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3.1 Prokaryote Habitats, Relationships, and Microbiomes
Summary
2.1 Spontaneous Generation
2.2 Foundations of Modern Cell Theory
2.3 Unique Characteristics of Prokaryotic Cells
1.1 What Our Ancestors Knew
1.2 A Systematic Approach
1.3 Types of Microorganisms
4.1 Unicellular Eukaryotic Parasites
4.2 Parasitic Helminths
4.3 Fungi
5.1 Viruses
5.2 The Viral Life Cycle
5.3 Prions
6.1 Microbial Biochemistry
7.1 How Microbes Grow
7.2 Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth
7.3 The Effects of pH on Microbial Growth
7.4 Temperature and Microbial Growth
8.1 Whole Genome Methods and Pharmaceutical Applications of Genetic Engineering
8.2 Gene Therapy
9.1 Controlling Microbial Growth
9.2 Testing the Effectiveness of Antiseptics and Disinfectants
10.1 Fundamentals of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
10.2 Mechanisms of Antibacterial Drugs
10.3 Mechanisms of Other Antimicrobial Drugs
10.4 Drug Resistance
10.5 Testing the Effectiveness of Antimicrobials
10.6 Current Strategies for Antimicrobial Discovery
11.1 Characteristics of Infectious Disease
11.2 How Pathogens Cause Disease
11.3 Virulence Factors of Bacterial and Viral Pathogens
12.1 The Language of Epidemiologists
12.2 Tracking Infectious Diseases
12.3 Modes of Disease Transmission
12.4 Global Public Health
13.1 Physical Defenses
13.2 Chemical Defenses
13.3 Cellular Defenses
13.4 Pathogen Recognition and Phagocytosis
13.5 Inflammation and Fever
14.1 Overview of Specific Adaptive Immunity
14.2 Major Histocompatibility Complexes and Antigen-Presenting Cells
14.3 T Lymphocytes and Cellular Immunity
14.4 B Lymphocytes and Humoral Immunity
14.5 Vaccines
15.1 Hypersensitivities
15.2 Autoimmune Disorders
15.3 Organ Transplantation and Rejection
16.1 Anatomy and Normal Microbiota of the Skin and Eyes
16.2 Bacterial Infections of the Skin and Eyes
16.3 Viral Infections of the Skin and Eyes
16.4 Mycoses of the Skin
16.5 Helminthic Infections of the Skin and Eyes
17.1 Anatomy and Normal Microbiota of the Respiratory Tract
17.2 Bacterial Infections of the Respiratory Tract
17.3 Viral Infections of the Respiratory Tract
18.1 Anatomy and Normal Microbiota of the Urogenital Tract
18.2 Bacterial Infections of the Urinary System
18.3 Bacterial Infections of the Reproductive System
18.4 Viral Infections of the Reproductive System
18.5 Fungal Infections of the Reproductive System
18.6 Protozoan Infections of the Urogenital System
19.1 Anatomy and Normal Microbiota of the Digestive System
19.2 Microbial Diseases of the Mouth and Oral Cavity
19.3 Bacterial Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract
19.4 Viral Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract
19.5 Protozoan Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract
19.6 Helminthic Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract
20.1 Anatomy of the Circulatory and Lymphatic Systems
20.2 Bacterial Infections of the Circulatory and Lymphatic Systems
20.3 Viral Infections of the Circulatory and Lymphatic Systems
20.4 Parasitic Infections of the Circulatory and Lymphatic Systems
21.1 Anatomy of the Nervous System
21.2 Bacterial Diseases of the Nervous System
21.3 Acellular Diseases of the Nervous System
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