TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tortora,Gerard J.
AU  - Funke,Berdell R.
AU  - Case,Christine L.
TI  - Microbiology: an introduction 
SN  - 0805376135
AV  - QW4 .T712 2004
PY  - 2004///]
CY  - San Francisco, CA
PB  - Benjamin Cummings
KW  - Microbiology
N1  - Includes index; pt. 1. Fundamentals of microbiology; -- The microbial world and you; -- Chemical principles; -- Observing microorganisms through a microscope; -- Functional anatomy of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells; -- Microbial metabolism; -- Microbial growth; -- The control of microbial growth; -- Microbial genetics; -- Biotechnology and recombinant DNA; -- part 2. A survey of the microbial world; -- Classification of microorganisms; -- The prokaryotes: domains bacteria and archaea; -- The eukaryotes: fungi, algae, protozoa, and helminths; -- Viruses, viroids, and prions; -- part 3. Interaction between microbe and host; -- Principles of diseases and epidemiology; -- Microbial mechanisms of pathogenicity; -- Nonspecific defenses of the host; -- Specific defenses of the host: the immune response; -- Practical applications of immunology; -- Disorders associated with the immune system; -- Antimicrobial drugs; pt. 4. Microorganisms and human disease; -- Microbial diseases of the skin and eyes; -- Microbial diseases of the nervous system; -- Microbial diseases of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems; -- Microbial diseases of the respiratory system; -- Microbial diseases of the digestive system; -- Microbial diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems; -- part 5. Environmental and applied microbiology; -- Environmental microbiology; -- Applied and industrial microbiology; -- Appendix A: Classification of bacteria according to Bergey's Manual; -- Appendix B: Methods for taking clinical samples; -- Appendix C: Metabolic pathways; -- Appendix D: Exponents, exponential logarithms, and generation time; -- Appendix E: Pronunciation of scientific names; -- Appendix F: Taxonomic guide to diseases; -- Appendix G: Answers to review and multiple choice study questions
ER  -