I. FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY
1. The Microbial World and You
2. Chemical Principles
3. Observing Microorganisms Through a Microscope
4. Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
5. Microbial Metabolism
6. Microbial Growth
7. The Control of Microbial Growth
8. Microbial Genetics
9. Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA
II. A SURVEY OF THE MICROBIAL WORLD
10. Classification of Microorganisms
11. The Prokaryotes: Domains Bacteria and Archaea
12. The Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Helminths
13. Viruses, Viroids, and Prions
III. INTERACTION BETWEEN MICROBE AND HOST
14. Principles of Disease and Epidemiology
15. Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
16. Innate Immunity: Nonspecific Defenses of the Host
17. Adaptive Immunity: Specific Defenses of the Host
18. Practical Applications of Immunology
19. Disorders Associated with the Immune System
20. Antimicrobial Drugs
IV. MICROORGANISMS AND HUMAN DISEASE
21. Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Eyes
22. Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System
23. Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
24. Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System
25. Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System
26. Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems
V. ENVIRONMENTAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
27. Environmental Microbiology
28. Applied and Industrial Microbiology
Appendix A: Metabolic Pathways
Appendix B: Exponents, Exponential Notation, Logarithms, and Generation Time
Appendix C: Methods for Taking Clinical Samples
Appendix D: Pronunciation of Scientific Names
Appendix E: Word Roots Used in Microbiology
Appendix F: Classification of Bacteria According to Bergey’s Manual
Gerard J. Tortora is a professor of biology and teaches
microbiology, human anatomy, and physiology at Bergen Community
College in Paramus, New Jersey. He received his M.A. in Biology
from Montclair State College in 1965. He belongs to numerous
biology/microbiology organizations, such as the American Society of
Microbiology (ASM), Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS),
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS),
National Education Association (NEA), New Jersey Educational
Association (NJEA), and the Metropolitan Association of College and
University Biologists (MACUB). Jerry is the author of a number of
biological science textbooks. In 1995, he was selected as one of
the finest faculty scholars at Bergen Community College and was
named Distinguished Faculty Scholar. In 1996, Jerry received a
National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD)
excellence award from the University of Texas and was selected to
represent Bergen Community College in a campaign to increase
awareness of the contributions of community colleges to higher
education.
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Berdell R. Funke received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in
microbiology from Kansas State University. He has spent his
professional years as a professor of microbiology at North Dakota
State University. He taught introductory microbiology, including
laboratory sections, general microbiology, food microbiology, soil
microbiology, clinical parasitology, and pathogenic microbiology.
As a research scientist in the Experiment Station at North Dakota
State, he has published numerous papers on soil microbiology and
food microbiology.
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Christine L. Case is a registered microbiologist and a
professor of microbiology at Skyline College in San Bruno,
California, where she has taught for the past 38 years. She
received her EdD. in curriculum and instruction from Nova
Southeastern University and her M.A. in microbiology from San
Francisco State University. She was Director for the Society for
Industrial Microbiology (SIM). She received the ASM and California
Hayward outstanding educator awards. In addition to teaching, Chris
contributes regularly to professional literature, develops
innovative educational methodologies, and maintains a personal and
professional commitment to conservation and the importance of
science in society. Chris is also an avid photographer, and many of
her photographs appear in this book.
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