Microbiology
Microbiology covers the scope and sequence requirements for a single-semester microbiology course for non-majors. The book presents the core concepts of microbiology with a focus on applications for careers in allied health. The pedagogical features of the text make the material interesting and acce...
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| Language: | English |
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OpenStax CNX
[2016]
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| Series: | Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
- 1 An Invisible World
- 2 How We See the Invisible World
- 3 The Cell
- 4 Prokaryotic Diversity
- 5 The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
- 6 Acellular Pathogens
- 7 Microbial Biochemistry
- 8 Microbial Metabolism
- 9 Microbial Growth
- 10 Biochemistry of the Genome
- 11 Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
- 12 Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
- 13 Control of Microbial Growth
- 14 Antimicrobial Drugs
- 15 Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
- 16 Disease and Epidemiology
- 17 Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
- 18 Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
- 19 Diseases of the Immune System
- 20 Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response
- 21 Skin and Eye Infections
- 22 Respiratory System Infections
- 23 Urogenital System Infections
- 24 Digestive System Infections
- 25 Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
- 26 Nervous System Infections
- Fundamentals of Physics and Chemistry Important to MicrobiologyMathematical BasicsMetabolic PathwaysTaxonomy of Clinically Relevant MicroorganismsGlossary