TY - BOOK AU - Talaro,Kathleen Park AU - Chess,Barry TI - Foundations in microbiology SN - 9781259921933 U1 - 616.9041 PY - 2018///] CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill Education KW - Microbiology KW - Medical microbiology N1 - Includes index; Chapter 1. The main themes of microbiology; Chapter 2. The chemistry of biology; Chapter 3. Tools of the laboratory : methods of studying microorganisms; Chapter 4. A survey of prokaryotic cells and microorganisms; Chapter 5. A survey of eukaryotic cells and microorganisms; Chapter 6. An introduction to viruses; Chapter 7. Microbial nutrition, ecology, and growth; Chapter 8. An introduction to microbial metabolism : the chemical crossroads of life; Chapter 9. An introduction to microbial genetics; Chapter 10. Genetic engineering : a revolution in molecular biology; Chapter 11. Physical and chemical agents for microbial control; Chapter 12. Drugs, microbes, host - the elements of chemotherapy; Chapter 13. Microbe-human interactions : infection, disease, and epidemiology; Chapter 14. An introduction to host defenses and innate immunities; Chapter 15. Adaptive, specific immunity and immunization; Chapter 16. Disorders in immunity; Chapter 17. Procedures for identifying pathogens and diagnosing infections; Chapter 18. The gram-positive and gram-negative cocci of medical importance; Chapter 19. The gram-positive bacilli of medical importance; Chapter 20. The gram-negative bacilli of medical importance; Chapter 21. Miscellaneous bacterial agents of disease; Chapter 22. The fungi of medical importance; Chapter 23. The parasites of medical importance; Chapter 24. Introduction to viruses that infect humans : the DNA viruses; Chapter 25. The RNA viruses that infect humans; Chapter 26. The environmental microbiology; Chapter 27. Applied and industrial microbiology ER -