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Microbiology - An Introduction

Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, et al.
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings, 2006, 960pp, 9th ed.

Emphasizing basic principles and health-related applications, this introductory textbook includes discussions of emerging infectious diseases, microscopy, recombinant DNA technology, domains in microbial classification, prions and infectious diseases, antibiotic resistance, diagnostic immunology, AIDS, bioremediation, biofilms, and industrial uses of microbes.