a clinical approach Cowan, M. Kelly. creator Bunn, Jennifer RN Atlas, Ronald M. 1946- Smith, Heidi. text nyu New York McGraw-Hill Education c2016 2016 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xx, 655, [43] p. : col. ill. Introduction to microbes and their building blocks -- Tools of the laboratory: methods for the culturing and microscopic analysis of microorganisms -- Bacteria and archaea -- Eukaryotic cells and microorganisms -- Viral structure and life cycles -- Microbial nutrition and growth -- Microbial metabolism -- Microbial genetics and genetic engineering -- Physical and chemical control of microbes -- Antimicrobial treatment -- Interactions between microbes and humans -- Host defenses I: overview and nonspecific defenses -- Host defenses II: specific immunity and immunization -- Disorders in immunity -- Diagnosing infections -- Infectious diseases affecting the skin and eyes -- Infectious diseases affecting the nervous system -- Infectious diseases affecting the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems -- Infectious diseases affecting the respiratory systems -- Infectious diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract -- Infectious diseases affecting the genitourinary system -- One health: the interconnected health of the environment, humans, and other animals. Marjorie Kelly Cowan ; with Jennifer Bunn, Ronald M. Atlas, Heidi Smith. Includes index. Microbiological phenomena QW4 .C696 2016 9781259252334 1259252337 210330 ocn886881211