Textbook of Microbiology (ePub)

The book presents the core concepts of microbiology with a focus on applications for careers in allied health. The pedagogical features of the text make the material interesting and accessible while maintaining the career-application focus and scientific rigor inherent in the subject matter. Microbiology's art program enhances students' understanding of concepts through clear and effective illustrations, diagrams, and photographs.

CONTENTS


1.MICROBIOLOGY AND THEIR HISTORY

2.MICROSCOPY

3.DISTRIBUTION OF MICROORGANISMS
4.CLASSIFICATION AND DENTIFICATION METHODS OF MICROORGANISMS
5.THE METHODS IN MICROBIOLOGY

6.PROKARYOTIC CELLS AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS

7.NUCLEIC ACIDS
8.THE BACTERIA

9.BACTERIAL GENETICS

10.NUTRITION AND GROWTH OF BACTERIA



11.CULTIVATION OF BACTERIA IN CULTURE MEDIA

12.ACTINOMYCETES

13.PSEUDOMONAS, AND VIBRIO XANTHOMONAS

14.ENTEROBACTERIACEAE...165

15.RICKETTSIA


16.ARCHAEBACTERIA
17.MYCOPLASMAS
18.THE CHLAMYDIA

19.BACTERIOPHAGES..........214

20.TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS (TMV

22. POTATO VIRUS


23. MYCOVIRUSES

24. CYANOPHAGES
25. TYPES OF VIRAL INFECTIONS

26. REOVIRUSES


27. RETROVIRUS


28. ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF VIRUSES AND COMPONENTS


29. THE MYCOSES

30. SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES OR DERMATOPHYTOSIS

31. CANDIDIASIS

32. MUCORMYCOSIS

33. ASPERGILLOSIS

34. PREDACEOUS FUNGI


35. BIOFERTILIZER

36. MYCORRHIZA



37. IMMUNOLOGY AND VACCINE

38. MICROBIOLOGY OF AIR
39. WATER MICROBIOLOGY

40. SOIL MICROORGANISMS

41. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

42. FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

43. INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY
44. PETROLEUM MICROBIOLOGY

45. SCOPE AND APPLICATIONS OF MICROBIOLOGY

46. MICROBIOLOGY MCQ & ANSWERS

47. TERMINOLOGY

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