TY - BOOK AU - Tortora,Gerard J. AU - Funke,Berdell R. AU - Case,Christine L. TI - Microbiology: an introduction SN - 0321396022 U1 - 579 21 PY - 2007///] CY - San Francisco PB - Benjamin/Cummings Pub. Co. KW - Microbiology. N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index. ; The microbial world and you -- Chemical principles -- Observing microorganisms through a microscope -- Functional anatomy of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells -- Microbial metabolism -- Microbial growth -- The control of microbial growth -- Microbial genetics -- Biotechnology and DNA technology -- Classification of microorganisms -- The prokaryotes : domains bacteria and archaea -- The eukaryotes : fungi, algae, protozoa, and helminths -- Viruses, viroids, and prions -- Principles of disease and epidemiology -- Microbial mechanisms of pathogenicity -- Innate immunity : nonspecific defenses of the host -- Adaptipe immunity : specific defenses of the host -- Practical applications of immunology -- Disorders associated with the immune system -- Antimicrobial drugs -- Microbial diseases of the skin and eyes -- Microbial diseases of the nervous system -- Microbial diseases of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems -- Microbial diseases of the respiratory system -- Microbial diseases of the digestive system -- Microbial diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems -- Environmental microbiology -- Applied and industrical microbiology ER -