TY - MANSCPT AU - Chess, Barry TI - Talaro's foundations in microbiology SN - 9781260575378 U1 - 579 PY - 2021/// CY - New York, United States of America PB - McGraw-Hill Education KW - Taxonomy KW - Atoms KW - Molecules KW - Microscope KW - Bacterial shapes KW - Overview of viruses N1 - 1. The Main Themes of Microbiology 2. The Chemistry of Biology 3. Tools of the Laboratory: Methods of Studying Microorganisms 4. A Survey of Prokaryotic Cells and Microorganisms 5. A Survey of Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms 6. An Introduction to Viruses 7. Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth 8. An Introduction to Microbial Metabolism: The Chemical Crossroads of Life 9. Microbial Genetics 10. Genetic Engineering: A Revolution in Molecular Biology 11. Physical and Chemical Agents for Microbial Control 12. Drugs, Microbes, Host--The Elements of Chemotherapy 13. Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection and Disease 14. An Introduction to Host Defenses and Innate Immunities 15. Adaptive, Specific Immunity and Immunization 16. Disorders in Immunity 17. Procedures for Identifying Pathogens and Diagnosing Infections 18. The Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Cocci of Medical Importance 19. The Gram-Positive Bacilli of Medical Importance 20. The Gram-Negative Bacilli of Medical Importance 21. Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease 22. The Fungi of Medical Importance 23. The Parasites of Medical Importance 24. Introduction to Viruses That Infect Humans: The DNA Viruses 25. The RNA Viruses That Infect Humans 26. Environmental Microbiology 27. Applied and Industrial Microbiology N2 - Foundations in Microbiology is an allied health microbiology text with a taxonomic approach to the disease chapters. It offers an engaging and accessible writing style through the use of case studies and analogies to thoroughly explain difficult microbiology concepts ER -