An Introduction Microbiology Edition 2021-22

Fundamentals of Microbiology

• 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 Gene

A Survey of The Microbial World

• Classification of Microorganisms
• The Prokaryotes: Domains Bacteria and Archaea
• The Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Helminths
• Viruses, Viroids, and Prions

Interaction between Microbe and Host

• 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

Microorganisms and Human Disease

• 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 Nervous System
• Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

Exploring the Microbiome

• How Does Your Microbiome Grow?
• Feed Our Intestinal Bacteria, Feed Ourselves: A Tale of Two Starches
• Obtaining a More Accurate Picture of Our Microbiota
• Eukaryotes Are Microbiota, Too
• Do Artificial Sweeteners (and the Intestinal Microbiota That Love Them) Promote Diabetes?
• Circadian Rhythms and Microbiota Growth Cycles
• Antimicrobial Soaps: Doing More Harm Than Good?
• Horizontal Gene Transfer and the Unintended Consequences of Antibiotic Usage
• Crime Scene Investigation and Your Microbiome
• Techniques for Identifying Members of Your Microbiome
• Microbiome in Space
• The Mycobiome
• The Human virome
• Connections between Birth, Microbiome, and Other Health Conditions
• Skin Microbiota Interactions and the Making of MRSA
• The Microbiome’s Shaping of Innate Immunity
• The Relationship between Your Immune Cells and Skin Microbiota
• Microbiome May Enhance Response to Oral Vaccines
• The Link between Blood Type and Composition of the Intestinal Microbiome
• Looking to the Microbiome for the Next Great Antibiotic