Brief Contents:

1. A Brief History of Microbiology 1
2. The Chemistry of Microbiology 25
3. Cell Structure and Function 55
4. Microscopy, Staining, and Classification 93
5. Microbial Metabolism 123
6. Microbial Nutrition and Growth 165
7. Microbial Genetics 196
8. Recombinant DNA Technology 239
9. Controlling Microbial Growth in the Environment 261
10. Controlling Microbial Growth in the Body:
Antimicrobial Drugs 286
11. Characterizing and Classifying Prokaryotes 315
12. Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes 343
13. Characterizing and Classifying Viruses, Viroids,
And Prions 377
14. Infection, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology 404
15. Innate Immunity 437
16. Specific Defense: Adaptive Immunity 461
17. Immunization and Immune Testing 485
18. Hypersensitivities, Autoimmune Diseases, and
Immune Deficiencies 507
19. Pathogenic Gram-Positive Cocci and Bacilli 529
20. Pathogenic Gram-Negative Cocci and Bacilli 564
21. Mycoplasmas, Rickettsias, Chlamydias, Spirochetes,
and Vibrios 594
22. Pathogenic Fungi 622
23. Parasitic Protozoa, Helminths, and Arthropod Vectors 648
24. Pathogenic DNA Viruses 679
25. Pathogenic RNA Viruses 703
26. Applied and Environmental microbiology 742