Microbiology: WITH ARIS
A Human Perspective
5th Edition
Published on 1. November 2006
Book
Hardback
811 pages
978-0-07-330536-3 (ISBN)
Description
Appropriate for the non-major/allied health student, this authoritative text carefully explains the fundamentals of microbiology, providing a general overview of the principles followed by more detailed explanations. With its clear and concise writing style, "Microbiology: A Human Perspective" offers modern coverage on such topics as genomics, biofilms, and quorum sensing. A body systems approach is used in the coverage of diseases.
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 281 mm
Width: 233 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
2234 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-330536-3 (9780073305363)
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Persons
Chair of Microbiology Department Wife, Martha, is a coauthor. Retired from University of Washington, Seattle, WA Coauthor with her husband, Eugene.
Content
Part I Life and Death of Microorganisms 1 Humans and the Microbial World 2 The Molecules of Life 3 Microscopy and Cell Structure 4 Dynamics of Prokaryotic Growth 5 Control of Microbial Growth 6 Metabolism: Fueling Cell Growth 7 The Blueprint of Life, from DNA to Protein 8 Bacterial Genetics 9 Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA Part II The Microbial World 10 Identification and Classification of Prokaryotes 11 The Diversity of Prokaryotic Organisms 12 The Eukaryotic Members of the Microbial World 13 Viruses of Bacteria 14 Viruses, Prions, and Viroids: Infectious Agents of Animal and Plants Part III Microorganisms and Humans 15 The Innate Immune Response 16 The Adaptive Immune Response 17 Applications of Immune Responses 18 Immunologic Disorders 19 Host-Microbe Interactions 20 Epidemiology 21 Antimicrobial Medications Part IV Infectious Diseases 22 Skin Infections 23 Wound Infections 24 Respiratory System Infections 25 Digestive System Infections 26 Genitourinary Infections 27 Nervous Systems Infections 28 Blood and Lymphatic Infections 29 HIV Disease and Complications of Immunodeficiency Part V Applied Microbiology 30 Microbial Ecology 31 Environmental Microbiology: Treatment of Water, Wastes, and Polluted Habitats 32 Food Microbiology