Microbiology An Introduction/Media Update

I. FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY 1. The Microbial World and You. 2. Chemical Principles. 3. Observing Microorganisms through a Microscope. 4. Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells. 5. Microbial Metabolism. 6. Microbial Growth. 7. The Control of Microbial Growth. 8. Microbial Genetics. 9. Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA. II. A SURVEY OF THE MICROBIAL WORLD. 10. Classification of Microorganisms. 11. The Prokaryotes: Domains Bacteria and Archaea. 12. The Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Helminths. 13. Viruses, Viroids, and Prions. III. Interaction between Microbe and Host. 14. Principles of Disease and Epidemiology. 15. Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity. 16. Nonspecific Defenses of the Host. 17. Specific Defenses of the Host: The Immune Response. 18. Practical Applications of Immunology. 19. Disorders Associated with the Immune System. 20. Antimicrobial Drugs. IV. MICROORGANISMS AND HUMAN DISEASE. 21. Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Eyes. 22. Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System. 23. Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems. 24. Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System. 25. Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System. 26. Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems. V. ENVIRONMENTAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. 27. Environmental Microbiology. 28. Applied and Industrial Microbiology.Tortora, Gerard J. is the author of 'Microbiology An Introduction/Media Update' with ISBN 9780805375978 and ISBN 080537597X.