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Alcamo's fundamentals of microbiology/
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| Format: | Printed Book |
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Sudbury, MA :
Jones & Bartlett Learning,
c2013.
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| Edition: | 2nd 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
- Microbial systematics and the domains bacteria and archaea
- Eukaryotic microorganisms : the protists, fungi, and helminths
- The viruses and virus-like agents
- 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
- Infectious diseases affecting the skin and eyes
- Infectious diseases affecting the respiratory system
- Infectious diseases affecting the digestive system
- Infectious diseases affecting the nervous system
- Cardiovascular, lymphatic, and systemic infectious diseases
- Infectious diseases affecting the urinary and reproductive systems
- Microbiology of foods
- Environmental microbiology
- Industrial microbiology and biotechnology.