Microbiology / Lansing M. Prescott

Introduction to microbiology.-The history and scope of microbiology.-The study of microbial struture: microscopy and specimen preparation.-Procaryotic cell structure and function.-Eucaryotic cell structure and function.-Microbial growth and metabolism.-Microbial nutrition.-Microbial growth.-Metabolism: energy and enzymes.-Microbial genetics.-The control of microorganisms.-The viruses.-The diversity of the microbial world.-The nature of symbiotic associations.-Symbiotic associations: commensalism,.mutialism and normal microbiota of the human body.-Symbiotic associations: parasitism, pathogenicity amd resistance.-The fundamentals of immunology.-Microbial diseases.-Microorganisms and the environment.-Food and industrial microbiology.-