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Principles and Health Science Applications
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By
Lois Bergquist, PhD, Professor of Microbiology, Los Angeles Valley College, Van Nuys, CA
Barbara Pogosian, MS, Professor, Biology Department, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
Description
This is an excellent resource devoted to microbiology as it relates to health related professions. The text includes a clinical focus
and concise presentation of information. It assumes no previous knowledge of biology or chemistry. The book features learning objectives,
chapter outlines, study questions, and case studies to enforce learning and retention. It also contains an appendix full of prefixes,
roots and suffixes used in microbiology.
Contents
UNIT ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY
Discovery and Diversity of the Microbial World
The Chemistry of Life
Observations of
Microorganisms
Structure of Microbial Cells
UNIT TWO: GROWTH, METABOLISM, AND VARIATION
Microbial Growth
Microbial Metabolism
Microbial
Genetics
UNIT THREE: MAJOR GROUPS OF MICROORGANISMS AND MULTICELLULAR PARASITES
Procaryotes: Eubacteria and Archaebacteria
Eucaryotes:
Algae, Protozoa, and Fungi
Viruses
UNIT FOUR: HOST-PARASITE RELATIONSHIPS
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
The Nature
of Pathogenicity
The Immune Response
Altered Immune Responses: Hypersensitivities
UNIT FIVE: INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF HUMANS
Diseases
of the Skin, Hair, and Nails
Diseases of the Respiratory System
Diseases of the Gastrointestinal System
Diseases of the Genitourinary
Tract
Diseases of the Nervous System, Eye, and Ear
Diseases of Blood, Lymph, and Immune System
UNIT SIX: CONTROL OF MICROORGANISMS
Disinfection
and Sterilization
Antimicrobial and Chemotherapeutic Agents
UNIT SEVEN: ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
Microbiology and
the Environment
Microbiology of Food and Beverages
Appendix A: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes Used in Microbiology
Appendix B:
Temperature and Metric System Measurements
Appendix C: Classification of Bacteria
Appendix D: Pronunciation Guide
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Paperback, 581 pages, publication date: FEB-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-7216-7663-0
ISBN-10: 0-7216-7663-4
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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