Fundamentals of microbiology / [electronic resource] I. Edward Alcamo.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Foundations of microbiology -- The development of microbiology -- Principles of chemistry -- Basic concepts of microbiology -- pt. 2. The bacteria -- Anatomy and growth of bacteria -- Bacterial metabolism -- Bacterial genetics -- pt. 3. Bacterial diseases of humans -- Airborne bacterial diseases -- Foodborne and waterborne bacterial diseases -- Soilborne and arthropodborne bacterial diseases -- Sexually transmitted, contact, and miscellaneous bacterial diseases -- pt. 4. Other microorganisms -- The viruses -- Pneumotropic and dermotropic viral diseases -- Viscerotropic and neurotropic viral diseases -- The fungi -- The protozoa -- The multicellular parasites -- pt. 5. Disease and resistance -- Infection and disease -- Resistance and the immune system -- Immunity and serology -- Immune disorders -- pt. 6. Control of microorganisms -- Physical control of microorganisms -- Physical control of microorganisms -- Chemotherapeutic agents and antibiotics -- pt. 7. Microbiology and public health -- Microbiology of food -- Microbiology of milk and dairy products -- Microbiology of water -- Industrial microbiology.