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Chapter 1 - Microorganisms And MicrobiologyChapter 1.1 - What Is Microbiology About And Why Is It Important?Chapter 1.2 - Structure And Activities Of Microbial CellsChapter 1.3 - Evolution And Diversity Of Microbial CellsChapter 1.4 - Microorganisms And Their EnvironmentsChapter 1.5 - The Impact Of Microorganisms On HumansChapter 1.6 - The Discovery Of MicroorganismsChapter 1.7 - Pasteur And Spontaneous GenerationChapter 1.8 - Koch, Infectious Disease, And Pure CulturesChapter 1.9 - The Rise Of Microbial Diversity
Chapter 1.10 - Modern Microbiology And GenomicsChapter 2 - Microbial Cell Structure And FunctionChapter 2.1 - Discovering Cell Structure: Light MicroscopyChapter 2.2 - Improving Contrast In Light MicroscopyChapter 2.3 - Imaging Cells In Three DimensionsChapter 2.4 - Probing Cell Structure: Electron MicroscopyChapter 2.5 - Cell MorphologyChapter 2.6 - Cell Size And The Significance Of Being SmallChapter 2.7 - Membrane StructureChapter 2.8 - Membrane FunctionChapter 2.9 - Nutrient TransportChapter 2.10 - PeptidoglycanChapter 2.11 - Lps: The Outer MembraneChapter 2.12 - Archaeal Cell WallsChapter 2.13 - Cell Surface StructuresChapter 2.14 - Cell InclusionsChapter 2.15 - Gas VesiclesChapter 2.16 - EndosporesChapter 2.17 - Flagella And Swimming MotilityChapter 2.18 - Gliding MotilityChapter 2.19 - Chemotaxis And Other TaxesChapter 2.20 - The Nucleus And Cell DivisionChapter 2.21 - Mitochondria, Hydrogenosomes, And ChloroplastsChapter 2.22 - Other Major Eukaryotic Cell StructuresChapter 3 - Microbial MetabolismChapter 3.1 - Cell Chemistry And NutritionChapter 3.2 - Media And Laboratory CultureChapter 3.3 - Energy Classes Of MicroorganismsChapter 3.4 - BioenergeticsChapter 3.5 - Catalysis And EnzymesChapter 3.6 - Electron Donors And AcceptorsChapter 3.7 - Energy-rich CompoundsChapter 3.8 - GlycolysisChapter 3.9 - Fermentative Diversity And The Respiratory OptionChapter 3.10 - Respiration: Electron CarriersChapter 3.11 - Respiration: The Proton Motive ForceChapter 3.12 - Respiration: Citric Acid And Glyoxylate CyclesChapter 3.13 - Catabolic DiversityChapter 3.14 - Sugars And PolysaccharidesChapter 3.15 - Amino Acids And NucleotidesChapter 3.16 - Fatty Acids And LipidsChapter 3.17 - Nitrogen FixationChapter 4 - Molecular MicrobiologyChapter 4.1 - Macromolecules And GenesChapter 4.2 - The Double HelixChapter 4.3 - Genetic Elements: Chromosomes And PlasmidsChapter 4.4 - Templates And EnzymesChapter 4.5 - The Replication ForkChapter 4.6 - Bidirectional Replication And The ReplisomeChapter 4.7 - TranscriptionChapter 4.8 - The Unit Of TranscriptionChapter 4.9 - Transcription In Archaea And EukaryaChapter 4.10 - Polypeptides, Amino Acids, And The Peptide BondChapter 4.11 - Translation And The Genetic CodeChapter 4.12 - Transfer RnaChapter 4.13 - Protein SynthesisChapter 4.14 - Protein Folding And SecretionChapter 5 - Microbial Growth And ControlChapter 5.1 - Binary FissionChapter 5.2 - Fts Proteins And Cell DivisionChapter 5.3 - Mreb And Cell MorphologyChapter 5.4 - Peptidoglycan BiosynthesisChapter 5.5 - Quantitative Aspects Of Microbial GrowthChapter 5.6 - The Growth CycleChapter 5.7 - Continuous CultureChapter 5.8 - Microscopic CountsChapter 5.9 - Viable CountsChapter 5.10 - SpectrophotometryChapter 5.11 - Temperature Classes Of MicroorganismsChapter 5.12 - Microbial Life In The ColdChapter 5.13 - Microbial Life At High TemperaturesChapter 5.14 - Effects Of Ph On Microbial GrowthChapter 5.15 - Osmolarity And Microbial GrowthChapter 5.16 - Oxygen And Microbial GrowthChapter 5.17 - General Principles And Growth Control By HeatChapter 5.18 - Other Physical Control Methods: Radiation And FiltrationChapter 5.19 - Chemical Control Of Microbial GrowthChapter 6 - Microbial GenomicsChapter 6.1 - Introduction To GenomicsChapter 6.2 - Sequencing GenomesChapter 6.3 - Bioinformatics And Annotating GenomesChapter 6.4 - Genome Size And ContentChapter 6.5 - Genomes Of OrganellesChapter 6.6 - Eukaryotic Microbial GenomesChapter 6.7 - Microarrays And The TranscriptomeChapter 6.8 - Proteomics And The InteractomeChapter 6.9 - Metabolomics And Systems BiologyChapter 6.10 - MetagenomicsChapter 6.11 - Gene Families, Duplications, And DeletionsChapter 6.12 - Horizontal Gene Transfer And Genome StabilityChapter 6.13 - Core Genome Versus Pan GenomeChapter 7 - Metabolic RegulationChapter 7.1 - Major Modes Of RegulationChapter 7.2 - Dna-binding ProteinsChapter 7.3 - Negative Control: Repression And InductionChapter 7.4 - Positive Control: ActivationChapter 7.5 - Global Control And The Lac OperonChapter 7.6 - Transcription Controls In ArchaeaChapter 7.7 - Two-component Regulatory SystemsChapter 7.8 - Regulation Of ChemotaxisChapter 7.9 - Quorum SensingChapter 7.10 - Other Global Control NetworksChapter 7.11 - Sporulation In BacillusChapter 7.12 - Caulobacter DifferentiationChapter 7.14 - Regulatory Rnas: Small Rnas And Antisense RnaChapter 7.15 - RiboswitchesChapter 7.16 - AttenuationChapter 7.17 - Feedback InhibitionChapter 7.18 - Post-translational RegulationChapter 8 - Viruses And VirologyChapter 8.1 - What Is A Virus?Chapter 8.2 - Structure Of The VirionChapter 8.3 - Overview Of The Virus Life CycleChapter 8.4 - Culturing, Detecting, And Counting VirusesChapter 8.5 - Attachment And Entry Of Bacteriophage T4Chapter 8.6 - The T4 GenomeChapter 8.7 - Replication Of Bacteriophage T4Chapter 8.8 - Temperate Bacteriophages And LysogenyChapter 8.9 - An Overview Of Bacterial VirusesChapter 8.10 - An Overview Of Animal VirusesChapter 8.11 - The Virosphere And Viral EcologyChapter 9 - Viral Genomes And DiversityChapter 9.1 - Size And Structure Of Viral GenomesChapter 9.2 - Viral EvolutionChapter 9.3 - Single-stranded Dna Bacteriophages: Φx174 And M13Chapter 9.4 - Double-stranded Dna Bacteriophages: T7 And MuChapter 9.5 - Viruses Of ArchaeaChapter 9.6 - Uniquely Replicating Dna Animal VirusesChapter 9.7 - Dna Tumor VirusesChapter 9.8 - Positive-strand Rna VirusesChapter 9.9 - Negative-strand Rna Animal VirusesChapter 9.10 - Double-stranded Rna VirusesChapter 9.11 - Viruses That Use Reverse TranscriptaseChapter 9.12 - ViroidsChapter 9.13 - PrionsChapter 10 - Genetics Of Bacteria And ArchaeaChapter 10.1 - Mutations And MutantsChapter 10.2 - Molecular Basis Of MutationChapter 10.3 - Reversions And Mutation RatesChapter 10.4 - MutagenesisChapter 10.5 - Genetic RecombinationChapter 10.6 - TransformationChapter 10.7 - TransductionChapter 10.8 - ConjugationChapter 10.9 - The Formation Of Hfr Strains And Chromosome MobilizationChapter 10.10 - Horizontal Gene Transfer In ArchaeaChapter 10.11 - Mobile Dna: Transposable ElementsChapter 10.12 - Preserving Genome Integrity: Crispr InterferenceChapter 11 - Genetic Engineering And BiotechnologyChapter 11.1 - Restriction Enzymes And Nucleic Acid SeparationChapter 11.2 - Nucleic Acid HybridizationChapter 11.3 - Polymerase Chain Reaction (pcr)Chapter 11.4 - Essentials Of Molecular CloningChapter 11.5 - Molecular Methods For MutagenesisChapter 11.6 - Gene Fusions And Reporter GenesChapter 11.7 - Plasmids As Cloning VectorsChapter 11.8 - Hosts For Cloning VectorsChapter 11.9 - Shuttle Vectors And Expression VectorsChapter 11.10 - Other Cloning VectorsChapter 11.11 - Expressing Mammalian Genes In BacteriaChapter 11.12 - Somatotropin And Other Mammalian ProteinsChapter 11.13 - Transgenic Organisms In Agriculture And AquacultureChapter 11.14 - Genetically Engineered VaccinesChapter 11.15 - Mining GenomesChapter 11.16 - Engineering Metabolic PathwaysChapter 11.17 - Synthetic BiologyChapter 12 - Microbial Evolution And SystematicsChapter 12.1 - Formation And Early History Of EarthChapter 12.2 - Photosynthesis And The Oxidation Of EarthChapter 12.3 - Endosymbiotic Origin Of EukaryotesChapter 12.4 - Molecular Phylogeny And The Tree Of LifeChapter 12.5 - Molecular Phylogeny: Making Sense Of Molecular SequencesChapter 12.6 - The Evolutionary ProcessChapter 12.7 - The Evolution Of Microbial GenomesChapter 12.8 - The Species Concept In MicrobiologyChapter 12.9 - Taxonomic Methods In SystematicsChapter 12.10 - Classification And NomenclatureChapter 13 - Metabolic Diversity Of MicroorganismsChapter 13.1 - Photosynthesis And ChlorophyllsChapter 13.2 - Carotenoids And PhycobilinsChapter 13.3 - Anoxygenic PhotosynthesisChapter 13.4 - Oxygenic PhotosynthesisChapter 13.5 - Autotrophic PathwaysChapter 13.6 - Inorganic Compounds As Electron DonorsChapter 13.7 - Hydrogen (h2 ) OxidationChapter 13.8 - Oxidation Of Reduced Sulfur CompoundsChapter 13.9 - Iron (fe2+) OxidationChapter 13.10 - Nitrification And AnammoxChapter 13.11 - Energetic And Redox ConsiderationsChapter 13.12 - Lactic And Mixed-acid FermentationsChapter 13.13 - Clostridial And Propionate FermentationsChapter 13.14 - Fermentations Without Substrate-level PhosphorylationChapter 13.15 - SyntrophyChapter 13.16 - Principles Of Anaerobic RespirationChapter 13.17 - Nitrate Reduction And DenitrificationChapter 13.18 - Sulfate And Sulfur ReductionChapter 13.19 - AcetogenesisChapter 13.20 - MethanogenesisChapter 13.21 - Other Electron AcceptorsChapter 13.22 - Aerobic Hydrocarbon MetabolismChapter 13.23 - Aerobic MethanotrophyChapter 13.24 - Anoxic Hydrocarbon MetabolismChapter 14 - Functional Diversity Of BacteriaChapter 14.1 - Making Sense Of Microbial DiversityChapter 14.2 - Overview Of Phototrophic BacteriaChapter 14.3 - CyanobacteriaChapter 14.4 - Purple Sulfur BacteriaChapter 14.5 - Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria And Aerobic Anoxygenic PhototrophsChapter 14.6 - Green Sulfur BacteriaChapter 14.7 - Green Nonsulfur BacteriaChapter 14.8 - Other Phototrophic BacteriaChapter 14.9 - Dissimilative Sulfate-reducing BacteriaChapter 14.10 - Dissimilative Sulfur-reducing BacteriaChapter 14.11 - Dissimilative Sulfur-oxidizing BacteriaChapter 14.12 - Diversity Of Nitrogen-fixing BacteriaChapter 14.13 - Diversity Of Nitrifying And Denitrifying Bacteria And ArchaeaChapter 14.14 - Dissimilative Iron-reducing BacteriaChapter 14.15 - Dissimilative Iron-oxidizing BacteriaChapter 14.16 - Hydrogen-metabolizing BacteriaChapter 14.17 - Methanotrophic And Methylotrophic BacteriaChapter 14.18 - Acetic Acid Bacteria And AcetogensChapter 14.19 - Predatory BacteriaChapter 14.20 - Spirochetes And SpirillaChapter 14.21 - Budding And Prosthecate/stalked BacteriaChapter 14.22 - Sheathed BacteriaChapter 14.23 - Magnetic BacteriaChapter 14.24 - Bacterial BioluminescenceChapter 15 - Diversity Of BacteriaChapter 15.1 - AlphaproteobacteriaChapter 15.2 - BetaproteobacteriaChapter 15.3 - Gammaproteobacteria—enterobacterialesChapter 15.4 - Gammaproteobacteria—pseudomonadales And VibrionalesChapter 15.5 - Deltaproteobacteria And EpsilonproteobacteriaChapter 15.6 - Firmicutes—lactobacillalesChapter 15.7 - Firmicutes—nonsporulating Bacillales And ClostridialeChapter 15.8 - Firmicutes—sporulating Bacillales And ClostridialesChapter 15.9 - Tenericutes: The MycoplasmasChapter 15.10 - Actinobacteria: Coryneform And Propionic Acid BacteriaChapter 15.11 - Actinobacteria: MycobacteriumChapter 15.12 - Filamentous Actinobacteria: Streptomyces And RelativesChapter 15.13 - BacteroidalesChapter 15.14 - Cytophagales, Flavobacteriales, And SphingobacterialesChapter 15.15 - ChlamydiaeChapter 15.16 - PlanctomycetesChapter 15.17 - VerrucomicrobiaChapter 15.18 - Thermotogae And ThermodesulfobacteriaChapter 15.19 - AquificaeChapter 15.20 - Deinococcus–thermusChapter 15.21 - Other Notable Phyla Of BacteriaChapter 16 - Diversity Of ArchaeaChapter 16.1 - Extremely Halophilic ArchaeaChapter 16.2 - Methanogenic ArchaeaChapter 16.3 - ThermoplasmatalesChapter 16.4 - Thermococcales And MethanopyrusChapter 16.5 - ArchaeoglobalesChapter 16.6 - Thaumarchaeota And Nitrification In ArchaeaChapter 16.7 - Nanoarchaeota And The “hospitable Fireball”Chapter 16.8 - Korarchaeota And The “secret Filament”Chapter 16.9 - Habitats And Energy Metabolism Of CrenarchaeotaChapter 16.10 - Crenarchaeota From Terrestrial Volcanic HabitatsChapter 16.11 - Crenarchaeota From Submarine Volcanic HabitatsChapter 16.12 - An Upper Temperature Limit For Microbial LifeChapter 16.13 - Molecular Adaptations To Life At High TemperatureChapter 16.14 - Hyperthermophilic Archaea, H2 , And Microbial EvolutionChapter 17 - Diversity Of Eukaryotic MicroorganismsChapter 17.1 - Endosymbioses And The Eukaryotic CellChapter 17.2 - Phylogenetic Lineages Of EukaryaChapter 17.3 - Diplomonads And ParabasalidsChapter 17.4 - EuglenozoansChapter 17.5 - AlveolatesChapter 17.6 - StramenopilesChapter 17.7 - Cercozoans And RadiolariansChapter 17.8 - AmoebozoaChapter 17.9 - Fungal Physiology, Structure, And SymbiosesChapter 17.10 - Fungal Reproduction And PhylogenyChapter 17.11 - ChytridiomycetesChapter 17.12 - Zygomycetes And GlomeromycetesChapter 17.13 - AscomycetesChapter 17.14 - Mushrooms And Other BasidiomycetesChapter 17.15 - Red AlgaeChapter 17.16 - Green AlgaeChapter 18 - Methods In Microbial EcologyChapter 18.1 - EnrichmentChapter 18.2 - IsolationChapter 18.3 - General Staining MethodsChapter 18.4 - Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (fish)Chapter 18.5 - Pcr Methods Of Microbial Community AnalysisChapter 18.6 - Microarrays For Analysis Of Microbial Phylogenetic And Functional DiversityChapter 18.7 - Environmental Genomics And Related MethodsChapter 18.8 - Chemical Assays, Radioisotopic Methods, And MicrosensorsChapter 18.9 - Stable IsotopesChapter 18.10 - Linking Genes And Functions To Specific Organisms: Sims, Flow Cytometry, And Mar-fishChapter 18.11 - Linking Genes And Functions To Specific Organisms: Stable Isotope Probing And Single-cell GenomicsChapter 19 - Microbial EcosystemsChapter 19.1 - General Ecological ConceptsChapter 19.2 - Ecosystem Service: Biogeochemistry And Nutrient CyclesChapter 19.3 - Environments And MicroenvironmentsChapter 19.4 - Surfaces And BiofilmsChapter 19.5 - Microbial MatsChapter 19.6 - SoilsChapter 19.7 - The SubsurfaceChapter 19.8 - FreshwatersChapter 19.9 - The Marine Environment: Phototrophs And Oxygen RelationshipsChapter 19.10 - Major Marine PhototrophsChapter 19.11 - Pelagic Bacteria, Archaea, And VirusesChapter 19.12 - The Deep Sea And Deep-sea SedimentsChapter 19.13 - Hydrothermal VentsChapter 20 - Nutrient CyclesChapter 20.1 - The Carbon CycleChapter 20.2 - Syntrophy And MethanogenesisChapter 20.3 - The Nitrogen CycleChapter 20.4 - The Sulfur CycleChapter 20.5 - The Iron And Manganese CyclesChapter 20.6 - The Phosphorus, Calcium, And Silica CyclesChapter 20.7 - Mercury TransformationsChapter 20.8 - Human Impacts On The Carbon And Nitrogen CyclesChapter 21 - Microbiology Of The Built EnvironmentChapter 21.1 - Mining With MicroorganismsChapter 21.2 - Acid Mine DrainageChapter 21.3 - Bioremediation Of Uranium-contaminated EnvironmentsChapter 21.4 - Bioremediation Of Organic Pollutants: HydrocarbonsChapter 21.5 - Bioremediation Of Organic Pollutants: Pesticides And PlasticsChapter 21.6 - Primary And Secondary Wastewater TreatmentChapter 21.7 - Advanced Wastewater TreatmentChapter 21.8 - Drinking Water Purification And StabilizationChapter 21.9 - Municipal And Premise Water Distribution SystemsChapter 21.10 - Microbially Influenced Corrosion Of MetalsChapter 21.11 - Biodeterioration Of Stone And ConcreteChapter 22 - Microbial SymbiosesChapter 22.1 - LichensChapter 22.2 - “chlorochromatium Aggregatum”Chapter 22.3 - The Legume–root Nodule SymbiosisChapter 22.4 - Agrobacterium And Crown Gall DiseaseChapter 22.5 - MycorrhizaeChapter 22.6 - The Mammalian GutChapter 22.7 - The Rumen And Ruminant AnimalsChapter 22.8 - The Human MicrobiomeChapter 22.9 - Heritable Symbionts Of InsectsChapter 22.10 - TermitesChapter 22.11 - Hawaiian Bobtail SquidChapter 22.12 - Marine Invertebrates At Hydrothermal Vents And Gas SeepsChapter 22.13 - LeechesChapter 22.14 - Reef-building CoralsChapter 23 - Microbial Interactions With HumansChapter 23.1 - Beneficial Human–microbial InteractionsChapter 23.2 - Microflora Of The SkinChapter 23.3 - Microflora Of The Oral CavityChapter 23.4 - Microflora Of The Gastrointestinal TractChapter 23.5 - Microflora Of Mucosal TissuesChapter 23.6 - Pathogenicity And VirulenceChapter 23.7 - AdherenceChapter 23.8 - Invasion, Infection, And Virulence FactorsChapter 23.9 - ExotoxinsChapter 23.10 - EndotoxinsChapter 23.11 - Innate Resistance To InfectionChapter 23.12 - Risk Factors For InfectionChapter 24 - Immunity And Host DefenseChapter 24.1 - Cells And Organs Of The Immune SystemChapter 24.2 - Innate ImmunityChapter 24.3 - Adaptive ImmunityChapter 24.4 - AntibodiesChapter 24.5 - InflammationChapter 24.6 - Immunity And ImmunizationChapter 24.7 - Immunization StrategiesChapter 24.8 - Allergy, Hypersensitivity, And AutoimmunityChapter 24.9 - Superantigens: Overactivation Of T CellsChapter 25 - Immune MechanismsChapter 25.1 - Innate Response MechanismsChapter 25.2 - Adaptive Response PropertiesChapter 25.3 - Immunogens And AntigensChapter 25.4 - Antigen Presentation To T CellsChapter 25.5 - T-cytotoxic Cells And Natural Killer CellsChapter 25.6 - T-helper CellsChapter 25.7 - Antibody StructureChapter 25.8 - Antibody ProductionChapter 25.9 - Antibodies, Complement, And Pathogen DestructionChapter 26 - Molecular ImmunologyChapter 26.1 - Innate Immunity And Pattern RecognitionChapter 26.2 - Adaptive Immunity And The Immunoglobulin SuperfamilyChapter 26.3 - Mhc ProteinsChapter 26.4 - Mhc Polymorphism, Polygeny, And Peptide Antigen BindingChapter 26.5 - Antibody Proteins And Antigen BindingChapter 26.6 - Antibody Genes And DiversityChapter 26.7 - T Cell Receptors: Proteins, Genes, And DiversityChapter 26.8 - Clonal Selection And ToleranceChapter 26.9 - T Cell And B Cell ActivationChapter 26.10 - Cytokines And ChemokinesChapter 27 - Diagnostic MicrobiologyChapter 27.1 - Safety In The Microbiology LaboratoryChapter 27.2 - Healthcare-associated InfectionsChapter 27.3 - Direct Detection Of PathogensChapter 27.4 - Growth-dependent Identification MethodsChapter 27.5 - Antimicrobial Drug Susceptibility TestingChapter 27.6 - Immunoassays For Infectious DiseasesChapter 27.7 - AgglutinationChapter 27.8 - ImmunofluorescenceChapter 27.9 - Enzyme Immunoassays, Rapid Tests, And ImmunoblotsChapter 27.10 - Nucleic Acid AmplificationChapter 27.11 - Synthetic Antimicrobial DrugsChapter 27.12 - Natural Antimicrobial Drugs: AntibioticsChapter 27.13 - Β-lactam Antibiotics: Penicillins And CephalosporinsChapter 27.14 - Antibiotics From BacteriaChapter 27.15 - Antiviral DrugsChapter 27.16 - Antifungal DrugsChapter 27.17 - Resistance Mechanisms And SpreadChapter 27.18 - New Antimicrobial DrugsChapter 28 - EpidemiologyChapter 28.1 - Epidemiology BasicsChapter 28.2 - The Host CommunityChapter 28.3 - Infectious Disease TransmissionChapter 28.4 - Disease Reservoirs And EpidemicsChapter 28.5 - Public Health And Infectious DiseaseChapter 28.6 - Global Health ComparisonsChapter 28.7 - Emerging And Reemerging Infectious DiseasesChapter 28.8 - Biological Warfare And Biological WeaponsChapter 28.9 - The Hiv/aids PandemicChapter 28.10 - Cholera PandemicsChapter 28.11 - Influenza PandemicsChapter 29 - Person-to-person Bacterial And Viral DiseasesChapter 29.1 - Airborne PathogensChapter 29.2 - Streptococcal DiseasesChapter 29.3 - Diphtheria And PertussisChapter 29.4 - Tuberculosis And LeprosyChapter 29.5 - Meningitis And MeningococcemiaChapter 29.6 - Viruses And Respiratory InfectionsChapter 29.7 - ColdsChapter 29.8 - InfluenzaChapter 29.9 - Staphylococcus Aureus InfectionsChapter 29.10 - Helicobacter Pylori And Gastric UlcersChapter 29.11 - Hepatitis VirusesChapter 29.12 - Gonorrhea And SyphilisChapter 29.13 - Chlamydia, Herpes, And Human PapillomavirusChapter 29.14 - Hiv/aidsChapter 30 - Vectorborne And Soilborne Bacterial And Viral DiseasesChapter 30.1 - Rabies Virus And RabiesChapter 30.2 - Hantavirus And Hantavirus SyndromesChapter 30.3 - Rickettsial DiseasesChapter 30.4 - Lyme Disease And BorreliaChapter 30.5 - Yellow Fever And Dengue FeverChapter 30.6 - West Nile FeverChapter 30.7 - PlagueChapter 30.8 - AnthraxChapter 30.9 - Tetanus And Gas GangreneChapter 31 - Water And Food As Vehicles Of Bacterial DiseasesChapter 31.1 - Agents And Sources Of Waterborne DiseasesChapter 31.2 - Public Health And Water QualityChapter 31.3 - Vibrio Cholerae And CholeraChapter 31.4 - LegionellosisChapter 31.5 - Typhoid Fever And Norovirus IllnessChapter 31.6 - Food Spoilage And Food PreservationChapter 31.7 - Foodborne Diseases And Food EpidemiologyChapter 31.8 - Staphylococcal Food PoisoningChapter 31.9 - Clostridial Food PoisoningChapter 31.10 - SalmonellosisChapter 31.11 - Pathogenic Escherichia ColiChapter 31.12 - CampylobacterChapter 31.13 - ListeriosisChapter 31.14 - Other Foodborne Infectious DiseasesChapter 32 - Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungal And Parasitic DiseasesChapter 32.1 - Medically Important Fungi And Disease MechanismsChapter 32.2 - MycosesChapter 32.3 - Amoebae And Ciliates: Entamoeba, Naegleria, And BalantidiumChapter 32.4 - Other Visceral Parasites: Giardia, Trichomonas, Cryptosporidium, Toxoplasma, And CyclosporaChapter 32.5 - Plasmodium And MalariaChapter 32.6 - Leishmaniasis, Trypanosomiasis, And Chagas’ DiseaseChapter 32.7 - Parasitic Helminths: Schistosomiasis And Filariases
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