TY - BOOK AU - Tortora, Gerard J. AU - Funke, Berdell R.; Case, Christine L. TI - Microbiology : : an introduction SN - 9789813136830 AV - 579 T63m 2019 PY - 2019/// CY - Singapore PB - Pearson Education South Asia Pte Ltd KW - Kindle etextbook collection KW - Microbiology N1 - Includes index; The microbial world and you Chemical principles Observing microorganisms through a microscope Functional anatomy of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells Microbial metabolism Microbial growth The control of microbial growth Microbial genetics Biotechnology and DNA technology Classification of microorganisms The prokaryotes: domains bacteria and archaea The eukaryotes: fungi, algae, protozoa, and helminths Viruses, viroids, and prions Principles of disease and epidemiology Microbial mechanisms of pathogenicity Innate immunity: nonspecific defenses of the host Adaptive immunity: specific defense of the host Practical applications of immunology Disorders associated with the immune system Antimicrobial drugs Microbial diseases of the skin and eyes Microbial diseases of the nervous system Microbial diseases of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems Microbial diseases of the respiratory system Microbial diseases of the digestive system Microbial diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems Environmental microbiology Applied and industrial microbiology ER -