COW