Pommerville, Jeffrey C. <br/><br/>
Alcamo's fundamentals of microbiology / 
 Fundamentals of microbiology 
Jeffrey C. Pommerville. 
 - 9th ed,  International Student ed. 
 - Sudbury, Mass. :  Jones and Bartlett Publishers,  c2011. 
 - xxx, 805, [74] p. :  ill. (chiefly col.) ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Microbiology then and now -- The chemical building blocks of life -- Concepts and tools for studying microorganisms -- Cell structure and function in the bacteria and archaea -- Microbial growth and nutrition -- Metabolism of microorganisms -- Control of microorganisms : physical and chemical methods -- Microbial genetics -- Gene transfer, genetic engineering, and genomics -- Airborne bacterial diseases -- Foodborne and waterborne bacterial diseases -- Soilborne and arthropodborne bacterial diseases -- Sexually transmitted and contact transmitted bacterial diseases -- The viruses and virus-like agents -- Viral infections of the respiratory tract and skin -- Viral infections of the blood, lymphatic, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems -- Eukaryotic microorganisms : the fungi -- Eukaryotic microorganisms : the parasites -- Infection and disease -- Resistance and the immune system : innate immunity -- Resistance and the immune system : acquired immunity -- Immunity and serology -- Immune <br/> .disorders and AIDS -- Antimicrobial drugs 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780763762582 (alk. paper) 076376258X (alk. paper) 9780763783716 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010002117 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Microbiology.<br/>Medical microbiology.<br/>Microbiology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QR41.2  / .A43 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.9041  / PJA