Foundations in Microbiology [4 ed.] 0072488646

Table of contents :
Front Matter......Page 1
Preface......Page 2
Guided Tour......Page 6
1. The Main Themes of Microbiology......Page 12
2. From Atoms to Cells: A Chemical Connection......Page 37
3. Tools of the Laboratory: The Methods for Studying Microorganisms......Page 69
4. Procaryotic Profiles: The Bacteria and Archaea......Page 98
5. Eucaryotic Cells and Microorganisms......Page 134
6. An Introduction to the Viruses......Page 170
7. Elements of Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth......Page 197
8. Microbial Metabolism: The Chemical Crossroads of Life......Page 227
9. Microbial Genetics......Page 260
10. Genetic Engineering: A Revolution in Molecular Biology......Page 297
11. Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes......Page 329
12. Drugs, Microbes, Host_The Elements of Chemotherapy......Page 359
13. Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection and Disease......Page 391
14. The Nature of Host Defenses......Page 427
15. The Acquisition of Specific Immunity and Its Applications......Page 457
16. Immunization and Immune Assays......Page 487
17. Disorders in Immunity......Page 508
Mini-Ch: Introduction to Identification Techniques in Medical Microbiology......Page 546
18. The Cocci of Medical Importance......Page 555
19. The Gram-Positive Bacilli of Medical Importance......Page 585
20. The Gram-Negative Bacilli of Medical Importance......Page 613
21. Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease......Page 639
22. The Fungi of Medical Importance......Page 674
23. The Parasites of Medical Importance......Page 703
24. Introduction to the Viruses of Medical Importance: The DNA Viruses......Page 737
25. The RNA Viruses of Medical Importance......Page 761
26. Environmental and Applied Microbiology......Page 801
Appendix A: Exponents......Page 846
Appendix B: Significant Events in Microbiology......Page 848
Appendix C: Methods for Testing Sterilization and Germicidal Processes......Page 850
Appendix D: Classification of Major Microbial Disease Agents......Page 852
Appendix E: Answers to Multiple.Choice Questions and Selected Matching Questions......Page 861
Glossary......Page 862
Credits......Page 878
Index......Page 881