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020 _a9780073522593
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050 _aQR41.A53 2016
100 _aAnderson Denise G.
_eAuthor
245 _aNester's microbiology :
_ba human perspective
_cedited by Denise G. Anderson, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen, Eugene W. Nester
250 _a8th.edition
260 _aNew York:
_bMcGraw-Hill Education,
_cc2016
300 _a xxi, 815 pages :
_billustrations (some color), color maps ;
_c29 cm
500 _aPrevious edition: Microbiology: a human perspective / Eugene W. Nester [and others] (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2012)
504 _aIncludes Bibliographical references and Index
505 _aCONTENTS 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.
520 _aThis 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
650 _aMicrobiology
650 _a Communicable Diseases microbiology
650 _aMicrobiological Phenomena
650 _aMicrobiological Techniques
700 _aSalm Sarah
_eAuthor
700 _aAllen Deborah
_eAuthor
700 _aNester Eugene W.
_eAuthor
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