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050 _aQR 41.2 .B87 1996
100 _aBurton, Gwendolyn R. W.
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245 0 _aMicrobiology for the health sciences /
_cGwendolyn R.W. Burton and Paul G. Engelkirk.
250 _aFifth edition.
260 _aPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania :
_bLippincott Williams & Wilkins,
_cc1996
300 _axiv, 444 pages, 6 pages of plates :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm.
505 _aIntroduction to microbiology -- Types of microorganisms -- Introduction to the chemistry of life -- Microbial physiology -- Control of microbial growth -- Human/microbe interactions -- Microbial pathogenicity and epidemiology -- Preventing the spread of communicable diseases -- Human defenses against infectious diseases -- Major infectious diseases of humans.
520 _aThis premier textbook gives students—with or without a background in the sciences—the foundation in microbiology they need to perform their duties as health care professionals. In an engaging style, the text covers all the core concepts outlined for an introductory course by the American Society of Microbiology. This edition has a new full-color art program and provides up-to-date coverage of microbe-associated medical problems, including "bird flu," SARS, West Nile virus, "mad cow disease," anthrax, and smallpox.
650 _aMICROBIOLOGY
700 _aEngelkirk, Paul G.
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