Student Study Guide to accompany Microbiology: A Human Perspective

by Nester, Eugene W.; Anderson, Denise G.; Roberts, C. Evans; Pearsall, Nancy N.; Nester, Martha T.

• ISBN13: 9780072475050
• ISBN10: 0072475056
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-14
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Table of Contents

I. LIFE AND DEATH OF MICROORGANISMS
Humans and the Microbial World	1	(10)
The Molecules of Life	11	(9)
Microscopy and Cell Structure	20	(17)
Dynamics of Prokaryotic Growth	37	(13)
Control of Microbial Growth	50	(10)
Metabolism: Fueling Cell Growth	60	(18)
The Blueprint of Life, from DNA to Protein	78	(10)
Bacterial Genetics	88	(9)
Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA	97	(10)
II. THE MICROBIAL WORLD
Identification and Classification of Prokaryotes	107	(9)
The Diversity of Prokaryotic Organisms	116	(9)
The Eukaryotic Members of the Microbial World	125	(10)
Viruses of Bacteria	135	(6)
Viruses, Prions, and Viroids: Infectious Agents of Animals and Plants	141	(9)
III. MICROORGANISMS AND HUMANS
The Innate Immune Response	150	(9)
The Adaptive Immune Response	159	(9)
Applications of Immune Responses	168	(10)
Immunologic Disorders	178	(7)
Host-Microbe Interactions	185	(14)
Epidemiology	199	(10)
Antimicrobial Medications	209	(15)
IV. INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Skin Infections	224	(8)
Respiratory System Infections	232	(10)
Alimentary System Infections	242	(8)
Genitourinary Infections	250	(9)
Nervous System Infections	259	(10)
Wound Infections	269	(8)
Blood and Lymphatic Infections	277	(7)
HIV Disease and Complications of Immunodeficiency	284	(8)
V. APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Microbial Ecology	292	(8)
Environmental Microbiology: Treatment of Water, Wastes, and Polluted Habitats	300	(8)
Food Microbiology	308