TY - BOOK AU - Prescott, Lansing M. AU - Harley, John P. AU - Klein, Donald A. TI - Microbiology SN - 0072951753 PY - 2005/// CY - Boston, MA PB - McGraw-Hill KW - MICROBIOLOGY N1 - Part I Introduction to Microbiology 1 The History and Scope of Microbiology 2 The Study of Microbial Structure: Microscopy and Specimen Preparation 3 Procaryotic Cell Structure and Function 4 Eucaryotic Cell Structure and Function Part II Microbial Nutrition, Growth, and Control 5 Microbial Nutrition 6 Microbial Growth 7 Control of Microorganisms by Physical and Chemical Agents Part III Microbial Metabolism 8 Metabolism: Energy, Enzymes, and Regulation 9 Metabolism: Energy Release and Conservation 10 Metabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis Part IV Microbial Molecular Biology and Genetics 11 Genes: Structure, Replication, and Mutation 12 Genes: Expression and Regulation 13 Microbial Recombination and Plasmids Part V DNA Technology and Genomics 14 Recombinant DNA Technology 15 Microbial Genomics Part VI The Viruses 16 The Viruses: Introduction and General Characteristics 17 The Viruses: Bacteriophages 18 The Viruses: Viruses of Eucaryotes Part VII The Diversity of the Microbial World 19 Microbial Taxonomy 20 The Archea 21 Bacteria: The Deinococci and Nonproteobacteria Gram Negatives 22 Bacteria: The Proteobacteria 23 Bacteria: The Low G + C Gram Positives 24 Bacteria: The High G + C Gram Positives 25 The Fungi (Eumycota), Slime Molds, and Water Molds 26 The Algae 27 The Protozoa Part VIII Ecology and Symbiosis 28 Microorganism Interactions and Microbial Ecology 29 Microorganisms in Aquatic Environments 30 Microorganisms in Terrestrial Environments Part IX Nonspecific Resistance and the Immune Response 31 Normal Microbiota and Nonspecific Host Resistence 32 Specific Immunity 33 Medical Immunology Part X Microbial Diseases and Their Control 34 Pathogenicity of Microorganisms 35 Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 36 Clinical Microbiology 37 The Epidemiology of Infectious Disease 38 Human Diseases Caused by Viruses 39 Human Diseases Caused by Bacteria 40 Human Diseases Caused by Fungi and Protozoa Part XI Food and Industrial Microbiology 41 Microbiology of Food 42 Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Appendix I A Review of the Chemistry of Biological Molecules Appendix II Common Metabolic Pathways Appendix III Classification of Procaryotes According to the Second Edition of Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Appendix IV Classification of Viruses Appendix V Recommended Readings N2 - Hardback; Prescott, Harley and Klein's 6th edition provides a balanced, comprehensive introduction to all major areas of microbiology. Because of this balance, Microbiology, 6/e is appropriate for students preparing for careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing, and allied health, as well as research, teaching, and industry. Biology and chemistry are prerequisites ER -