Microbiology : principles and explorations / Jacquelyn G. Black.

Includes index.

unit 1. Microbiology : the fundamentals -- 1. Scope and history of microbiology -- Why study microbiology? -- Scope of microbiology -- Historical roots -- The germ theory of disease -- Emergence of special fields of microbiology -- Tomorrow's history -- 2. Fundamentals of chemistry -- Why study chemistry? -- Chemical building blocks and chemical bonds -- Water and solutions -- Complex organic molecules -- 3. Microscopy and staining -- Historical microscopy -- Principles of microscopy -- Light microscopy -- Electron microscopy -- Techniques of light microscopy -- 4. Characteristics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells -- Basic cell types -- Prokaryotic cells -- Eukaryotic cells -- Evolution by endosymbiosis -- The movement of substance across membranes -- unit 2. Microbial metabolism, growth, and genetics -- 5. Essential concepts of metabolism -- Metabolism : an overview -- Enzymes -- Enzyme inhibition -- Anaerobic metabolism : glycolysis and fermentation -- Aerobic metabolism : respiration -- The metabolism of fats and proteins -- Other metabolic processes -- The uses of energy -- 6. Growth and culturing of bacteria -- Growth and cell division -- Factors affecting bacterial growth -- Sporulation -- Culturing bacteria -- Living, but nonculturable, organisms -- 7. Microbial genetics -- An overview of genetic processes -- DNA replication -- Protein synthesis -- The regulation of metabolism -- Mutations -- 8. Gene transfer and genetic engineering -- The types and significance of gene transfer -- Transformation -- Transduction -- Conjugation -- Gene transfer mechanisms compared -- Plasmids -- Genetic engineering --

unit 3. The roster of microbes and multicellular parasites -- 9. An introduction to taxonomy : the bacteria -- Taxonomy : the science of classification -- Using a taxonomic key -- The five-kingdom classification system -- The three-domain classification system -- Classification of viruses -- The search for evolutionary relationships -- Bacterial taxonomy and nomenclature -- 10. Viruses -- General characteristics of viruses -- Classification of viruses -- Viral replication -- Culturing of animal viruses -- Viruses and teratogenesis -- Viruslike agents : viroids and prions -- Viruses and cancer -- Human cancer viruses -- 11. Eukaryotic microorganisms and parasites -- Principles of parasitology -- Protists -- Fungi -- Helminths -- Arthropods -- unit 4. Control of microorganisms -- 12. Sterilization and disinfection -- Principles of sterilization and disinfection -- Chemical antimicrobial agents -- Physical antimicrobial agents -- 13. Antimicrobial therapy -- Antimicrobial chemotherapy -- The history of chemotherapy -- General properties of antimicrobial agents -- Determining microbial sensitivities to antimicrobial agents -- Attributes of an ideal antimicrobial agent -- Antibacterial agents -- Antifungal agents -- Antiviral agents -- Antiprotozoan agents -- Antihelminthic agents -- Special problems with drug-resistant hospital infections --

unit 5. Host-microbe interactions -- 14. Host-microbe relationships and disease processes -- Host-microbe relationships -- Koch's postulates -- Kinds of disease -- The disease process -- Infectious diseases : past, present, and future -- 15. Epidemiology and nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Nosocomial infections -- 16. Nonspecific host defenses and host systems -- Nonspecific and specific host defenses -- Physical barriers -- Cellular defenses -- Inflammation -- Fever -- Molecular defenses -- 17. Immunology I : basic principles of specific immunity and immunization -- Immunology and immunity -- Types of immunity -- Characteristics of the immune system -- Humoral immunity -- Monoclonal antibodies -- Cell-mediated immunity -- Factors that modify immune responses -- Immunization -- Immunity to various kinds of pathogens -- 18. Immunology II : immunological disorders and tests -- Overview of immunological disorders -- Immediate (Type I) hypersensitivity -- Cytotoxic (Type II) hypersensitivity -- Immune complex (Type III) hypersensitivity -- Cell-mediated (Type IV) hypersensitivity -- Autoimmune disorders -- Transplantation -- Drug reactions -- Immunodeficiency diseases -- Immunological tests -- unit 6. Infectious disease of human organ systems -- 19. Diseases of the skin and eyes ; wounds and bites -- The skin, mucous membranes, and eyes -- Diseases of the skin -- Diseases of the eyes -- Wound and bites -- 20. Urogenital and sexually transmitted diseases -- Components of the urogenital system -- Urogenital diseases usually not transmitted sexually -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- 21. Diseases of the respiratory system -- Components of the respiratory system -- Diseases of the upper respiratory tract -- Diseases of the lower respiratory tract -- 22. Oral and gastrointestinal diseases -- Components of the digestive system -- Diseases of the oral cavity -- Gastrointestinal diseases caused by bacteria -- Gastrointestinal diseases caused by other pathogens -- 23. Cardiovascular, lymphatic, and systemic diseases -- The cardiovascular system -- Cardiovascular and lymphatic diseases -- Systemic diseases -- 24. Diseases of the nervous system -- Components of the nervous system -- Diseases of the brain and meninges -- Other diseases of the nervous system --

unit 7. Environmental and applied microbiology -- 25. Environmental microbiology -- Fundamentals of ecology -- Biogeochemical cycles -- Air -- Soil -- Water -- Sewage treatment -- Bioremediation -- 26. Applied Microbiology -- Microorganisms found in food -- Preventing disease transmission and food spoilage -- Microorganisms as food and in food production -- Beer, wine, and spirits -- Industrial and pharmaceutical microbiology -- Useful organic products -- Microbiological mining -- Microbiological waste disposal -- Appendices -- Appendix A. Metric system measurements, conversions, and math tools -- Appendix B. Classification of bacteria and viruses -- Appendix C. Words roots commonly encountered in microbiology -- Appendix D. Safety precautions in the handling of clinical specimens -- Appendix E. Metabolic pathways -- Glossary