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Microbiology: A Human Perspective, 4/e

Eugene W. Nester, University of Washington
Denise G. Anderson, University of Washington
C. Evans Roberts, Jr., University of Washington
Nancy N. Pearsall
Martha T. Nester

I. LIFE AND DEATH OF MICROORGANISMS

1. Humans and the Microbial World
2. The Molecules of Life
3. Microscopy and Cell Structure
4. Dynamics of Prokaryotic Growth
5. Control of Microbial Growth
6. Metabolism: Fueling Cell Growth
7. The Blueprint of Life, from DNA to Protein
8. Bacterial Genetics
9. Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA

II. THE MICROBIAL WORLD

10. Identification and Classification of Prokaryotes
11. The Diversity of Prokaryotic Organisms
12. The Eukaryotic Members of the Microbial World
13. Viruses of Bacteria
14. Viruses, Prions, and Virions: Infectious Agents of Animals and Plants

III. MICROORGANISMS AND HUMANS

15. The Innate Immune Response
16. The Adaptive Immune Response
17. Applications of Immune Responses
18. Immunologic Disorders
19. Host-Microbe Interactions
20. Epidemiology
21. Antimicrobial Medications

IV. INFECTIOUS DISEASES

22. Skin Infections
23. Respiratory System Infections
24. Alimentary System Infections
25. Genitourinary Infections
26. Nervous System Infections
27. Wound Infections
28. Blood and Lymphatic Infections
29. HIV Disease and Complications of Immunodeficiency

V. APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

30. Microbial Ecology
31. Environmental Microbiology: Treatment of Water, Wastes, and Polluted Habitats
32. Food Microbiology

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