University of Cebu-Banilad Library

Contents: Chapter 1 The main themes of microbiology -- Chapter 2 From atoms to cells: a chemical connection -- Chapter 3 Tools of the laboratory: the methods for studying microorganism -- Chapter 4 Procaryotic profiles: the bacteria and archaea -- Chapter 5 Eucaryotic cells and microorganism -- Chapter 6 An introduction to the viruses -- Chapter 7 Elements of microbial nutrition, ecology, and growth -- Chapter 8 Microbial metabolism: the chemical crossroads of life -- Chapter 9 Microbial genetics -- Chapter 10 Genetic engineering: a revolution in molecular biology -- Chapter 11 Physical and chemical control of microbes -- Chapter 12 Drugs, microbes, host the element of chemotherapy -- Chapter 13 Microbe-human interactions: infection and disease -- Chapter 14 The nature of host defenses -- Chapter 15 The acquisition of specific immunity and its applications -- Chapter 16 Immunization and immune assays -- Chapter 17 Disorders in immunity -- Chapter 18 The 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 the viruses of medical importance: the DNA viruses -- Chapter 25 The RNA viruses of medical importance -- Chapter 26 Environmental and applied microbiology -- Includes appendices, glossary, indexes

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