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Microbiology : an introduction / Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case.

By: Tortora, Gerard JContributor(s): Funke, Berdell R | Case, Christine L, 1948-Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: San Francisco, CA : Pearson Benjamin Cummings, c2010Edition: 10th edDescription: 1 800. (various pagings) : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN: 9780321584205 (pbk.)Subject(s): Microbiology -- Textbooks | MicrobiologyDDC classification: 579 LOC classification: QR41.2 | .T67 2010

Contents:

PART ONE: Fundamentals of Microbiology -- Chapter 1. The Microbial World and You -- Chapter 2. Chemical Principles -- Chapter 3. Observing Microorganisms through a Microscope-- Chapter 4. Functional Anatomy of Procaryotic and Eucaryotic Cells -- Chapter 5. Microbial Metabolism -- Chapter 6. Microbial Growth-- Chapter 7. The Control of Microbial Growth -- Chapter 8. Microbial Genetics -- Chapter 9. Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology --- PART TWO: A Survey of the Microbial World -- Chapter 10. Classification of Microorganism -- Chapter 11. Bacteria -- Chapter 12. Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Multicellular Parasites -- Chapter 13. Viruses --- PART THREE: Interaction Between Microbe and Host -- Chapter 14. Principles of Disease and Epidemiology -- Chapter 15. Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity -- Chapter 16. Innate immunity: nonspecific Defenses of the Host -- Chapter 17. Adaptive immunity: specific Defenses of the Host -- Chapter 18. Practical Applications of Immunology -- Chapter 19. Disorders Associated with the Immune System -- Chapter 20. Antimicrobial Drugs --- PART FOUR: Microorganisms and Human Disease -- Chapter 21. Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Eyes -- Chapter 22. Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System -- Chapter 23. Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems -- Chapter 24. Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System -- Chapter 25. Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System -- Chapter 26. Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems --- PART FIVE: Environmental and Applied Microbiology -- Chapter 27. Environmental Microbiology -- Chapter 28. Applied and Industrial .Microbiology

Summary: This book is designed for non-major students in microbiology. It is praised for its straightforward presentation of complex topics, careful balance of concepts and applications, and proven art that teaches. In its Tenth Edition, Tortora/Funke/Case responds to the challenge of the microbiology course: teaching a wide range of reader levels, while still addressing reader under- .preparedness

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book is designed for non-major students in microbiology. It is praised for its straightforward presentation of complex topics, careful balance of concepts and applications, and proven art that teaches. In its Tenth Edition, Tortora/Funke/Case responds to the challenge of the microbiology course: teaching a wide range of reader levels, while still addressing reader under-
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