Foundations in Microbiology

by Talaro

• ISBN13: 9780072320428
• ISBN10: 0072320427
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: MCG

Table of Contents

The Main Themes of Microbiology	1	(25)
From Atoms to Cells: A Chemical Connection	26	(32)
Tools of the Laboratory: The Methods for Studying Microorganisms	58	(29)
Procaryotic Profiles: The Bacteria and Archaea	87	(36)
Eucaryotic Cells and Microorganisms	123	(36)
An Introduction to the Viruses	159	(27)
Elements of Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth	186	(30)
Microbial Metabolism: The Chemical Crossroads of Life	216	(33)
Microbial Genetics	249	(37)
Genetic Engineering: A Revolution in Molecular Biology	286	(32)
Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes	318	(30)
Drugs, Microbes, Host - The Elements of Chemotherapy	348	(32)
Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection and Disease	380	(36)
The Nature of Host Defenses	416	(30)
The Acquisition of Specific Immunity and Its Applications	446	(30)
Immunization and Immune Assays	476	(21)
Disorders in Immunity	497	(47)
Introduction to Identification Techniques in Medical Microbiology	535	(9)
The Cocci of Medical Importance	544	(30)
The Gram-Positive Bacilli of Medical Importance	574	(28)
The Gram-Negative Bacilli of Medical Importance	602	(26)
Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease	628	(35)
The Fungi of Medical Importance	663	(29)
The Parasites of Medical Importance	692	(34)
Introduction to the Viruses of Medical Importance: The DNA Viruses	726	(24)
The RNA Viruses of Medical Importance	750	(40)
Environmental and Applied Microbiology	790