Fundamentals of microbiology / I. Edward Alcamo.

Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, [2001], ©2001.

1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

6th ed.

Includes index.

Part 1, Foundations of microbiology. The development of microbiology -- Principles of chemistry -- Basic concepts of microbiology -- Part 2, The bacteria. Bacterial structure and growth -- Bacteria metabolism -- Bacterial genetics -- Part 3, Bacterial diseases of humans. Airborne bacterial deseases -- Foodborne and waterborne bacterial diseases -- Soilborne and arthropodborne bacterial diseases -- Sexually transmitted, contact, and miscellaneous bacterial diseases -- Part 4, Other microorganisms. The viruses -- Pneumotropic and dermotropic viral diseases -- Viscerotropic and neurotropic viral diseases -- The fungi -- The protozoa -- The multicellular parasites -- Part 5, Disease and resistance. Infection and disease -- Resistance and the immune system -- Immunity and serology -- Immune disorders -- Part 6, Control of microorganisms. Physical control of microorganisms -- Chemical control of microorganisms -- Chemotherapeutic agents and antibiotics -- part 7, Microbiology and public health. Microbiology of foods -- Environmental microbiology -- Industrial microbiology and biotechnology.