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Chapter 1 A Brief History of Microbiology 6
Chapter 2 The Chemistry of Microbiology 49
Chapter 3 Cell Structure and Function 84
Chapter 4 Microscopy, Staining, and Classification 60
Chapter 5 Microbial Metabolism 80
Chapter 6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth 99
Chapter 7 Microbial Genetics 118
Chapter 8 Recombinant DNA Technology 137
Chapter 9 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Environment 155
Chapter 10 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Body -
Antimicrobial Drugs 173
Chapter 11 Characterizing and Classifying Prokaryotes 192
Chapter 12 Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes 210
Chapter 13 Characterizing and Classifying Viruses, Viroids, and
Prions 228
Chapter 14 Infection, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology 246
Chapter 15 Innate Immunity 265
Chapter 16 Adaptive Immunity 283
Chapter 17 Immunization and Immune Testing 302
Chapter 18 Immune Disorders 321
Chapter 19 Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Wounds 339
Chapter 20 Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System and Eyes
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Chapter 21 Microbial Cardiovascular and Systemic Diseases 375