01806cam a22002414a 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200028000840400013001120420008001250500018001330820012001511000021001632450085001842500012002692600052002813000048003335000020003815051121004016500018015227000024015401368669520210414114049.0040813s2006    mauab         001 0 eng    a  2004057885  a0072918047 (alk. paper)  aDLCcDLC  apcc00aQR41.2.C69b 00a5792221 aCowan, M. Kelly.10aMicrobiology :a systems approach. /cMarjorie Kelly Cowan, Kathleen Park Talaro.  a1st ed.  aBoston :bMcGraw-Hill Higher Education,cc2006.  axxi, 806 + various pagings:b ill.;c29 cm.  aIncludes index.  aContents: The Main themes of mircobiology -- The Chemistry of biology -- Tools of the laboratory: the methods for studying microorganisms -- Procaryotic profiles: the bacteria and archaea -- Eucaryotic cells and microorganisms -- An Introduction to the viruses -- Elements of microbial nutrition, ecology and growth -- Microbial metabolism: the chemical crossroads of life -- Microbial genetics -- Genetic engineering: a revolution in molecular biology -- Physical and chemical control of mircobes -- Drugs, microbes, host- the elements of chemotheraphy -- Microbe- human interactions: infection and disease -- Nonspecific host defenses -- Specific immunity and immunization -- Disorder in immunity -- Diagnosing infections -- Infectious diseases affecting the skin and eyes -- Infectious diseases affecting the nervous system -- Infectious diseases affecting the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems -- Infectious diseases affecting the respiratory system -- Infectious diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract -- Infectious disease affecting the genitourinary system -- Environmental and applied microbiology. 0aMicrobiology.1 aTalaro, Kathleen P.