Microbiology
A Human Perspective
4th Edition
Published on 1. February 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
928 pages
978-0-07-121493-3 (ISBN)
Description
Appropriate for the non-major/allied health student, this authoritative text carefully explains the fundamentals, providing a general overview of the principles followed by more detailed explanations. With its easy-to-read 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
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
tables
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
884 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-121493-3 (9780071214933)
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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
1 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 2 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 Animals and Plants 3 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 4 Infectious Diseases 22 Skin Infections 23 Respiratory System Infections 24 Alimentary System Infections 25 Genitourinary Infections 26 Nervous System Infections 27 Wound Infections 28 Blood and Lymphatic Infections 29 HIV Disease and Complications of Immunodeficiency 5 Applied Microbiology 30 Microbes and the Environment 31 Applications of Environmental Microbiology: Water and Waste Treatment 32 Food Microbiology