Previously published: Fundamentals of microbiology / Edward I. Alcamo. 6th ed. Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Foundations of microbiology --;Microbiology: then and now --;Chemical building blocks of life --;Basic concepts of microbiology --;Bacteria --;Bacterial structure and growth --;Bacterial metabolism --;Bacterial genetics --;Genetic engineering and bacterial genomics --;Bacterial diseases of humans --;Airborne bacterial diseases --;Foodborne and waterborne bacterial diseases --;Soilborne and anthropodborne bacterial diseases --;Sexually transmitted, contact, and miscellaneous bacterial diseases --;Other microorganisms --;Viruses and virus-like agents --;Pneumotropic and dermotropic viral diseases --;Viscerotropic and neurotropic viral diseases --;Fungi --;Protozoa --;Multicellular parasites --;Infection and disease --;Infection and disease --;Resistance and the immune system --;Immunity and serology --;Immune disorders --;Control of microorganisms --;Physical control of microorganisms --;Chemical control of microorganisms --;Chemotherapeutic agents and antibiotics --;Microbiology and public health --;Microbiology of foods --;Environmental microbiology --;Industrial microbiology and biotechnology --;Index. Pt. 1.;1.;2.;3.;Pt. 2.;4.;5.;6.;7.;Pt. 3.;8.;9.;10.;11.;Pt. 4.;12.;13.;14.;15.;16.;17.;Pt. 5.;18.;19.;20.;21.;Pt. 6.;22.;23.;24.;Pt. 7.;25.;26.;27.