A Textbook of Microbiology

The book presents the core concepts of microbiology with a focus on applications for careers in allied health. The pedagogical features of the text make the material interesting and accessible while maintaining the career-application focus and scientific rigor inherent in the subject matter. Microbiology’s art program enhances students’ understanding of concepts through clear and effective illustrations diagrams and photographs.. CONTENTS. 1.MICROBIOLOGY AND THEIR HISTORY. 2.MICROSCOPY. 3.DISTRIBUTION OF MICROORGANISMS4.CLASSIFICATION AND DENTIFICATION METHODS OF MICROORGANISMS5.THE METHODS IN MICROBIOLOGY. 6.PROKARYOTIC CELLS AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS. 7.NUCLEIC ACIDS8.THE BACTERIA. 9.BACTERIAL GENETICS. 10.NUTRITION AND GROWTH OF BACTERIA. . 11.CULTIVATION OF BACTERIA IN CULTURE MEDIA. 12.ACTINOMYCETES. 13.PSEUDOMONAS AND VIBRIO XANTHOMONAS. 14.ENTEROBACTERIACEAE...165. 15.RICKETTSIA. 16.ARCHAEBACTERIA17.MYCOPLASMAS18.THE CHLAMYDIA. 19.BACTERIOPHAGES……….214. 20.TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS (TMV. 22. POTATO VIRUS. 23. MYCOVIRUSES. 24. CYANOPHAGES25. TYPES OF VIRAL INFECTIONS. 26. REOVIRUSES. 27. RETROVIRUS. 28. ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF VIRUSES AND COMPONENTS. 29. THE MYCOSES. 30. SUPERFICIAL MYCOSES OR DERMATOPHYTOSIS. 31. CANDIDIASIS. 32. MUCORMYCOSIS. 33. ASPERGILLOSIS. 34. PREDACEOUS FUNGI. 35. BIOFERTILIZER. 36. MYCORRHIZA. . 37. IMMUNOLOGY AND VACCINE. 38. MICROBIOLOGY OF AIR39. WATER MICROBIOLOGY. 40. SOIL MICROORGANISMS. 41. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. 42. FOOD MICROBIOLOGY. 43. INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY44. PETROLEUM MICROBIOLOGY. 45. SCOPE AND APPLICATIONS OF MICROBIOLOGY. 46. MICROBIOLOGY MCQ & ANSWERS. 47. TERMINOLOGY. REFERENCES