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9780071284455 |
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DLC |
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QR41.2.T35 2002 |
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Seventh Edition |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Talaro, Kathleen Park |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Foundations in Microbiology |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Kathleen Park Talaro and Arthur Talaro |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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4th ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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Boston: |
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McGraw-Hill, |
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c2002 |
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1 volume (various pagings): |
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ill. (some col.), col. maps ; |
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29 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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Previous edition: Boston : WCB/McGraw-Hill, 1999.<br/>Includes index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
1. The main themes of microbiology --<br/>The scope of microbiology --<br/>The impact of microbes on earth : small organisms with a giant effect --<br/>The general characteristics of microorganisms --<br/>The historical foundations of microbiology --<br/>Taxonomy : organizing, classifying, and naming microorganisms --<br/>2. From atoms to cells : a chemical connection --<br/>Atoms, bonds, and molecules : fundamental building blocks --<br/>Bonds and molecules --<br/>Macromolecules : superstructures of life --<br/>Cells : where chemicals come to life --<br/>3. Tools of the laboratory : the methods of studying microorganisms --<br/>Methods of culturing microorganisms : the five I's --<br/>The microscope : window on an invisible realm --<br/>4. Procaryotic profiles : the bacteria and archaea --<br/>Procaryotic form and function : external structure --<br/>The structure of a generalized procaryotic cell --<br/>Bacterial form and function : internal structure --<br/>Bacterial shapes, arrangements, and sizes --<br/>Bacterial identification and classification systems --<br/>Survey of procaryotic groups with unusual characteristics --<br/>5. Eucaryotic cells and microorganisms --<br/>The nature of eucaryotes --<br/>Form and function of the eucaryotic cell : external structures --<br/>Form and function of the eucaryotic cell : internal structures --<br/>Survey of eucaryotic microorganisms --<br/>The kingdom of the fungi --<br/>The protists --<br/>The parasitic helminths --<br/>6. An introduction to the viruses --<br/>The search for the elusive viruses --<br/>The position of viruses in the biological spectrum --<br/>The general structure of viruses --<br/>How viruses are classified and named --<br/>Modes of viral multiplication --<br/>Techniques in cultivating and identifying animal viruses --<br/>Medical importance of viruses --<br/>7. Elements of microbial nutrition, ecology, and growth --<br/>Microbial nutrition --<br/>Environmental factors that influence microbes --<br/>The study of microbial growth. 8. Microbial metabolism : the chemical crossroads of life --<br/>The metabolism of microbes --<br/>The pursuit and utilization of energy --<br/>Pathways to bioenergetics --<br/>Biosynthesis and the crossing pathways of metabolism --<br/>9. Microbial genetics --<br/>Introduction to genetics and genes : unlocking the secrets of heredity --<br/>Applications of the DNA code : transcription and translation --<br/>Genetic regulation of protein synthesis and metabolism --<br/>Mutations : changes in the genetic code --<br/>DNA recombination events --<br/>10. Genetic engineering : a revolution in molecular biology --<br/>Basic elements and applications of genetic engineering --<br/>I. Tools and techniques of genetic engineering --<br/>II. Methods in recombinant DNA technology : how to imitate nature --<br/>III. Biochemical products of recombinant DNA technology --<br/>IV. Genetically modified organisms --<br/>V. Genetic treatments : introducing DNA into the body --<br/>VI. Genome analysis : maps, fingerprints, and family trees --<br/>11. Physical and chemical control of microbes --<br/>Controlling microorganisms --<br/>Methods of physical control --<br/>Chemical agents in microbial control --<br/>12. Drugs, microbes, host : the elements of chemotherapy --<br/>Principles of antimicrobial therapy --<br/>Interactions between drug and microbe --<br/>Survey of major antimicrobial drug groups --<br/>Characteristics of host-drug reactions --<br/>Considerations in selecting an antimicrobic drug --<br/>13. Microbe-human interactions : infection and disease --<br/>The human host --<br/>The progress of an infection --<br/>Epidemiology : the study of disease in populations --<br/>14. The nature of host defenses --<br/>Defense mechanisms of the host in perspective --<br/>Introducing the immune system --<br/>Systems involved in immune defenses --<br/>Nonspecific immune reactions of the body's compartments --<br/>Specific immunities : the third and final line of defense. 15. The acquisition of specific immunity and its applications --<br/>Further explorations into the immune system --<br/>The dual nature of specific immune responses --<br/>Essential preliminary concepts for understanding immune reactions of section I-V --<br/>The lymphocyte response system in depth --<br/>16. Immunization and immune assays --<br/>Practical applications of immunologic function --<br/>17. Disorders in immunity --<br/>The immune response : a two-sided coin --<br/>Overreactions to antigens : allergy/hypersensitivity --<br/>Type I allergic reactions : atopy and anaphylaxis --<br/>Type II hypersensitivities : reactions that lyse foreign cells --<br/>Type III hypersensitivities : immune complex reactions --<br/>Type IV hypersensitivities : cell-mediated (delayed) reactions --<br/>Immunodeficiency diseases : hyposensitivity of the immune system --<br/>Cancer : cells out of control --<br/>Introduction to identification techniques in medical microbiology --<br/>Preface to the survey of microbial diseases --<br/>On the track of the infectious agent : specimen collection --<br/>Universal blood and body fluid precautions --<br/>18. The cocci of medical importance --<br/>General characteristics of the staphylococci --<br/>General characteristics of the streptococci and related genera --<br/>The family neisseriaceae : gram-negative cocci --<br/>Other gram-negative cocci and coccobacilli --<br/>19. The gram-positive bacilli of medical importance --<br/>Medically important gram-positive bacilli --<br/>Gram-positive spore-forming bacilli --<br/>Gram-positive regular non-spore-forming bacilli --<br/>Gram-positive irregular non-spore-forming bacilli --<br/>Mycobacteria : acid-fast bacilli --<br/>Actinomycetes : filamentous bacilli --<br/>20. The gram-negative bacilli of medical importance --<br/>Aerobic gram-negative nonenteric bacilli --<br/>Identification and differential characteristics of the enterobacteriaceae --<br/>Coliform organisms and diseases --<br/>Noncoliform lactose-negative enterics. 21. Miscellaneous bacterial agents of disease --<br/>The spirochetes --<br/>Other curviform gram-negative bacteria of medical importance --<br/>Medically important bacteria of unique morphology and biology --<br/>Mollicutes and other cell-wall-deficient bacteria --<br/>Bacteria in dental disease --<br/>22. The fungi of medical importance --<br/>Fungi as infectious agents --<br/>Systemic infections by true pathogens --<br/>Subcutaneous mycoses --<br/>Cutaneous mycoses --<br/>Superficial mycoses --<br/>Opportunistic mycoses --<br/>Fungal allergies and intoxications --<br/>23. The parasites of medical importance --<br/>The parasites of humans --<br/>Typical protozoan pathogens --<br/>A survey of helminth parasites --<br/>24. Introduction to the viruses of medical importance : the DNA viruses --<br/>Viruses in infection and disease --<br/>Survey of DNA virus groups --<br/>Enveloped DNA viruses --<br/>Nonenveloped DNA viruses --<br/>Nonenveloped single-stranded DNA viruses : the parvoviruses --<br/>25. The RNA viruses of medical importance --<br/>Enveloped segmented single-stranded RNA viruses --<br/>Enveloped nonsegmented single-stranded RNA viruses --<br/>Other enveloped RNA viruses --<br/>Arboviruses : viruses spread by arthropod vectors --<br/>Enveloped single-stranded RNA viruses with reverse transcriptase : retroviruses --<br/>Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) --<br/>Other retroviral diseases in humans --<br/>Nonenveloped nonsegmented single-stranded RNA viruses : picornaviruses and caliciviruses --<br/>Nonenveloped segmented double-stranded RNA viruses : reoviruses --<br/>Slow infections by unconventional viruslike agents --<br/>26. Environmental and applied microbiology --<br/>Ecology : the interconnecting web of life --<br/>Applied microbiology and biotechnology --<br/>Microorganisms and food --<br/>General concepts in industrial microbiology --<br/>Appendix A. Exponents --<br/>Appendix B. Significant events in microbiology --<br/>Appendix C. Methods for testing sterilization and germicidal processes --<br/>Appendix D. Classification of major microbial disease agents by system affected, site of infection, and routes of transmission --<br/>Appendix E. Answers to multiple-choice questions and selected matching questions.<br/> |
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Microbiology. |
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Medical microbiology. |
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115 |
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| Personal name |
Talaro, Arthur |
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Library of Congress Classification |
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Books |
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RJ |
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4 |
