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Chapter 1 – Humans and the Microbial World
Chapter 2 – The Molecules of Life
Chapter 3 – Microscopy and Cell Structure
Chapter 4 – Dynamics of Prokaryotic Growth
Chapter 5 – Control of Microbial Growth
Chapter 6 – Metabolism: Fueling Cell Growth
Chapter 7 – The Blueprint of Life, from DNA to Protein
Chapter 8 – Bacterial Genetics
Chapter 9 – Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA
Chapter 10 – Identification and Classification of Prokaryotes
Chapter 11 – The Diversity of Prokaryotic Organisms
Chapter 12 – The Eukaryotic Members of the Microbial World
Chapter 13 – Viruses of Bacteria
Chapter 14 – Viruses, Prions, and Viroids: Infectious Agents of Animal and Plants
Chapter 15 – The Innate Immune Response
Chapter 16 – The Adaptive Immune Response
Chapter 17 – Applications of Immune Responses
Chapter 18 – Immunologic Disorders
Chapter 19 – Host-Microbe Interactions
Chapter 20 – Epidemiology
Chapter 21 – Antimicrobial Medications
Chapter 22 – Skin Infections
Chapter 23 – Wound Infections
Chapter 24 – Respiratory System Infections
Chapter 25 – Digestive System Infections
Chapter 26 – Genitourinary Infections
Chapter 27 – Nervous Systems Infections
Chapter 28 – Blood and Lymphatic Infections
Chapter 29 – HIV Disease and Complications of Immunodeficiency
Chapter 30 – Microbial Ecology
Chapter 31 – Environmental Microbiology: Treatment of Water, Wastes, and Polluted Habitats
Chapter 32 – Food Microbiology

Appendix I – Microbial Mathematics
Appendix II – Microbial Terminology
Appendix III – Pronunciation Key for Bacterial, Fungal, Protozoan, and Viral Names
Appendix IV – Metabolic Pathways
Appendix V – Answers to Multiple Choice Questions

Glossary