TY  - BOOK
AU  - Anderson Denise G. 
AU  - Salm Sarah 
AU  - Allen Deborah 
AU  - Nester Eugene W. 
TI  - Nester's microbiology : : a human perspective
SN  - 9780073522593
AV  - QR41.A53 2016 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education, 
KW  - Microbiology
KW  -  Communicable Diseases microbiology
KW  - Microbiological Phenomena
KW  - Microbiological Techniques
N1  - Previous edition: Microbiology: a human perspective / Eugene W. Nester [and others] (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2012)
; Includes Bibliographical references and Index; CONTENTS
PART.I: Life and death of microorganisms:
1.Humans and the microbial world--
2.The molecules of life--
3.Microscopy and cell structure--
4.Dynamics of microbial growth--
5.Control of microbial growth--
6.Metabolism: fueling cell growth--
7.The blueprint of life, from DNA to protein--
8.Bacterial genetics--
9.Biotechnology and recombinant DNA--
PART II The microbial world:
10.Identifying and classifying microorganisms--
11.The diversity of bacteria and archaea--
12.The eukaryotic members of the microbial world--
13.Viruses, viroids, and prions--
PARTIII. Microorganisms and humans:
14.The innate immune response--
15.The adaptive immune response--
16.Host-microbe interactions--
17.Immunologic disorders--
18.Applications of immune responses--
19.Epidemiology--
20.Antimicrobial medications
PART IV. Infectious diseases:
21.Respiratory system infections--
22.Skin infections--
23.Wound infections--
24.Digestive system infections--
25.Blood and lymphatic infections--
26.Nervous system infections--
27.Genitourinary tract infections--
PART V. Applied microbiology:
28. Microbial ecology--
29.Environmental microbiology: treatment of water, wastes, and polluted habitats--
30.Food microbiology

N2  - This text provides a rock solid foundation in microbiology. By carefully and clearly explaining the fundamental concepts and offering vivid and appealing instructional art, "Microbiology: A Human Perspective" draws students back to their book again and again! The text has a concise and readable style, covers the most current concepts, and gives students the knowledge and mastery necessary to understand advances of the future. A body systems approach is used in the coverage of diseases. -- From product description
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