Talaro, Kathleen P. <br/><br/>
Foundations in microbiology / 
Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess. 
 - 8th ed. 
 - New York :  McGraw-Hill,  c2012. 
 - xxxi, 828, [66] p. :  ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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 -- 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780071316736 0073375292 (hard copy : alk. paper) 9780071316736 (International ed. : pbk.) 0071316736 (International ed. : pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010036445 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Microbiology.<br/>Medical microbiology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QR41.2.T35 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>579