Tortora, Gerard J.

Microbiology : an introduction / Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, and Christine L. Case. - Menlo Park, Calif. : Benjamin/Cummings Pub. Co., c1982. - xviii, 772 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. - Benjamin/Cummings series in the life sciences .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Fundamentals of microbiology -- Part II. Survey of the microbial world -- Part III. Interaction of microbe and host -- Part IV. Microorganisms and human disease -- Part V. Microbiology, the environment, and human affairs.

This book is a comprehensive text for students in a wide variety of programs, including allied-health sciences, biological sciences, environmental studies, animal science, forestry, agriculture, home economics and liberal arts.

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MICROBIOLOGY

QR 41.2 .T67 1982