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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

Are you an explorer? If you look closely, you'll find microbiology everywhere-around you and within you. Everyday objects can host extraordinary microbes. The world is full of wonders, but to the microbiologist there are wonderful worlds within our own that the naked eye will never see. As a microbial explorer, you'll discover how amazing microbial worlds can be! The fourth edition of Microbiology: Principles and Explorations helps you find and understand these hidden worlds.

This book can help you learn microbiology more efficiently. Some students race through their texts, highlighting things that they feel might be important, but they never really assimilate the information into their long-term memory. Learning microbiology requires you first to learn a new vocabulary. The second phase of learning involves understanding basic concepts and relating those concepts to other concepts. The third phase of learning involves applying concepts to the world around you. Whether your future career requires a microbiology course or not, this course will help you understand that microbiology is everywhere.

(Extracted from the back cover).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Brief Contents.
-Contents

-List of Boxes.

-Preface.

-Unit I. Microbiology-The Fundamentals.

-1. Scope and History of Microbiology.
-2. Fundaments of Chemistry.
-3. Microscopy and Staining.
-4. Characteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells.

-Unit II. Microbial Metabolism, Growth, and Genetics.

-5. Essential Concepts of Metabolism.
-6. Growth and Culturing of Bacteria.
-7. Microbial Genetics.
-8. Recombinant DNA and Genetic Engineering.

-Unit III. The Roster of Microbes and Multicellular Parasites.

-9. An Introduction to Taxonomy: The Bacteria.
-10. Viruses.
-11. Eukaryotic Microorganisms and Parasites.

-Unit IV. Control of Microorganisms.

-12. Sterilization and Desinfection.
-13. Antimicrobial Therapy.

-Unit V. Host-Microbe Interacions.

-14. Host-Microbe Relationships and Disease Processes.
-15. Epidemiology and Nosocomial Infections.
-16. Nonspecific Host Defenses and Host Systems.
-17. Immunology I: Basic Principles of Specific Immunity and Immunization.
-18. Immunology II: Immonological Disorders and Tests.

Unit VI. Infectious Diseases of Human Organ Systems.

-19. Diseases of the Skin and Eyes; Wounds and Bites.
-20. Urogenital and Sexually Transmited Diseases.
-21. Diseases of the Respiratory System.
-22. Oral and Gastrointestinal Diseases.
-23. Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, and Systemic Diseases.
-24. Diseases of the Nervous System.

Unit VII. Environmental and Applied Microbiology.

-25. Environmental Microbiology.
-26. Applied MIcrobiology.

-Appendices.

-A. Metric System Measurements, Conversions, and Math Tools.
-B. Classification of Bacteria and Viruses.
-C. Word Roots Commonly Encountered in Microbiology.
-D. Safety Precautions in the Handling of Clinical Specimens.
-E. Metabolic Pathways.

-Glossary/Index.

-Photo Credits.