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Microbiology : concepts and applications / Michael J. Pelczar, E.C.S. Chan, Noel R. Krieg.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: McGraw-Hill, 1993.ISBN:
  • 0070492581
  • 0071129146
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 576 20
Contents:
Supplements Overview -- Prologue: Discovering the Microbial World -- Pt. I. An Overview of Microbiology. 1. Essential Biochemistry for Microbiology. 2. The Scope of Microbiology. 3. Characterization of Microorganisms. 4. Procaryotic and Eucaryotic Cell Structures -- Pt. II. Nutrition and Cultivation of Microorganisms. 5. Nutritional Requirements and Microbiological Media. 6. Cultivation and Growth of Microorganisms -- Pt. III. Control of Microorganisms. 7. Control of Microorganisms: Principles and Physical Agents. 8. Control of Microorganisms: Chemical Agents -- Pt. IV. Major Groups of Microorganisms. 9. The Major Groups of Procaryotic Microorganisms: Bacteria. 10. The Major Groups of Eucaryotic Microorganisms: Fungi, Algae, and Protozoa -- Pt. V. Microbial Metabolism. 11. Microbial Metabolism: Energy-Yielding Biochemical Processes. 12. Microbial Metabolism: Energy-Requiring Biochemical Processes -- Pt. VI. Microbial Genetics. 13. Inheritance and Variability. 14. Microbes and Genetic Engineering -- Pt. VII. Viruses. 15. Viruses: Morphology, Classification, Replication. 16. Viruses: Cultivation Methods, Pathogenicity -- Pt. VIII. Microorganisms and Disease: Resistance to Infection. 17. Normal Flora of the Human Body. 18. Host-Parasite Interactions: Nonspecific Host Resistance. 19. The Immune Response: Specific Host Resistance. 20. Practical Aspects of Immunity. 21. Antibiotics and Other Chemotherapeutic Agents -- Pt. IX. Microorganisms and Disease Microbial Diseases. 22. Nosocomial Infections. 23. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 24. Airborne Diseases. 25. Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases. 26. Arthropod-Borne Diseases. 27. Wound and Skin Infections Acquired by Direct Contact -- Pt. X. Microbial Ecology. 28. Microbiology of the Soil and the Atmosphere. 29. Microbiology of Natural Waters, Drinking Water, and Wastewater -- Pt. XI. Industrial Microbiology. 30. Microbiology of Food. 31. Biotechnology: The Industrial Applications of Microbiology. App. A Answers to the Review Guides -- App. B Differentiating Bacterial Species by Biochemical Tests -- App. C Use of Exponential Notation and Logarithms in Microbiology -- App. D Restriction Endonucleases.
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Supplements Overview -- Prologue: Discovering the Microbial World -- Pt. I. An Overview of Microbiology. 1. Essential Biochemistry for Microbiology. 2. The Scope of Microbiology. 3. Characterization of Microorganisms. 4. Procaryotic and Eucaryotic Cell Structures -- Pt. II. Nutrition and Cultivation of Microorganisms. 5. Nutritional Requirements and Microbiological Media. 6. Cultivation and Growth of Microorganisms -- Pt. III. Control of Microorganisms. 7. Control of Microorganisms: Principles and Physical Agents. 8. Control of Microorganisms: Chemical Agents -- Pt. IV. Major Groups of Microorganisms. 9. The Major Groups of Procaryotic Microorganisms: Bacteria. 10. The Major Groups of Eucaryotic Microorganisms: Fungi, Algae, and Protozoa -- Pt. V. Microbial Metabolism. 11. Microbial Metabolism: Energy-Yielding Biochemical Processes. 12. Microbial Metabolism: Energy-Requiring Biochemical Processes -- Pt. VI. Microbial Genetics. 13. Inheritance and Variability. 14. Microbes and Genetic Engineering -- Pt. VII. Viruses. 15. Viruses: Morphology, Classification, Replication. 16. Viruses: Cultivation Methods, Pathogenicity -- Pt. VIII. Microorganisms and Disease: Resistance to Infection. 17. Normal Flora of the Human Body. 18. Host-Parasite Interactions: Nonspecific Host Resistance. 19. The Immune Response: Specific Host Resistance. 20. Practical Aspects of Immunity. 21. Antibiotics and Other Chemotherapeutic Agents -- Pt. IX. Microorganisms and Disease Microbial Diseases. 22. Nosocomial Infections. 23. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 24. Airborne Diseases. 25. Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases. 26. Arthropod-Borne Diseases. 27. Wound and Skin Infections Acquired by Direct Contact -- Pt. X. Microbial Ecology. 28. Microbiology of the Soil and the Atmosphere. 29. Microbiology of Natural Waters, Drinking Water, and Wastewater -- Pt. XI. Industrial Microbiology. 30. Microbiology of Food. 31. Biotechnology: The Industrial Applications of Microbiology. App. A Answers to the Review Guides -- App. B Differentiating Bacterial Species by Biochemical Tests -- App. C Use of Exponential Notation and Logarithms in Microbiology -- App. D Restriction Endonucleases.