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Microbiology : an introduction / Gerard J Tortora, Berdell R Funke and Christine L Case.

By: Tortora, Gerard J [author].
Contributor(s): Funke, Berdell R [author] | Case, Christine L, 1948- [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Harlow, Essex : Pearson Education, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: Thirteenth edition / Global edition.Description: various pagings ; color illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781292276267 (paperback) ; 1292276266 (paperback).Subject(s): MicrobiologyDDC classification: 579
Contents:
The microbial world and you -- Chemical principles -- Observing microorganisms through a microscope -- Functional anatomy of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells -- Microbial metabolism -- Microbial growth -- The control of microbial growth -- Microbial genetics -- Biotechnology and DNA technology -- Classification of microorganisms -- The prokaryotes: domains bacteria and archaea -- The eukaryotes: fungi, algae, protozoa, and helminths -- Viruses, viroids, and prions -- Principles of disease and epidemiology -- Microbial mechanisms of pathogenicity -- Innate immunity: nonspecific defenses of the host -- Adaptive immunity: specific defenses of the host -- Practical applications of immunology -- Disorders associated with the immune system -- Antimicrobial drugs -- Microbial diseases of the skin and eyes -- Microbial diseases of the nervous system -- Microbial diseases of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems -- Microbial diseases of the respiratory system -- Microbial diseases of the digestive system -- Microbial diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems -- Environmental microbiology -- Applied and industrial microbiology.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 579 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out MTU Cork Module - FOOD8007 Core reading. 09/04/2026 00218967
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

For pre-nursing and allied health students (including mixed-majors courses).

Cutting edge microbiology research for today's learners

Tortora, Funke, and Case's Microbiology, An Introduction brings a 21st-century lens to the #1 best-selling text on the market. Known for its exceptionally clear presentation of complex topics, this trusted text provides a careful balance of concepts and applications, pedagogically superior art, and robust animations and media via Mastering(tm) Microbiology.

With the 13th Edition, new Exploring the Microbiome boxes present updated research on the microbiome and how microbes influence human health. Four new Big Picture spreads cover vaccine-preventable diseases, the "hygiene hypothesis," vertical transmission, and bioterrorism.

Previous edition: published as by Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case. Boston: Pearson, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The microbial world and you -- Chemical principles -- Observing microorganisms through a microscope -- Functional anatomy of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells -- Microbial metabolism -- Microbial growth -- The control of microbial growth -- Microbial genetics -- Biotechnology and DNA technology -- Classification of microorganisms -- The prokaryotes: domains bacteria and archaea -- The eukaryotes: fungi, algae, protozoa, and helminths -- Viruses, viroids, and prions -- Principles of disease and epidemiology -- Microbial mechanisms of pathogenicity -- Innate immunity: nonspecific defenses of the host -- Adaptive immunity: specific defenses of the host -- Practical applications of immunology -- Disorders associated with the immune system -- Antimicrobial drugs -- Microbial diseases of the skin and eyes -- Microbial diseases of the nervous system -- Microbial diseases of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems -- Microbial diseases of the respiratory system -- Microbial diseases of the digestive system -- Microbial diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems -- Environmental microbiology -- Applied and industrial microbiology.

MTU CORK Module FOOD 8007 - Core reading.