Alcamo's Fundamentals of Microbiology. 7th Edition

by Jeffrey C. Pommerville

Overview

The seventh edition of this classic text, now with a new title to honor the late Professor Ed Alcamo, is filled with updated content, new pedagogical features, an enhanced art program, and updated student and instructor supplements. Revised by Jeffrey C. Pommerville, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Microbiology at Glendale Community College, Alcamo's Fundamentals of Microbiology, Seventh Edition retains the signature Alcamo style, its friendly tone, personal writing style, student-friendly organization, and emphasis on real-world applications. Professor Pommerville has added material to keep pace with new developments in the field such as a new chapter covering genetic engineering and bacterial genomics and the latest information on emerging infectious diseases. Alcamo's continues to be the ideal microbiology text for nursing and allied health students and is suitable also for other non-majors microbiology courses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763700676
Publisher:	Jones & Barlett Learning
Publication date:	02/27/2004
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	1120
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.50(d)

Table of Contents

Part 1	Foundations of Microbiology	xxx
Chapter 1	Microbiology: Then and Now	3
Chapter 2	Chemical Building Blocks of Life	44
Chapter 3	Basic Concepts of Microbiology	76
Part 2	The Bacteria	118
Chapter 4	Bacterial Structure and Growth	121
Chapter 5	Bacterial Metabolism	161
Chapter 6	Bacterial Genetics	195
Chapter 7	Genetic Engineering and Bacterial Genomics	230
Part 3	Bacterial Diseases of Humans	270
Chapter 8	Airborne Bacterial Diseases	273
Chapter 9	Foodborne and Waterborne Bacterial Diseases	307
Chapter 10	Soilborne and Arthropodborne Diseases	343
Chapter 11	Sexually Transmitted, Contact, and Miscellaneous Bacterial Diseases	376
Part 4	Other Microorganisms	418
Chapter 12	The Viruses and Virus-like Agents	421
Chapter 13	Pneumotropic and Dermotropic Viral Diseases	469
Chapter 14	Viscerotropic and Neurotropic Viral Diseases	507
Chapter 15	The Fungi	555
Chapter 16	The Protozoa	594
Chapter 17	The Multicellular Parasites	631
Part 5	Disease and Resistance	656
Chapter 18	Infection and Disease	659
Chapter 19	Resistance and the Immune System	699
Chapter 20	Immunity and Serology	742
Chapter 21	Immune Disorders	780
Part 6	Control of Microorganisms	820
Chapter 22	Physical Control of Microorganisms	823
Chapter 23	Chemical Control of Microorganisms	849
Chapter 24	Chemotherapeutic Agents and Antibiotics	877
Part 7	Microbiology and Public Health	912
Chapter 25	Microbiology of Foods	915
Chapter 26	Environmental Microbiology	949
Chapter 27	Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology	976
	Appendices	A1
	Glossary	G1
	Index	I1
	Photo Acknowledgments