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9781284023473

Alcamo's Microbes and Society, Fourth Edition Includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access

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    9781284023473

  • ISBN10:

    1284023478

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback w/ Access Code
  • Copyright: 2014-09-24
  • Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Table of Contents

PartPart I The Microbial World
ChapterChapter 1 The Microbial World: Surprising and Awesome
ChapterChapter 2 Microbes in Perspective: Of Collectors, Classifiers, and Microscopists
ChapterChapter 3 Molecules of the Cell: The Building Blocks of Life
ChapterChapter 4 The DNA Story: Chromosomes, Genes, and Genomics
ChapterChapter 5 The Prokaryotic World: The Bacteria and Archaea Domains
ChapterChapter 6 Viruses: At the Threshold of Life
ChapterChapter 7 The Protists: A Microbial Grab Bag
ChapterChapter 8 Fungi: Yeasts, Molds, and Mushrooms
ChapterChapter 9 Growth and Metabolism: Running the Microbial Machine
ChapterChapter 10 Microbial Genetics: From Genes to Genetic Engineering
ChapterChapter 11 Controlling Microbes: From Outside and Within the Body
PartPart II Microbes and Human Affairs
ChapterChapter 12 Microbes and Food: A Menu of Microbial Delights
ChapterChapter 13 Food Preservation and Safety: The Competition
ChapterChapter 14 Biotechnology and Industry: Microbes at Work
ChapterChapter 15 Microbes and Agriculture: No Microbes, No Hamburgers
ChapterChapter 16 Microbes and the Environment: No Microbes, No Life
ChapterChapter 17 Disease and Resistance: The Wars Within
ChapterChapter 18 Viral Diseases of Humans: AIDS to Zoster
ChapterChapter 19 Bacterial Diseases of Humans: Slate-Wipers and Current Concerns

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