TY - BOOK AU - Cowan,M.Kelly AU - Smith,Heidi TI - Microbiology: a systems approach SN - 9781260571516 (alk. paper) AV - QR41.2 .C69 2021 U1 - 579 23 PY - 2021/// CY - New York, NY PB - McGraw-Hill Education KW - Microbiology KW - Textbooks N1 - Includes index; The main themes of microbiology -- The chemistry of biology -- Tools of the laboratory : methods for the culturing and microscopic analysis of -- Microorganisms -- Bacteria and archaea -- Eukaryotic cells and microorganisms -- An introduction to the viruses -- Microbial nutrition, ecology, and growth -- Microbial metabolism : the chemical crossroads of life -- Microbial genetics -- Genetic engineering and recombinant DNA -- Physical and chemical control of microbes -- Antimicrobial treatment -- Microbe-human interactions : health and disease -- Host defenses I : overview and nonspecific defenses -- Host defenses II : specific immunity and immunization; Disorders in immunity -- Diagnosing infections -- Infectious diseases affecting the skin and eyes -- Infectious diseases affecting the nervous system -- Infectious diseases affecting the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems -- Infectious diseases affecting the respiratory system -- Infectious diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract -- Infectious diseases affecting the genitourinary system -- Microbes and the environment -- Applied microbiology and food and water safety ER -