TY - BOOK AU - Talaro, Kathleen Park AU - Talaro, Arthur TI - Foundations in Microbiology SN - 0697005305 (hardcover) AV - QR41.2.T35 1998 PY - 1993/// CY - Boston PB - WCB Publishers KW - Microbiology KW - Medical microbiology. N1 - Previous edition: Boston : WCB/McGraw-Hill, 1998 ; 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 ER -