Foundations in Microbiology
Published on 1. January 1993
Book
Hardback
832 pages
978-0-697-00530-4 (ISBN)
Description
This text is written using an all-encompassing taxonomical classification approach. By classifying each group of organisms and then discussing those which are pathogenic in greater detail, students have a better idea of how each microbe can affect the many different organ systems.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dubuque, IA
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations, photographs
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Weight
2140 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-697-00530-4 (9780697005304)
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Content
Part 1: the main theme of microbiology; from atoms to cells - a chemical connection; procaryotic profiles - the bacteria; eucaryotic cells and microorganisms; an introduction to the viruses; elements of microbial nutrition, ecology and growth; microbial metabolism - the chemical crossroads of life; microbial genetics; physical and chemical control; drugs, microbes, host - the elements of chemotherapy; microbe-human interactions - infection and disease; the nature of host defences; the acquisition of specific immunity and its applications; disorders in immunity. Part 2 An introduction to medical bacteria: the cocci of medical importance; bacilli of medical importance; miscellaneous bacterial agents of disease; fungal diseases; parasitic diseases; introduction to viral disease and DNA viruses; the RNA virus disease; environmental and applied microbiology.