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xxxi, 781 pages, 75 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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 -- |
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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.
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Microbiological Phenomena
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Microbiological techniques
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Microbiology.
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Microbiological Phenomena.
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Microbiological Techniques.
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Author |
Cosby, Cecily D.
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Machunis-Masuoka, Elizabeth.
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Montgomery, Jean E.
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LC no. |
2009038226 |
ISBN |
0321640438 (student edition) |
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0321667662 |
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9780321640437 (student edition) |
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9780321667663 |
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