Modern microbiology : principles and applications / Edward A. Birge.
By: Birge, Edward A. (Edward Asahel).
Material type: BookPublisher: Dubuque, IA : Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1992Description: xviii, 476 p,[9] p of plates : ill(some col.) ; 26 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0697076288.Subject(s): Microbiology | Medical microbiologyDDC classification: 576Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 576 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00056510 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1 The world of microorganisms: Beginnings of microbiology -- Descriptive traits of microorganisms -- Part 2 The inner world of microorganisms: physiological processes: Bacterial nutrition, membranes and transport processes -- Energy conversion -- Biosynthesis of subunit molecules and enzyme cofactors -- Biosynthesis of macromolecules and membranes -- Regulation of cellular functions and differentiation -- Bacterial growth: biological and environmental considerations -- Viruses and related entities -- Microbial genetics -- DNA technology and genetic engineering -- Part 3 The interactions of microorganisms and the world around them: Microbial ecology -- Controlling microbial growth -- Food microbiology -- Applied and industrial microbiology -- Immunology -- Host-parasite relationships -- Principles of epidemiology and public health -- Some dread (and not so dread) diseases -- Part 4 Microbial taxonomy: Taxonomy of microorganisms.