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| Introduction to Microbiology | |
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| Microbiology: The Science | |
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| What is Microbiology? | |
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| Why Study Microbiology? | |
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| Careers in Microbiology | |
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| First Microorganisms on Earth | |
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| Earliest Known Infectious Diseases | |
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| Pioneers in the Science of Microbiology | |
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| Microscopy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Using the Metric System to Express the Sizes of Microorganisms | |
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| Microscopes | |
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| Introduction to Microorganisms | |
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| Cell Structure and Taxonomy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Eucaryotic Cell Structure | |
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| Procaryotic Cell Structure | |
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| Recap of Structural Differences Between Procaryotic and Eucaryotic Cells | |
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| Reproduction of Organisms and Their Cells | |
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| Taxonomy | |
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| Determining Relatedness Among Organisms | |
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| Diversity of Microorganisms Part 1: Acellular and Procaryotic Microbes | |
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| Categories of Microorganisms | |
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| Acellular Infectious Agents | |
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| The Domain Bacteria | |
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| The Domain Archaea | |
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| Diversity of Microorganisms Part 2. Eucaryotic Microbes | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Algae | |
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| Protozoa | |
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| Fungi | |
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| Lichens | |
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| Slime Molds | |
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| Chemical and Genetic Aspects of Microorganisms | |
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| Biochemistry: The Chemistry of Life | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Organic Chemistry | |
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| Biochemistry | |
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| Microbial Physiology and Genetics | |
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| Microbial Physiology | |
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| Metabolic Enzymes | |
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| Metabolism | |
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| Bacterial Genetics | |
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| Genetic Engineering | |
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| Controlling Microbial Growth in Vitro | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Factors that Affect Microbial Growth | |
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| Encouraging the Growth of Microorganisms in Vitro | |
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| Inhibiting the Growth of Microorganisms in Vitro | |
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| Using Antimicrobial Agents to Control Microbial Growth in Vivo | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Ideal Qualities of an Antimicrobial Agent | |
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| How Antimicrobial Agents Work | |
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| Antibacterial Agents | |
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| Antifungal Agents | |
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| Antiprotozoal Agents | |
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| Antiviral Agents | |
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| Drug Resistance | |
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| What Physicians and Patients can do to Help in the War Against Drug Resistance | |
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| Empirical Therapy | |
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| Undesirable Effects of Antimicrobial Agents | |
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| Concluding Remarks | |
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| Environmental Microbiology | |
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| Microbial Ecology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Symbiotic Relationships Involving Microorganisms | |
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| Indigenous Microflora of Humans | |
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| Beneficial and Harmful Roles of Indigenous Microflora | |
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| Microbial Communities | |
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| Agricultural Microbiology | |
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| Biotechnology | |
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| Bioremediation | |
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| Epidemiology and Public Health | |
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| Epidemiology | |
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| Interactions Among Pathogens, Hosts, and the Environment | |
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| Chain of Infection | |
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| Reservoirs of Infection | |
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| Modes of Transmission | |
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| Public Health Agencies | |
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| Bioterrorist and Biological Warfare Agents | |
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| Water Supplies and Sewage Disposal | |
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| Microbiology in Healthcare Facilities | |
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| Healthcare Epidemiology: Nosocomial Infections and Infection Control | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Nosocomial Infections | |
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| Infection Control | |
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| Concluding Remarks | |
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| Diagnosing Infectious Diseases | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Clinical Specimens | |
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| The Pathology Department ("the Lab") | |
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| The Clinical Microbiology Laboratory | |
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| Pathogenicity and Host Defense Mechanisms | |
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| Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Localized Versus Systemic Infections | |
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| Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Diseases | |
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| Symptoms of a Disease Versus Signs of a Disease | |
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| Latent Infections | |
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| Primary Versus Secondary Infections | |
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| Steps in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases | |
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| Virulence | |
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| Virulence Factors (Attributes that Enable Pathogens to Attach, Escape Destruction, and Cause Disease) | |
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| Nonspecific Host Defense Mechanisms | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Nonspecific Host Defense Mechanisms | |
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| First Line of Defense | |
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| Second Line of Defense | |
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| Specific Host Defense Mechanisms: An Introduction to Immunology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Immunity | |
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| Humoral Immunity | |
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| Cell-Mediated Immunity | |
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| Hypersensitivity and Hypersensitivity Reactions | |
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| Immunosuppression | |
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| Immunology Laboratory | |
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| Infectious Diseases | |
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| Major Viral, Bacterial, and Fungal Diseases of Humans | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Infectious Diseases of the Skin | |
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| Infectious Diseases of the Ears | |
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| Infectious Diseases of the Eyes | |
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| Infectious Diseases of the Respiratory System | |
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| Infectious Diseases of the Oral Cavity (Mouth) | |
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| Infectious Diseases of the Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract | |
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| Infectious Diseases of the Genitourinary (GU) System | |
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| Infectious Diseases of the Circulatory System | |
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| Infectious Diseases of the Central Nervous System (CNS) | |
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| Appropriate Therapy for Viral, Bacterial, and Fungal Infections | |
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| Major Parasitic Diseases of Humans: An Introduction to Medical Parasitology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Parasitic Protozoa | |
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| Protozoal Infections of Humans | |
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| Helminths | |
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| Helminth Infections of Humans | |
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| Appropriate Therapy for Parasitic Diseases | |
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| Arthropods | |
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| Compendium of Important Bacterial Pathogens of Humans | |
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| Useful Conversions | |
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| Index | |