Microbiology : a systems approach /
Cowan, Marjorie Kelly
Microbiology : a systems approach / Marjorie Kelly Cowan, Jennifer Herzog. - Fourth edition McGraw-Hill International edition - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. - xxxi, 801 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Includes appendix, glossary and index.
The main themes of microbiology -- The chemistry of biology -- Tools of the laboratory : the methods for studying microorganisms -- Procaryotic profiles: the bacteria and archaea -- 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 -- Genetic engineering: a revolution in molecular biology -- Physical and chemical control of microbes -- Drugs, microbes, host-the elements of chemotherapy -- Microbe-human interactions: infection and disease -- Nonspecific host defenses -- Specific immunity and immunization -- Disorders in immunity -- Diagnosing infections -- Infectious diseases affecting the skin and eyes -- Infectious diseases affecting the nervous system -- Infectious diseases affecting the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems -- Infectious diseases affecting the respiratory system -- Infectious diseases affecting the genitourinary system -- Infectious diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract -- Microbes and the environment -- Applied microbiology and food and water safety.
9781259255762 (pbk.: acid-free paper)
Microbiology
Microbiological phenomena
Communicable diseases--Microbiology
Immunity
QR41.2 / C83 2015
Microbiology : a systems approach / Marjorie Kelly Cowan, Jennifer Herzog. - Fourth edition McGraw-Hill International edition - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. - xxxi, 801 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Includes appendix, glossary and index.
The main themes of microbiology -- The chemistry of biology -- Tools of the laboratory : the methods for studying microorganisms -- Procaryotic profiles: the bacteria and archaea -- 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 -- Genetic engineering: a revolution in molecular biology -- Physical and chemical control of microbes -- Drugs, microbes, host-the elements of chemotherapy -- Microbe-human interactions: infection and disease -- Nonspecific host defenses -- Specific immunity and immunization -- Disorders in immunity -- Diagnosing infections -- Infectious diseases affecting the skin and eyes -- Infectious diseases affecting the nervous system -- Infectious diseases affecting the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems -- Infectious diseases affecting the respiratory system -- Infectious diseases affecting the genitourinary system -- Infectious diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract -- Microbes and the environment -- Applied microbiology and food and water safety.
9781259255762 (pbk.: acid-free paper)
Microbiology
Microbiological phenomena
Communicable diseases--Microbiology
Immunity
QR41.2 / C83 2015