McKane, Larry <br/><br/>
Microbiology :  essentials and applications / 
Larry McKane, Judy Kandel 
 - New York :  McGraw-Hill,  c1985. 
 - xvi, 777 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Contents;<br/><br/>1. Microbiological perspectives <br/>The world of microbiology <br/>Introduction to the microbes <br/>Investigating the microbial world <br/><br/>2. The microbes<br/>Structure and function of bacteria<br/>Bacteria systematics <br/>Bacteria: Growth and laboratory cultivation <br/>Fungi<br/>Protozoa and algae <br/>Viruses <br/><br/>3. Chemical basis for life <br/>The molecules of life <br/>Metabolic dynamics of life <br/>Microbial genetics<br/><br/>4. Antimicrobial methods <br/>Control of microorganisms <br/>Antibiotics and chemotherapy <br/><br/>5. Infectious processes and host responses <br/>Host-parasite interactions <br/>Acquired immunity <br/>General concepts of pathogenesis <br/>Principles of epidemiology <br/>Clinical specimens for microbial and serological analysis <br/><br/>6. Microbial diseases and their prevention <br/>Diseases acquired through the respiratory tract <br/>Diseases acquired through the alimentary tract <br/>Diseases acquired through the genitourinary tract <br/>etc.<br/><br/>7. Microbes and resources <br/>Microbial biotechnology <br/><br/> 
<br/><br/>Glossary : p. 711-738 . _ Index : p. 745-777.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0070451257  
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>84012538  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Microbiology
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>576  / MCK