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Table of Contents Chapter 1 A Brief History of Microbiology 2 Chapter 2 The Chemistry of Microbiology 19 Chapter 3 Cell Structure and Function 38 Chapter 4 Microscopy, Staining, and Classification 60 Chapter 5 Microbial Metabolism 80 Chapter 6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth 99 Chapter 7 Microbial Genetics 118 Chapter 8 Recombinant DNA Technology 137 Chapter 9 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Environment 155 Chapter 10 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Body - Antimicrobial Drugs 173 Chapter 11 Characterizing and Classifying Prokaryotes 192 Chapter 12 Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes 210 Chapter 13 Characterizing and Classifying Viruses, Viroids, and Prions 228 Chapter 14 Infection, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology 246 Chapter 15 Innate Immunity 265 Chapter 16 Adaptive Immunity 283 Chapter 17 Immunization and Immune Testing 302 Chapter 18 Immune Disorders 321 Chapter 19 Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Wounds 339 Chapter 20 Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System and Eyes 357 Chapter 21 Microbial Cardiovascular and Systemic Diseases 375 Chapter 22 Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System 393 Chapter 23 Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System 411 Chapter 24 Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems 429 Chapter 25 Applied and Industrial Microbiology 445 Chapter 26 Microbial Ecology and M
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