Microbiology demystified

by Betsy, Tom

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Title Statements

Full title :Microbiology demystified / Tom Betsy, Jim Keogh.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2012.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):McGraw-Hill
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

Notes

Includes index.

Previous ed.: 2005.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xxii, 291p. :) : ill.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780071761093, 0071761098, 9780071761109, 0071761101
oclc:on1179418757
LC Classification:QR41.2
Dewey Decimal:579

Cover -- Half Title -- DeMYSTiFieD® Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- About the Authors -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The World of the Microorganism -- Types of Microorganisms -- What Is a Microorganism? -- What's in a Name: Naming and Classifying -- How Small Is a Microorganism? -- Your Body Fights Back -- History of the Microscope -- How Do Organisms Appear? -- Germ Theory -- Vaccination -- The Method of Science -- Quiz -- Chapter 2: The Chemical Elements of Microorganisms -- Everything Matters -- Chemical Elements and the Atom

A Dinner Table of Elements: The Periodic Table -- The Glowing Tale of Isotopes -- Around They Go: Electronic Configuration -- Before James, There Was Bond . . . Chemical Bond -- Decoding Chemical Shorthand -- I Just Want to See Your Reaction -- Molarity: Hey, There's a Mole among Us -- An Unlikely Pair: Inorganic and Organic -- The Blueprint of Protein Synthesis -- Types of Nucleic Acids -- The Powerhouse: ATP -- Quiz -- Chapter 3: Observing Microorganisms -- Size Is a Matter of Metrics -- Here's Looking at You -- What Big Eyes You Have: Magnification -- The Microscope -- Measuring Magnification

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