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Microbiology : an introduction / Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Benjamin/Cummings series in the life sciencesPublication details: Redwood City ; Callifonia Benjamin/Cummings Pub. Co., c1989.Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xxvii, 810 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0805301410
  • 9780805301410
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 576 22 TOR
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CONTENT



Part one. Fundamentals of microbiology
Chapter 1. The microbial world and you
2. Chemical principles
3. Observing microorganisms through a microscope
4. Functional anatomy of Prokaryotic cells
5. Microbial metabolism
6. Microbial growth
7. Control of microbial growth
8. Microbial genetics

Part two. Survey of the microbial world
9. Classification of microorganisms
10. Bacteria
11. Fungi, Algae, protozoans, and multinuclear parasites
12. Viruses

Part three: Interaction between microbe and host
Chapter 13. Principles of disease and microbe and epidemiology
14. Mechanisms of pathogenicity
15. Non specific defenses of the host
16. Specific defenses of the host: The immune response
17. Practical applications of immunology
18. Disorders associated with the immune system
19. Antimicrobial drugs

Part four: Microorganisms and human disease
20. Microbial diseases of skin and eyes
21. Microbial diseases of the nervous system
22.Microbial diseases of the cardiovascular system
23. Microbial diseases of the respiratory system
24. Microbial diseases of the digestive system
25. Microbial diseases of the urinary and reproductive system

Part five. Microbiology, the environment and human affairs
26. Soil and water microbiology
27. Applied microbiology and biotechnology


Includes bibliographies and index. P 743-810

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