TY - BOOK AU - Talaro, Kathleen Park AU - Talaro, Arthur TI - Foundations in microbiology: : basic principles SN - 0071124144 U1 - 616.01 PY - 2002///] CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill Higher Education KW - Microbiology KW - Medical microbiology N1 - Includes index; The main themes of microbiology; From atoms to cells : a chemical connection; Tools of the laboratory : the methods for studying microorganism; Procaryotic profiles : the bacteria and archaea; Eucaryotic cells and microorganisms; An introduction to the viruses; Elements of microbial nutrition, ecology, and growth; Microbial metabolism : the chemical crossroads of life; Microbial genetics; Genetic engineering : a revolution in molecular biology; Physical and chemical control of microbes; Drugs, microbes, host-the elements of chemotherapy; Microbe-human interactions : infection and disease; The nature of host defenses; The acquisition of specific immunity and its applications; Immunization and immune assays; Disorders in immunity ER -