TY - BOOK AU - Nester,Eugene W. AU - Anderson,Denise G. AU - Evans Roberts,C. AU - Pearsall,Nancy N. AU - Nester,Martha T. TI - Microbiology: a human perspective SN - 0072318783 [hardbound] PY - 2001/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Microbiology N1 - Includes appendices, bibliographical references, glossary and index; Contents: Part one Life and death of microorganisms; Chapter 1 Humans and the microbial world -- Chapter two The molecules of life -- Chapter 3 Microscopy and cell structure -- Chapter 4 Dynamics of prokaryotic growth -- Chapter 5 Control microbial growth -- Chapter 6 Metabolism: fueling cell growth -- Chapter 7 The blueprint of life, from DNA to protein -- Chapter 8 Bacterial genetics -- Chapter 9 Biotechnology and recombinant -- Part two The classification and identification of prokaryotes; Chapter 11 The diversity of prokaryotic organisms -- Chapter 12 The eukaryotic members of the microbial world -- Chapter 13 Viruses of bacteria -- Chapter 14 Viruses of animals and plants -- Part three Microorganisms and humans; Chapter 15 Nonspecific immunity -- Chapter 16 Specific immunity -- Chapter 17 Applications of immune responses -- Chapter 18 Immunologic disorders -- Chapter 19 Host-microbe interactions -- Chapter 20 Epidemiology -- Chapter 21 Antimicrobial medications -- Part four Infectious disease; Chapter 23 Respiratory system infections -- Chapter 24 Alimentary system infections -- Chapter 25 Genitourinary infections -- Chapter 26 Nervous system infections -- Chapter 27 Wound infections -- Chapter 28 Blood and lymphatic infections -- Chapter 29 HIV disease and complications of immunodeficiency -- Part five Applied microbiology; Chapter 30 Environmental microbiology -- Chapter 31 Water and waste treatment -- Chapter 22 Food microbiology ER -