Foundations in Microbiology Kathleen Park Talaro and Arthur Talaro

Previous edition: Boston : WCB/McGraw-Hill, 1999.
Includes index.

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