TY - BOOK AU - Funke, Berdell R. TI - Study guide for microbiology: an introduction SN - 080537809 [paperback] PY - 2007/// CY - San Francicsco PB - Pearson Benjamin Cummings N1 - Contents: Chapter 1: The microbial world and you -- Chapter 2: Chemical principles -- Chapter 3: Observing microorganisms through a microscope -- Chapter 4: Functional anatomy of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells -- Chapter 5: Microbial metabolism -- Chapter 6: Microbial growth -- Chapter 7: The control of microbial growth -- Chapter 8: Microbial genetics -- Chapter 9: Biotechnology and recombinant DNA -- Chapter 10: Classification of microorganisms -- Chapter 11: The prokaryotes: domains bacteria and archaea -- Chapter 12: The eukaryotes: fungi, algae, protozoa, and helminths -- Chapter 13: Viruses, viroids, and prions -- Chapter 14: Principles of disease and epidemiology -- Chapter 15: Microbial mechanism of pathogenicity -- Chapter 16: Innate immunity: nonspecific defenses of the host -- Chapter 17: Adaptive immunity: specific defenses of the host -- Chapter 18: Practical applications of immunology -- Chapter 19: Disorders associated with the immune system -- Chapter 20: Antimicrobial drugs -- Chapter 21: Microbial diseases of the skin and eyes -- Chapter 22: Microbial diseases of the nervous system -- Chapter 23: Microbial diseases of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems -- Chapter 24: Microbial diseases of the respiratory system -- Chapter 25: Microbial diseases of the digestive system -- Chapter 26: Microbial diseases of the urinary and reproductive system -- Chapter 27: Environmental microbiology -- Chapter 28: Applied and industrial microbiology ER -