Microbiology

An Introduction (Updated with Student Tutorial Bacteria Package)

Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case (Autoren)

Media-Kombination

832 Seiten

1999 | 6th edition
Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, Subs of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc
978-0-8053-2155-5 (ISBN)

Infos

A successful, authoritative textbook on general microbiology.CD Tutorial: * Includes 2 free CD-ROMs - Bacteria ID teachers students a strategy for identifying bacteia. Through the process of test selection and evaluation of test results, the user will learn the organisation of bacterial identification schemes and the utility of specific tests for distinguising species of microorganisms. The CD is Windows platform only * Bacteria ID Demo will be available on http://www.awl.com/bc/companion/tfc6e * Contains up to 40 concept-based exercises enhancing students' ability in visual identification, labelling art-work, and the sequential ordering of complex processes * Uses five simulations, reinforcing real world applications of important concepts * Interactive chapter-by-chapter quizzing, helping to reinforce concepts

Inhalt

PART ONE: FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY: The Microbial World and You Chemical Principles Observing Micro-organisms Through a Microscope Functional Anatomy and Procaryotic and Eucaryotic Cells Microbial Metabolism Microbial Growth Control of Microbial Growth Microbial Growth Microbial Genetics Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology PART TWO: SURVEY OF THE MICROBIAL WORLD: Classification of Micro-organisms Bacterial Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Multicellular Parasites Viruses PART THREE: INTERACTION BETWEEN MICROBE AND HOST: Principles of Diseases and Epidemiology Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity Nonspecific Defenses of the Host Specific Defenses of the Host: The Immune Response Practical Applications of Immunology Disorders Associated with Immune System Antimicrobial Drugs PART FOUR: MICRO-ORGANISMS AND HUMAN DISEASE: Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Eyes Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System; Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems PART FIVE: ENVIRONMENTAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY: Environmental Microbiology Applied and Industrial Microbiology

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.12.1999
• Verlagsort: San Francisco
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 2120 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
• ISBN-10: 0-8053-2155-1 / 0805321551
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8053-2155-5 / 9780805321555
• Zustand: Neuware