TY - BOOK AU - Salm,Sarah AU - Allen,Deborah TI - Nester's microbiology : a human perspective. SN - 9780073522593 AV - QR41.2.M48 U1 - 616.9'041 dc23 PY - 2016/// CY - New York, NY PB - McGraw-Hill Education N1 - Includes index; Content: Part I. Life and death of microorganisms -- Humans and the microbial world -- The molecules of life -- Microscopy and cell structure -- Dynamics of microbial growth -- Control of microbial growth -- Metabolism : fueling cell growth -- The blueprint of life, from DNA to protein -- Bacterial genetics -- Biotechnology and recombinant DNA --Part. 2. The microbial world -- Identifying and classifying microorganisms -- The diversity of bacteria and archaea -- The eukaryotic members of the microbial world -- Viruses, Viroids, and prions -- Part. 3. Microorganisms and humans -- The innate immune response -- The adaptive immune response -- Host-microbe interactions -- Immunologic disorders -- Applications of immune responses -- Epidemiology -- Antimicrobial medications -- Part. 4. Infectious diseases -- Respiratory system infections -- Skin infections -- Wound infections -- Digestive system infections -- Blood and lymphatic infections -- Nervous system infections -- Genitourinary tract infections -- Part. 5. Applied microbiology -- Microbial ecology -- Environmental microbiology : treatment of water, wastes, and polluted habitats -- Food microbiology ER -