Microbiology for Allied Health Students

Microbiology for Allied Health Students is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements for the single semester Microbiology course for non-majors and allied health students. The book presents the core concepts of microbiology with a focus on applications for careers in allied health. The p...

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Main Authors: Smith, Molly (Author), Selby, Sara (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] University System of Georgia [2017]
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: An Invisible World
  • Chapter 2: The Cell
  • Chapter 3: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
  • Chapter 4: Acellular Pathogens
  • Chapter 5: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
  • Chapter 6: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
  • Chapter 7: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
  • Chapter 8: Diseases of the Immune System
  • Chapter 9: Control of Microbial Growth
  • Chapter 10: Antimicrobial Drugs
  • Chapter 11: Disease and Epidemiology
  • Chapter 12: Skin and Eye Infections
  • Chapter 13: Respiratory System Infections
  • Chapter 14: Urogenital System Infections
  • Chapter 15: Digestive System Infections
  • Chapter 16: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
  • Chapter 17: Nervous System Infections
  • Chapter 18: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
  • Appendix A: Fundamentals of Physics and Chemistry Important to Microbiology
  • Appendix B: Mathematical Basics
  • Appendix C: Glossary