Tortora, Gerard J. <br/><br/>
Microbiology: an introduction/ 
Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case. 
 - 9th ed. 
 - New Delhi:  Pearson Education,  2008. 
 - xxvi, 958 p. :  ill. ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>I. FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY <br/>1. The Microbial World and You <br/>2. Chemical Principles <br/>3. Observing Microorganisms Through a Microscope <br/>4. Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells <br/>5. Microbial Metabolism <br/>6. Microbial Growth <br/>7. The Control of Microbial Growth <br/>8. Microbial Genetics <br/>9. Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA <br/>II. A SURVEY OF THE MICROBIAL WORLD<br/>10. Classification of Microorganisms<br/>11. The Prokaryotes: Domains Bacteria and Archaea<br/>12. The Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Helminths<br/>13. Viruses, Viroids, and Prions <br/>III. INTERACTION BETWEEN MICROBE AND HOST<br/>14. Principles of Disease and Epidemiology<br/>15. Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity<br/>16. Innate Immunity: Nonspecific Defenses of the Host<br/>17. Adaptive Immunity: Specific Defenses of the Host<br/>18. Practical Applications of Immunology<br/>19. Disorders Associated with the Immune System<br/>20. Antimicrobial Drugs <br/>IV. MICROORGANISMS AND HUMAN DISEASE<br/>21. Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Eyes<br/>22. Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System<br/>23. Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems<br/>24. Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System<br/>25. Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System<br/>26. Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems <br/>V. ENVIRONMENTAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY<br/>27. Environmental Microbiology <br/>28. Applied and Industrial Microbiology 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788131722329 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Microbiology.<br/>Microbial metabolism.<br/>Microbial genetics.<br/>Biotechnology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>579  / TOR/M