Microbiology principles and explorations
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ
J. Wiley & Sons
c2008.
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| Edition: | 7th ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Scope and history of microbiology
- Fundamentals of chemistry
- Microscopy and staining
- Characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
- Essential concepts of metabolism
- Growth and culturing of bacteria
- Microbial genetics
- Gene transfer and genetic engineering
- An introduction to taxonomy: the bacteria
- Viruses
- Eukaryotic microorganisms and parasites
- Sterilization and disinfection
- Antimicrobial therapy
- Host-microbe relationships and disease processes
- Epidemiology and nosocomial infections
- Innate host defenses
- Immunology I: basic principles of adaptive immunity and immunization
- Immunology II: immunological disorders and tests
- Diseases of the skin and eyes: wounds and bites
- Urogenital and sexually transmitted diseases
- Diseases of the respiratory system
- Oral and gastrointestinal diseases
- Cardiovascular, lymphatic, and systemic diseases
- Diseases of the nervous system
- Environmental microbiology
- Applied microbiology
- Appendix A
- Metric system measurements, conversions, and math tools
- Appendix B
- Classification of bacteria and viruses
- Appendix C
- Word roots commonly encountered in microbiology
- Appendix D
- Safety precautions in the handling of clinical specimens
- Appendix E
- Metabolic pathways.