Foundations in microbiology /

The main themes of microbiology -- The chemistry of biology -- Tools of the laboratory: methods of studying microorganisms -- A survey of prokaryotic cells and microorganisms -- A survey of eucaryotic cells and microorganisms -- An introduction to viruses -- microbial nutrition, ecology, and growth -- An introduction to microbial metabolism : the chemical crossroads of life -- An introduction to microbial genetics -- Genetic engineering: a revolution in molecular biology -- Physical and chemical agents for microbial control -- Drugs, microbes, host: the elements of chemotherapy -- Microbe-human interactions: infection and disease -- An introduction to host defenses and innate immunities -- Adaptive, specific immunity and immunizations -- Disorders in immunity -- Procedures for identifying pathogens and diagnosing infections -- The gram-positive and gram-negative cocci of medical importance -- The gram-positive bacilli of medical importance -- The gram-negative bacilli of medical importance -- Miscellaneous bacterial agents of disease -- The fungi of medical importance -- The parasites of medical importance -- Introduction to viruses that infect humans: the DNA viruses -- The RNA viruses that infect humans -- Environmental microbiology -- Applied and industrial microbiology