Talaro, Kathleen P. <br/><br/>
Foundations in microbiology / 
Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro. 
 - 3rd edition 
 - Boston, Mass. :  WCB/McGraw-Hill,  c1999. 
 - xxi, 873, [46] p. :  col. ill. ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/><br/>Chapter 1 The Main Themes of Microbiology <br/>Chapter 2 From atoms to cells: A chemical connection<br/>Chapter 3 Tools of the Laboratory: The Methods for Studying Microorganisms <br/>Chapter 4 Procaryotic profiles: the bacteria and archaea<br/>Chapter 5 Eucaryotic Cells and Microorganisms <br/>Chapter 6 An Introduction to the Viruses<br/>Chapter 7 Elements of Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth <br/>Chapter 8 Microbial Metabolism: The Chemical Crossroads of Life<br/>Chapter 9 Microbial Genetics <br/>Chapter 10 Genetic Engineering: A Revolution in Molecular Biology<br/>Chapter 11 Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes <br/>Chapter 12 Drugs, Microbes, Host <br/>                The Elements of Chemotherapy <br/>Chapter 13 Microbe-Human Interactions : Infection and disease<br/>Chapter 14 The nature of host defenses<br/>Chapter 15 The acquisition of specific immunity and its applications<br/>Chapter 16 Immunization and immune assays<br/>Chapter 17 Disorders in Immunity<br/>Chapter 18 The Cocci of Medical Importance<br/>Chapter 19 The Gram-Positive Bacilli of Medical Importance<br/>Chapter 20 The Gram-Negative Bacilli of Medical Importance<br/>Chapter 21 Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease<br/>Chapter 22 The Fungi of Medical Importance<br/>Chapter 23 The Parasites of Medical Importance<br/>Chapter 24 Introduction to Viruses: The DNA Viruses <br/>Chapter 25 The RNA Viruses that Infect Humans <br/>Chapter 26 Environmental and Applied Microbiology. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0697354520 9780697354525 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Microbiology.<br/>Medical microbiology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>QW 4 T137f 1999