Description
Table of Contents
- A Brief History of Microbiology
- The Chemistry of Microbiology
- Cell Structure and Function
- Microscopy, Staining, and Classification
- Microbial Metabolism
- Microbial Nutrition and Growth
- Microbial Genetics
- Recombinant DNA Technology
- Controlling Microbial Growth in the Environment
- Controlling Microbial Growth in the Body: Antimicrobial Drugs
- Characterizing and Classifying Prokaryotes
- Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes
- Characterizing and Classifying Viruses, Viroids, and Prions
- Infection, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology
- Innate Immunity
- Specific Defense: Adaptive Immunity
- Immunization and Immune Testing
- Hypersensitivities, Autoimmune Diseases, and Immune Deficiencies
- Pathogenic Gram-Positive Bacteria
- Pathogenic Gram-Negative Cocci and Bacilli
- Rickettsias, Chlamydias, Spirochetes, and Vibrios
- Pathogenic Fungi
- Parasitic Protozoa, Helminths, and Arthropod Vectors
- Pathogenic DNA Viruses
- Pathogenic RNA Viruses
- Applied and Industrial Microbiology
- Microbial Ecology and Microbiomes