| Edition |
Seventh edition. |
| Description |
vii, 413 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Bacteria : Bacterial taxonomy ; Cell structures, virulence factors, and toxins ; Bacterial genetics -- Gram-positive bacteria : Streptococcus ; Staphylococcus ; Bacillus and Clostridium (spore-forming rods) ; Corynebacterium and Listeria (non-spore-forming rods) -- Gram-negative bacteria : Neisseria ; The enterics ; Hospital-acquired gram negatives ; Haemophilus, Bordetella, and Legionella ; Yersinia, Francisella, Brucella, and Pasteurella ; Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and friends ; Spirochetes -- Acid-fast bacteria : Mycobacterium -- Bacteria without cell walls : Mycoplasma -- Anti-bacterial medications : Penicillin family antibiotics ; Anti-ribosomal antibiotics ; Anti-TB and anti-leprosy antibiotics ; Miscellaneous antibiotics -- pt. 2. Fungi : The fungi ; Anti-fungal medications -- pt. 3. Viruses : Viral replication and taxonomy ; Orthomyxo and Paramyxoviridae ; Hepatitis Veridae ; Retroveridae, HIV, and AIDS ; Herpesviridae (contributing author: John Beigel) ; Rest of the DNA viruses ; Rest of the RNA viruses (contributing authors: Amy Guillet Agrawal and John Beigel ; Anti-viral medications -- pt. 4. Parasites : Protozoans ; Helminths -- pt. 5. Very strange critters : Prions (contributing author: Hans Henrik Larsen) -- pt. 6. The end : Antimicrobial resistance: one step toward the post-antibiotic era? (contributing authors, Amesh A. Adalja, Luciano Borio, and Clarence Lam) ; The agents of bioterrorism (contributing authors: Luciana Borio and Clarence Lam) ; Emerging infectious diseases (contributing authors: Amesh A Adalji and C. Scott Mahan) -- Bioterrorism defense updates : http://www.medmaster.net/BioterrorismDefense.html -- Atlas of microbiology : http://www.medmaster.net (free download) -- Index. |
| Subject |
Diagnostic microbiology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Medical microbiology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Microbiology.
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Fungi.
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Viruses -- Classification.
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Parasites.
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Bacteria -- Classification.
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Microbiology.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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| Added Author |
Mahan, C. Scott, http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014047548 author.
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Trattler, Bill, http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95092225 author.
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| ISBN |
9781935660330 |
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1935660330 |
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