Microbiology: A Human Perspective -

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Biographie:
Although no longer an active member of the author team, Eugene (Gene) Nester wrote the original version of the present text with Evans Roberts and Nancy Pearsall more than 30 years ago. That text, Microbiology: Molecules, Microbes and Man, pioneered the organ system approach to the study of infectious disease, and was developed specifically for allied health sciences. Gene did his undergraduate work at Cornell and received his Ph.D. in microbiology from Case Western University. He then did postdoctoral work in the Department of Genetics at Stanford University with Joshua Lederberg. Following that, he joined the faculty in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Washington, where he remains active as an emeritus member. His laboratory demonstrated that Agrobacterium transfers DNA into plant cells-the basis for the disease crown gall-a system of gene transfer that has become a cornerstone of plant biotechnology. In recognition of his work, he was awarded the Australia Prize and the Cetus Prize in Biotechnology, and was elected to fellowship in the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Microbiology, and the National Academy of Sciences in India.

Sommaire:
<h3>Chapter 1: Humans and the Microbial World <h3>Chapter 2: The Molecules of Life <h3>Chapter 3: Microscopy and Cell Structure <h3>Chapter 4: Dynamics of Prokaryotic Growth <h3>Chapter 5: Control of Microbial Growth <h3>Chapter 6: Metabolism: Fueling Cell Growth <h3>Chapter 7: The Blueprint of Life, from DNA to Protein <h3>Chapter 8: Bacterial Genetics <h3>Chapter 9: Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA <h3>Chapter 10: Identification and Classification of Prokaryotes <h3>Chapter 11: The Diversity of Prokaryotic Organisms <h3>Chapter 12: The Eukaryotic Members of the Microbial World <h3>Chapter 13: Viruses, Viroids and Prions<h3>Chapter 14: The Innate Immune Response <h3>Chapter 15: The Adaptive Immune Response <h3>Chapter 16: Host-Microbe Interactions <h3>Chapter 17: Immunologic Disorders <h3>Chapter 18: Applications of Immune Responses <h3>Chapter 19: Epidemiology <h3>Chapter 20: Antimicrobial Medications <h3>Chapter 21: Respiratory System Infections <h3>Chapter 22: Skin Infections <h3>Chapter 23: Wound Infections <h3>Chapter 24: Digestive System Infections <h3>Chapter 25: Genitourinary Infections <h3>Chapter 26: Nervous System Infections <h3>Chapter 27: Blood and Lymphatic Infections <h3>Chapter 28: HIV Disease and Complications of Immunodeficiency <h3>Chapter 29: Microbial Ecology <h3>Chapter 30: Environmental Microbiology: Treatment of Water, Wastes, and Polluted Habitats <h3>Chapter 31: Food Microbiology <h4>Appendix I: Microbial Mathematics <h4>Appendix II: Pronunciation Key for Bacterial, Fungal, Protozoan, and Viral Names <h4>Appendix III: Metabolic Pathways <h4>Appendix IV: Answers to Multiple Choice Questions