Pommerville, Jeffrey C. <br/><br/>
Fundamentals of microbiology / 
Jeffrey C. Pommerville. 
 - 13th ed. 
 - Burlington, MA :  Jones & Bartlett Learning,  [2014] 
 -  900 pages, appendix  29 cm. 
<br/><br/> Rev. ed. of: Alcamo's fundamentals of microbiology / Jeffrey C. Pommerville. c2011.  Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Microbiology then and now -- The chemical building blocks of life -- Concepts and tools for studying microorganisms -- Cell structure and function in the bacteria and archaea -- Microbial growth and nutrition -- Metabolism of microorganisms -- Control of microorganisms: physical and chemical methods -- Microbial genetics -- Gene transfer, genetic engineering, and genomics -- Airborne bacterial diseases -- Foodborne and waterborne bacterial diseases -- Soilborne and arthropodborne bacterial diseases -- Sexually transmitted and contact transmitted bacterial diseases -- The viruses and virus-like agents -- Viral infections of the respiratory tract and skin -- Viral infections of the blood, lymphatic, gastrointestinal, and nervous system -- Eukaryotic microorganisms : the fungi -- Eukaryotic microorganisms : the parasites -- Infection and disease -- Resistance and the immune system : innate immunity -- Resistance and the immune system : acquired immunity -- Immunity and serology -- Antimicrobial drugs. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Microbiology.<br/>Microbiological Phenomena.<br/>Microbiology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QR41.2  / .A43 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.9/041 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>QW 4