{"product_id":"microbiology-principles-and-explorations-9781119390152","title":"Microbiology Principles and Explorations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eScope and History of Microbiology 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Study Microbiology? 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScope of Microbiology 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Roots 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Germ Theory of Disease 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmergence of Special Fields of Microbiology 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTomorrow’s History 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMicrobiome 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Microbiome 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFat or Lean 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiversity of Microbiomes 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFundamentals of Chemistry 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Study Chemistry? 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemical Building Blocks and Chemical Bonds 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater and Solutions 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplex Organic Molecules 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMicroscopy and Staining 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Microscopy 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of Microscopy 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLight Microscopy 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectron Microscopy 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechniques of Light Microscopy 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharacteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic Cell Types 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProkaryotic Cells 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEukaryotic Cells 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution by Endosymbiosis 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Movement of Substances across Membranes 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssential Concepts of Metabolism 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetabolism: An Overview 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnzymes 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnzyme Inhibition 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnaerobic Metabolism: Glycolysis and Fermentation 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAerobic Metabolism: Respiration 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Metabolism of Fats and Proteins 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Metabolic Processes 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Uses of Energy 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrowth and Culturing of Bacteria 142\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowth and Cell Division 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors Affecting Bacterial Growth 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSporulation 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulturing Bacteria 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving, But Nonculturable, Organisms 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMicrobial Genetics 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Overview of Genetic Processes 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDNA Replication 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtein Synthesis 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Regulation of Metabolism 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMutations 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGene Transfer and Genetic Engineering 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Types and Significance of Gene Transfer 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransformation 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransduction 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConjugation 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGene Transfer Mechanisms Compared 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlasmids 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenetic Engineering 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Introduction to Taxonomy: The Bacteria 232\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaxonomy: The Science of Classification 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing A Taxonomic Key 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Five-Kingdom Classification System 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Three-Domain Classification System 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassification of Viruses 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Search for Evolutionary Relationships 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBacterial Taxonomy and Nomenclature 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eViruses 258\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Characteristics of Viruses 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassification of Viruses 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmerging Viruses 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViral Replication 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulturing of Animal Viruses 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViruses and Teratogenesis 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViruslike Agents: Satellites, Virophages, Viroids, and Prions 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViruses and Cancer 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Cancer Viruses 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEukaryotic Microorganisms and Parasites 297\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of Parasitology 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtists 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFungi 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelminths 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArthropods 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSterilization and Disinfection 329\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of Sterilization and Disinfection 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemical Antimicrobial Agents 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Antimicrobial Agents 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntimicrobial Therapy 353\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntimicrobial Chemotherapy 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe History of Chemotherapy 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Properties of Antimicrobial Agents 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining Microbial Sensitivities to Antimicrobial Agents 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttributes of An Ideal Antimicrobial Agent 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntibacterial Agents 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntifungal Agents 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntiviral Agents 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntiprotozoan Agents 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntihelminthic Agents 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Problems with Drug-Resistant Hospital Infections 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHost-Microbe Relationships and Disease Processes 385\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHost–Microbe Relationships 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKoch’s Postulates 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKinds of Diseases 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Disease Process 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfectious Diseases—Past, Present, and Future 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpidemiology and Nosocomial Infections 409\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpidemiology 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNosocomial Infections 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBioterrorism 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eInnate Host Defenses 445\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInnate and Adaptive Host Defenses 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Barriers 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemical Barriers 447\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCellular Defenses 447\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInflammation 456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFever 458\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMolecular Defenses 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of the Immune System: Who Has One? 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBasic Principles of Adaptive Immunity and Immunization 469\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmunology and Immunity 470\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Immunity 470\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacteristics of the Immune System 472\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumoral Immunity 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonoclonal Antibodies 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCell-Mediated Immunity 486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMucosal Immune System 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmunization 492\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmunity to Various Kinds of Pathogens 501\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eImmune Disorders 508\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of Immunological Disorders 509\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmediate (Type I) Hypersensitivity 510\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCytotoxic (Type II) Hypersensitivity 514\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmune Complex (Type III) Hypersensitivity 518\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCell-Mediated (Type IV) Hypersensitivity 521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutoimmune Disorders 523\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransplantation 527\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrug Reactions 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmunodeficiency Diseases 531\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmunological Tests 540\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiseases of the Skin and Eyes; Wounds and Bites 551\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Skin, Mucous Membranes, and Eyes 552\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiseases of the Skin 555\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiseases of the Eyes 569\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWounds and Bites 573\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrogenital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases 581\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComponents of the Urogenital System 582\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrogenital Diseases Usually Not Transmitted Sexually 585\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexually Transmitted Diseases 591\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiseases of the Respiratory System 613\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComponents of the Respiratory System 614\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiseases of the Upper Respiratory Tract 617\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiseases of the Lower Respiratory Tract 624\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOral and Gastrointestinal Diseases 650\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComponents of the Digestive System 651\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiseases of the Oral Cavity 653\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGastrointestinal Diseases Caused By Bacteria 658\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGastrointestinal Diseases Caused By Other Pathogens 669\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCardiovascular, Lymphatic, and Systemic Diseases 690\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cardiovascular System 691\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCardiovascular and Lymphatic Diseases 692\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystemic Diseases 697\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e25 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiseases of the Nervous System 727\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComponents of the Nervous System 728\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiseases of the Brain and Meninges 728\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Diseases of the Nervous System 737\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e26 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnvironmental Microbiology 754\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFundamentals of Ecology 755\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiogeochemical Cycles 755\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAir 765\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil 766\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater 770\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarine Environments 771\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSewage Treatment 778\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBioremediation 780\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e27 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eApplied Microbiology 785\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicroorganisms Found in Food 786\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreventing Disease Transmission and Food Spoilage 793\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicroorganisms as Food and in Food Production 799\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeer, Wine, and Spirits 804\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustrial and Pharmaceutical Microbiology 806\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful Organic Products 808\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicrobiological Mining 811\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicrobiological Waste Disposal 812\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Metric System Measurements, Conversions, and Math Tools A-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB Classification of Viruses B-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC Word Roots Commonly Encountered in Microbiology C-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD Safety Precautions in the Handling of Clinical Specimens D-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eE Metabolic Pathways E-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eF Diseases and the Organisms That Cause Them*\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause*\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eH parasites*\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary G-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex I-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e*Appendices F through H can be found at the web site, www.wiley.com\/college\/black, and in WileyPLUS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528854217047,"sku":"9781119390152","price":128.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/microbiology-principles-and-explorations-9781119390152","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}