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This eighth edition of an introductory text/CD-ROM package for students in allied health sciences, biological science, and environmental studies features material on new discoveries in emerging infectious diseases, DNA chips, and industrial uses of microbes. The accompanying CD-ROM contains case studies, lab exercises, test questions, and new tutorials on difficult topics. There are also new boxes on microbiology in the news, and many new color micrographs. Tortora teaches biology at Bergen Community College. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Booknews Emphasizing basic principles and health-related applications, this beginning textbook includes discussions of emerging infectious diseases, microscopy, recombinant DNA technology, domains in microbial classification, prions and infectious diseases, antibiotic resistance, diagnostic immunology, AIDS, bioremediation, biofilms, and industrial uses of microbes. The tutorial CD-ROM allows students to interact with the most difficult topics, including viruses, bacterial growth and control, genetics, metabolism, and immunology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
PART ONE Fundamentals of Microbiology 1 1 The Microbial World and You 2 2 Chemical Principles 27 3 Observing Microorganisms Through a Microscope 56 4 Functional Anatomy of Procaryotic and Eucaryotic Cells 76 5 Microbial Metabolism 112 6 Microbial Growth 154 7 The Control of Microbial Growth 181 8 Microbial Genetics 207 9 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology 242 PART TWO A Survey of the Microbial World 267 10 Classification of Microorganism 268 11 Bacteria 295 12 Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Multicellular Parasites 320 13 Viruses 359 PART THREE Interaction Between Microbe and Host 393 14 Principles of Disease and Epidemiology 394 15 Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity 421 16 Nonspecific Defenses of the Host 440 17 Specific Defenses of the Host: The Immune Response 461 18 Practical Applications of Immunology 485 19 Disorders Associated with the Immune System 504 20 Antimicrobial Drugs 531 PART FOUR Microorganisms and Human Disease 557 21 Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Eyes 558 22 Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System 580 23 Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems 602 24 Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System 630 25 Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System 658 26 Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems 692 PART FIVE Environmental and Applied Microbiology 713 27 Environmental Microbiology 714 28 Applied and Industrial Microbiology 742 APPENDIX A Classification of Bacteria According to Bergey's Manual 761 APPENDIX B Methods for Taking Clinical Samples 767 APPENDIX C Metabolic Pathways 769 APPENDIX D Exponents, Exponential Notation,Logarithms, and Generation Time 775 APPENDIX E Pronunciation of Scientific Names 777 APPENDIX F Taxonomic Guide to Diseases 781 GLOSSARY 786 CREDITS 804 INDEX 808
