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11th Hour: Introduction to Microbiology
ISBN: 978-0-632-04418-4
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304 pages
May 2001, Wiley-Blackwell
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Preface.

Unit I: Structure, Physiology, and Control of Microorganisms.

1. Introduction to Microbiology.

2. Chemistry Background for Microbiology.

3. Microbial Structure.

4. Microbial Growth.

5. Energy Metabolism: Respiration, Fermentation, and Photosynthesis.

6. Catabolic and Anabolic Pathways of Microorganisms.

7. Microbial Taxonomy.

8. Control of Microorganisms.

9. Viruses.

Unit II: Microbial Genetics.

10. Microbial Genetics: Reproduction and Metabolic Regulation.

11. Microbial Genetics: Transfer of Genetic Information Among Bacteria.

MidTerm Exam.

Unit III: Medical Microbiology, Immunology, Environmental and Applied Microbiology.

12. Symbiotic Associations, Microbial Pathogenicity, and Epidemiology.

13. Host Defense Mechanisms - Nonspecific.

14. Host Defense: Immunology - Characterization of Antigens and Antibodies.

15. Antigen-Antibody Reactions in Host Defense and in Serology.

16. Infectious Diseases Caused by Bacteria.

17. Infectious Diseases Caused by Viruses.

18. Diseases Caused by Protozoa, Fungi, and Algae.

19. Environmental Microbiology.

20. Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology.

Final Exam.

Index

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