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Author Bauman, Robert W.

Title Microbiology : with diseases by taxonomy / Robert W. Bauman ; contributions by Elizabeth Machunis-Masuoka ; clinical consultants, Cecily D. Cosby, Jean E. Montgomery
Edition Third edition
Published San Francisco : Benjamin Cummings, [2011]
©2011

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Description xxxi, 781 pages, 75 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm
Contents Contents note continued: Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 8 Recombinant DNA Technology -- The Role of Recombinant DNA Technology in Biotechnology -- The Tools of Recombinant DNA Technology -- Mutagens -- The Use of Reverse Transcriptase to Synthesize cDNA -- Synthetic Nucleic Acids -- Restriction Enzymes -- Vectors -- Gene Libraries -- Techniques of Recombinant DNA Technology -- Multiplying DNA in vitro: The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) -- Selecting a Clone of Recombinant Cells -- Separating DNA Molecules: Gel Electrophoresis and the Southern Blot -- DNA Microarrays -- Inserting DNA into Cells -- Applications of Recombinant DNA Technology -- Genetic Mapping -- Environmental Studies -- Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Applications -- Agricultural Applications -- The Ethics and Safety of Recombinant DNA Technology -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking --
Contents note continued: Corynebacterium -- Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, and Disease -- Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention -- Mycobacterium -- Tuberculosis -- Leprosy -- Other Mycobacterial Infections -- Propionibacterium -- Nocardia and Actinomyces -- Nocardia asteroides -- Actinomyces -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 20 Pathogenic Gram-Negative Cocci and Bacilli -- Pathogenic Gram-Negative Cocci: Neisseria -- Structure and Physiology of Neisseria -- The Gonococcus: Neisseria gonorrhoeae -- The Meningococcus: Neisseria meningitidis -- Pathogenic, Gram-Negative, Facultatively Anaerobic Bacilli -- The Enterobacteriaceae: An Overview -- Coliform Opportunistic Enterobacteriaceae -- Noncoliform Opportunistic Enterobacteriaceae -- Truly Pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae -- The Pasteurellaceae -- Pathogenic, Gram-Negative, Aerobic Bacilli -- Bartonella -- Brucella -- Bordetella -- Burkholderia -- Pseudomonads -- Francisella --
Contents note continued: Critical Thinking -- ch. 14 Infection, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology -- Symbiotic Relationships Between Microbes and Their Hosts -- Types of Symbiosis -- Normal Microbiota in Hosts -- How Normal Microbiota Become Opportunistic Pathogens -- Reservoirs of Infectious Diseases of Humans -- Animal Reservoirs -- Human Carriers -- Nonliving Reservoirs -- The Movement of Microbes into Hosts: Infection -- Exposure to Microbes: Contamination and Infection -- Portals of Entry -- The Role of Adhesion in Infection -- The Nature of Infectious Disease -- Manifestations of Disease: Symptoms, Signs, and Syndromes -- Causation of Disease: Etiology -- Virulence Factors of Infectious Agents -- The Stages of Infectious Diseases -- The Movement of Pathogens Out of Hosts: Portals of Exit -- Modes of Infectious Disease Transmission -- Contact Transmission -- Vehicle Transmission -- Vector Transmission -- Classification of Infectious Diseases --
Contents note continued: Critical Thinking -- ch. 17 Immunization and Immune Testing -- Immunization -- Brief History of Immunization -- Active Immunization -- Passive Immunotherapy -- Antibody-Antigen Immune Testing -- Precipitation Tests -- Agglutination Tests -- Neutralization Tests -- The Complement Fixation Test -- Labeled Antibody Tests -- Recent Developments in Antibody-Antigen Immune Testing -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 18 Immune Disorders -- Hypersensitivities -- Type I (Immediate) Hypersensitivity -- Type II (Cytotoxic) Hypersensitivity -- Type III (Immune Complex-Mediated) Hypersensitivity -- Type IV (Delayed or Cell-Mediated) Hypersensitivity -- Autoimmune Diseases -- Causes of Autoimmune Diseases -- Examples of Autoimmune Diseases -- Immunodeficiency Diseases -- Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases -- Acquired Immunodeficiency Diseases -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping --
Contents note continued: Critical Thinking -- ch. 19 Pathogenic Gram-Positive Bacteria -- Staphylococcus -- Structure and Physiology -- Pathogenicity -- Epidemiology -- Staphylococcal Diseases -- Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention -- Streptococcus -- Group A Streptococcus: Streptococcus pyogenes -- Group B Streptococcus: Streptococcus agalactiae -- Other Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci -- Alpha-Hemolytic Streptococci: The Viridans Group -- Streptococcus pneumoniae -- Enterococcus -- Structure and Physiology -- Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, and Diseases -- Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention -- Bacillus -- Structure, Physiology, and Pathogenicity -- Epidemiology -- Disease -- Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention -- Clostridium -- Clostridium perfringens -- Clostridium difficile -- Clostridium botulinum -- Clostridium tetani -- Listeria -- Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, and Disease -- Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention -- Mycoplasmas -- Mycoplasma pneumoniae -- Other Mycoplasmas --
Contents note continued: Cytoplasm of Eukaryotes -- Flagella -- Cilia -- Other Nonmembranous Organelles -- Membranous Organelles -- Endosymbiotic Theory -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 4 Microscopy, Staining, and Classification -- Units of Measurement -- Microscopy -- General Principles of Microscopy -- Light Microscopy -- Electron Microscopy -- Probe Microscopy -- Staining -- Preparing Specimens for Staining -- Principles of Staining -- Simple Stains -- Differential Stains -- Special Stains -- Staining for Electron Microscopy -- Classification and Identification of Microorganisms -- Linnaeus, Whittaker, and Taxonomic Categories -- Domains -- Taxonomic and Identifying Characteristics -- Taxonomic Keys -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 5 Microbial Metabolism -- Basic Chemical Reactions Underlying Metabolism -- Catabolism and Anabolism --
Contents note continued: Enveloped, Positive ssRNA Viruses: Togaviridae, Flaviviridae, and Coronaviridae -- Diseases of +RNA Arboviruses -- Other Diseases of Enveloped +ssRNA Viruses -- Enveloped, Positive ssRNA Viruses with Reverse Transcriptase: Retroviridae -- Oncogenic Retroviruses -- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- Enveloped, Unsegmented, Negative ssRNA Viruses: Paramyxoviridae, Rhabdoviridae, and Filoviridae -- Measles -- Diseases of Parainfluenza Virus -- Mumps -- Disease of Respiratory Syncytial Virus -- Rabies -- Hemorrhagic Fevers -- Enveloped, Segmented, Negative ssRNA Viruses: Orthomyxoviridae, Bunyaviridae, and Arenaviridae -- Influenza -- Diseases of Bunyaviruses -- Diseases of Arenaviruses -- Naked, Segmented dsRNA Viruses: Reoviridae -- Rotaviruses -- Coltiviruses -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 26 Applied and Environmental Microbiology -- Food Microbiology --
Contents note continued: Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases -- Frequency of Disease -- Epidemiological Studies -- Hospital Epidemiology: Nosocomial Infections -- Epidemiology and Public Health -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 15 Innate Immunity -- An Overview of the Body's Defenses -- The Body's First Line of Defense -- The Role of Skin in Innate Immunity -- The Role of Mucous Membranes in Innate Immunity -- The Role of the Lacrimal Apparatus in Innate Immunity -- The Role of Normal Microbiota in Innate Immunity -- Other First-Line Defenses -- The Body's Second Line of Defense -- Defense Components of Blood -- Phagocytosis -- Nonphagocytic Killing -- Nonspecific Chemical Defenses Against Pathogens -- Inflammation -- Fever -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 16 Adaptive Immunity -- Overview of Adaptive Immunity -- Elements of Adaptive Immunity --
Contents note continued: Legionella -- Coxiella -- Pathogenic, Gram-Negative, Anaerobic Bacilli -- Bacteroides -- Prevotella -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 21 Rickettsias, Chlamydias, Spirochetes, and Vibrios -- Rickettsias -- Rickettsia -- Orientia tsutsugamushi -- Ehrlichia and Anaplasma -- Chlamydias -- Chlamydia trachomatis -- Chlamydophila pneumoniae -- Chlamydophila psittaci -- Spirochetes -- Treponema -- Borrelia -- Leptospira -- Pathogenic Gram-Negative Vibrios -- Vibrio -- Campylobacter jejuni -- Helicobacter pylori -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 22 Pathogenic Fungi -- An Overview of Medical Mycology -- The Epidemiology of Mycoses -- Categories of Fungal Agents: True Fungal Pathogens and Opportunistic Fungi -- Clinical Manifestations of Fungal Diseases -- The Diagnosis of Fungal Infections -- Antifungal Therapies -- Antifungal Vaccines --
Contents note continued: Modern Prokaryotic Classification -- Survey of Archaea -- Extremophiles -- Methanogens -- Survey of Bacteria -- Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria -- Low G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria -- High G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria -- Gram-Negative Proteobacteria -- Other Gram-Negative Bacteria -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 12 Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes -- General Characteristics of Eukaryotic Organisms -- Reproduction of Eukaryotes -- The Classification of Eukaryotic Organisms -- Protozoa -- Distribution of Protozoa -- Morphology of Protozoa -- Nutrition of Protozoa -- Reproduction of Protozoa -- Classification of Protozoa -- Fungi -- The Significance of Fungi -- Morphology of Fungi -- Nutrition of Fungi -- Reproduction of Fungi -- Classification of Fungi -- Lichens -- Algae -- Distribution of Algae -- Morphology of Algae -- Reproduction of Algae -- Classification of Algae --
Contents note continued: Oxidation and Reduction Reactions -- ATP Production and Energy Storage -- The Roles of Enzymes in Metabolism -- Carbohydrate Catabolism -- Glycolysis -- Cellular Respiration -- Alternatives to Glycolysis -- Fermentation -- Other Catabolic Pathways -- Lipid Catabolism -- Protein Catabolism -- Photosynthesis -- Chemicals and Structures -- Light-Dependent Reactions -- Light-Independent Reactions -- Other Anabolic Pathways -- Carbohydrate Biosynthesis -- Lipid Biosynthesis -- Amino Acid Biosynthesis -- Nucleotide Biosynthesis -- Integration and Regulation of Metabolic Functions -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth -- Growth Requirements -- Nutrients: Chemical and Energy Requirements -- Physical Requirements -- Associations and Biofilms -- Culturing Microorganisms -- Clinical Sampling -- Obtaining Pure Cultures -- Culture Media -- Special Culture Techniques --
Contents note continued: Preserving Cultures -- Growth of Microbial Populations -- Mathematical Considerations in Population Growth -- Generation Time -- Phases of Microbial Growth -- Measuring Microbial Reproduction -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 7 Microbial Genetics -- The Structure and Replication of Genomes -- The Structure of Nucleic Acids -- The Structure of Prokaryotic Genomes -- The Structure of Eukaryotic Genomes -- DNA Replication -- Gene Function -- The Relationship Between Genotype and Phenotype -- The Transfer of Genetic Information -- The Events in Transcription -- Translation -- Regulation of Genetic Expression -- Mutations of Genes -- Types of Mutations -- Effects of Mutations -- Mutagens -- Frequency of Mutation -- DNA Repair -- Identifying Mutants, Mutagens, and Carcinogens -- Genetic Recombination and Transfer -- Horizontal Gene Transfer Among Prokaryotes -- Transposons and Transposition --
Contents note continued: Systemic Mycoses Caused by Pathogenic Fungi -- Histoplasmosis -- Blastomycosis -- Coccidioidomycosis -- Paracoccidioidomycosis -- Systemic Mycoses Caused by Opportunistic Fungi -- Pneumocystis Pneumonia -- Candidiasis -- Aspergillosis -- Cryptococcosis -- Zygomycoses -- The Emergence of Fungal Opportunists in AIDS Patients -- Superficial, Cutaneous, and Subcutaneous Mycoses -- Superficial Mycoses -- Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Mycoses -- Fungal Intoxications and Allergies -- Mycotoxicoses -- Mushroom Poisoning (Mycetismus) -- Allergies to Fungi -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 23 Parasitic Protozoa, Helminths, and Arthropod Vectors -- Protozoan Parasites of Humans -- Ciliates -- Amoebae -- Flagellates -- Apicomplexans -- Helminthic Parasites of Humans -- Cestodes -- Trematodes -- Nematodes -- Arthropod Vectors -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking --
Contents note continued: The History of Antimicrobial Agents -- Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Action -- Inhibition of Cell Wall Synthesis -- Inhibition of Protein Synthesis -- Disruption of Cytoplasmic Membranes -- Inhibition of Metabolic Pathways -- Inhibition of Nucleic Acid Synthesis -- Prevention of Virus Attachment -- Clinical Considerations in Prescribing Antimicrobial Drugs -- Spectrum of Action -- Efficacy -- Routes of Administration -- Safety and Side Effects -- Resistance to Antimicrobial Drugs -- The Development of Resistance in Populations -- Mechanisms of Resistance -- Multiple Resistance and Cross Resistance -- Retarding Resistance -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 11 Characterizing and Classifying Prokaryotes -- General Characteristics of Prokaryotic Organisms -- Morphology of Prokaryotic Cells -- Reproduction of Prokaryotic Cells -- Arrangements of Prokaryotic Cells -- Endospores --
Contents note continued: The Roles of Microorganisms in Food Production -- The Causes and Prevention of Food Spoilage -- Foodborne Illnesses -- Industrial Microbiology -- The Roles of Microbes in Industrial Fermentations -- Industrial Products of Microorganisms -- Water Treatment -- Environmental Microbiology -- Microbial Ecology -- Bioremediation -- The Problem of Acid Mine Drainage -- The Roles of Microorganisms in Biogeochemical Cycles -- Soil Microbiology -- Aquatic Microbiology -- Biological Warfare and Bioterrorism -- Assessing Microorganisms as Potential Agents of Warfare or Terror -- Known Microbial Threats -- Defense Against Bioterrorism -- The Roles of Recombinant Genetic Technology in Bioterrorism -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking
Contents note continued: The Tissues and Organs of the Lymphatic System -- Antigens -- B Lymphocytes (B Cells) and Antibodies -- T Lymphocytes (T Cells) -- Clonal Deletion -- Immune Response Cytokines -- Preparation for an Adaptive Immune Response -- The Roles of the Major Histocompatibility Complex -- Antigen Processing -- Cell-Mediated Immune Responses -- Activation of T Cell Clones and Their Functions -- The Perforin-Granzyme Cytotoxic Pathway -- The CD95 Cytotoxic Pathway -- Memory T Cells -- T Cell Regulation -- Humoral Immune Responses -- Inducement of T-Independent Humoral Immunity -- Inducement of T-Dependent Humoral Immunity with Clonal Selection -- Memory B Cells and the Establishment of Immunological Memory -- Types of Acquired Immunity -- Naturally Acquired Active Immunity -- Naturally Acquired Passive Immunity -- Artificially Acquired Active Immunity -- Artificially Acquired Passive Immunotherapy -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping --
Contents note continued: Water -- Acids and Bases -- Salts -- Organic Macromolecules -- Functional Groups -- Lipids -- Carbohydrates -- Proteins -- Nucleic Acids -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 3 Cell Structure and Function -- Processes of Life -- Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells: An Overview -- External Structures of Bacterial Cells -- Glycocalyces -- Flagella -- Fimbriae and Pili -- Bacterial Cell Walls -- Gram-Positive Bacterial Cell Walls -- Gram-Negative Bacterial Cell Walls -- Bacteria Without Cell Walls -- Bacterial Cytoplasmic Membranes -- Structure -- Function -- Cytoplasm of Bacteria -- Cytosol -- Inclusions -- Endospores -- Nonmembranous Organelles -- External Structures of Archaea -- Glycocalyces -- Flagella -- Fimbriae and Hami -- Archaeal Cell Walls and Cytoplasmic Membranes -- Cytoplasm of Archaea -- External Structure of Eukaryotic Cells -- Glycocalyces -- Eukaryotic Cell Walls and Cytoplasmic Membranes --
Contents note continued: Water Molds -- Other Eukaryotes of Microbiological interest: Parasitic Helminths and Vectors -- Arachnids -- Insects -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 13 Characterizing and Classifying Viruses, Viroids, and Prions -- Characteristics of Viruses -- Genetic Material of Viruses -- Hosts of Viruses -- Sizes of Viruses -- Capsid Morphology -- Viral Shapes -- The Viral Envelope -- Classification of Viruses -- Viral Replication -- Lytic Replication of Bacteriophages -- Lysogeny -- Replication of Animal Viruses -- The Role of Viruses in Cancer -- Culturing Viruses in the Laboratory -- Culturing Viruses in Mature Organisms -- Culturing Viruses in Embryonated Chicken Eggs -- Culturing Viruses in Cell (Tissue) Culture -- Are Viruses Alive? -- Other Parasitic Particles: Viroids and Prions -- Characteristics of Viroids -- Characteristics of Prions -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping --
Contents note continued: ch. 24 Pathogenic DNA Viruses -- Poxviridae -- Smallpox -- Molluscum Contagiosum -- Other Poxvirus Infections -- Herpesviridae -- Infections of Human Herpesvirus 1 and 2 -- Human Herpesvirus 3 (Varicella-Zoster Virus) Infections -- Human Herpesvirus 4 (Epstein-Barr Virus) Infections -- Human Herpesvirus 5 (Cytomegalovirus) Infections -- Other Herpesvirus Infections -- Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae -- Papillomavirus Infections -- Polyomavirus Infections -- Adenoviridae -- Hepadnaviridae -- Hepatitis B Infections -- The Role of Hepatitis B Virus in Hepatic Cancer -- Parvoviridae -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 25 Pathogenic RNA Viruses -- Naked, Positive ssRNA Viruses: Picornaviridae, Caliciviridae, Astroviridae, and Hepeviridae -- Common Colds Causes by Rhinoviruses -- Diseases of Enteroviruses -- Hepatitis A -- Acute Gastroenteritis -- Hepatitis E --
Contents note continued: ch. 9 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Environment -- Basic Principles of Microbial Control -- Terminology of Microbial Control -- Microbial Death Rates -- Action of Antimicrobial Agents -- The Selection of Microbial Control Methods -- Factors Affecting the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Methods -- Methods for Evaluating Disinfectants and Antiseptics -- Physical Methods of Microbial Control -- Heat-Related Methods -- Refrigeration and Freezing -- Desiccation and Lyophilization -- Filtration -- Osmotic Pressure -- Radiation -- Biosafety Levels -- Chemical Methods of Microbial Control -- Phenol and Phenolics -- Alcohols -- Halogens -- Oxidizing Agents -- Surfactants -- Heavy Metals -- Aldehydes -- Gaseous Agents -- Enzymes -- Antimicrobials -- Development of Resistant Microbes -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Concept Mapping -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 10 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Body: Antimicrobial Drugs --
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 A Brief History of Microbiology -- The Early Years of Microbiology -- What Does Life Really Look Like? -- How Can Microbes Be Classified? -- The Golden Age of Microbiology -- Does Microbial Life Spontoneously Generate? -- What Causes Fermentation? -- What Causes Disease? -- How Can We Prevent Infection and Disease? -- The Modern Age of Microbiology -- What Are the Basic Chemical Reactions of Life? -- How Do Genes Work? -- What Roles Do Microorganisms Play in the Environment? -- How Do We Defend Against Disease? -- What Will the Future Hold? -- Chapter Summary -- Questions for Review -- Critical Thinking -- ch. 2 The Chemistry of Microbiology -- Atoms -- Atomic Structure -- Isotopes -- Electron Configurations -- Chemical Bonds -- Nonpolar Covalent Bonds -- Polar Covalent Bonds -- Ionic Bonds -- Hydrogen Bonds -- Chemical Reactions -- Synthesis Reactions -- Decomposition Reactions -- Exchange Reactions -- Water, Acids, Bases, and Salts --
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Donated by Mrs Joan Brewer AM for the Library Bookplate appeal 2008 Mrs Joan Brewer AM
Subject Medical microbiology.
Microbiological Phenomena
Microbiological techniques
Microbiology.
Microbiological Phenomena.
Microbiological Techniques.
Author Cosby, Cecily D.
Machunis-Masuoka, Elizabeth.
Montgomery, Jean E.
LC no. 2009038226
ISBN 0321640438 (student edition)
0321667662
9780321640437 (student edition)
9780321667663