Microbiology

An Introduction

Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case (Autoren)

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832 Seiten

1997 | 6th edition
Pearson Education (US)
978-0-8053-8535-9 (ISBN)

Infos

With an improved clinical and human focus, this edition provides a comprehensive coverage of general microbiology. It adopts a systematic approach to disease and the CD tutorial encourages students to explore tough topics. It also highlights the use of microbiology outside the classroom.

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Over the years, instructors at more than 1000 colleges and universities have made Microbiology: An Introduction, their #1 choice. The new sixth edition builds on the hallmark features of past editions—an accessible writing style, a systems approach to diseases, an exceptional art program—and adds new features and supplements that meet the needs of today's students and instructors. This new edition becomes an even better teaching and learning tool with a new Interactive Student Tutorial CD-ROM, expanded critical thinking opportunities, a new Taxonomic Guide to Diseases Appendix, a World Wide Web Site, enhanced step-by-step descriptions added to text and illustrations, expanded end-of-chapter learning materials, and additional coverage of hot topics such as emerging infectious diseases, antibiotic/multi-drug resistance, and rapid identification of microorganisms.

Inhalt

I: FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY.

1. The Microbial World and You.
2. Chemical Principles.
3. Observing Microorganisms Through a Microscope.
4. Functional Anatomy of Procaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells.
5. Microbial Metabolism.
6. Microbial Growth.
7. The Control of Microbial Growth.
8. Microbial Genetics.
9. Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology.
II: A SURVEY OF THE MICROBIAL WORLD.

10. Classification of Microorganisms.
11. Bacteria.
12. Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Multicellular Parasites.
13. Viruses.
III: INTERACTION BETWEEN MICROBE AND HOST.

14. Principles of Disease and Epidemiology.
15. Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity.
16. Nonspecific Defenses of the Host.
17. Specific Defenses of the Host: The Immune Response.
18. Practical Applications of Immunology.
19. Disorders Associated with the Immune System.
20. Antimicrobial Drugs.
IV: MICROORGANISMS AND HUMAN DISEASE.

21. Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Eyes.
22. Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System.
23. Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic System.
24. Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System.
25. Microbial Diseases the Digestive System.
26. Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems.
V: ENVIRONMENTAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY.

27. Environmental Microbiology.
28. Applied and Industrial Microbiology.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.11.1997
• Verlagsort: Upper Saddle River
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 2055 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
• ISBN-10: 0-8053-8535-5 / 0805385355
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8053-8535-9 / 9780805385359
• Zustand: Neuware