01773cam a22002054a 4500008004100000020003100041020001500072040001300087042000800100050001900108082001200127100002700139245011500166260005100281300005700332500002000389505112100409650001801530700001901548040813s2006    mauab         001 0 eng    a9780073402352 (alk. paper)  a0073402354  aDLCcDLC  apcc00aQR41.2.C692b 00a5792221 aCowan, Marjorie Kelly.10aMicrobiology fundamentals :a clinical approach. /cMarjorie Kelly Cowan; Jennifer Herzog contributor, Jen Bunn  aBoston :bMcGraw-Hill Higher Education,c2013.  axxi, 651 + various pagings:b ill coloured.;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.  aBunn, Jennifer