The ninth edition of award-winning author Jeffrey Pommerville's classic text provides nursing and allied health students with a firm foundation in microbiology, with an emphasis on human disease. An educator himself, Dr. Pommerville incorporates accessible, engaging pedagogical elements and student-friendly ancillaries to help students maximize their understanding and retention of key concepts. Ideal for the non-major, the ninth edition includes numerous updates and additions, including the latest disease data and statistics, new material on emerging disease outbreaks, and expanded use of concept maps, and may other pedagogical features. With an inviting "Learning Design" format and Study Smart notes to students, Alcamo's Fundamentals of Microbiology, Ninth Edition ensures student success as they delve into the exciting world of microbiology

Table of Contents
Part 1 FOUNDATIONS OF MICROBIOLOGY
Chapter 1 Microbiology: Then and Now
Chapter 2 The Chemical Building Blocks of Life
Chapter 3 Concepts and Tools for Studying Microorganisms
Chapter 4 Cell Structure and Function in the Bacteria and Archaea
Chapter 5 Microbial Growth and Nutrition
Chapter 6 Metabolism of Microorganisms
Chapter 7 Control of Microorganisms: Physical and Chemical Methods
Part 2 THE GENETICS OF MICROORGANISMS
Chapter 8 Microbial Genetics
Chapter 9 Gene Transfer, Genetic Engineering, and Genomics
Part 3 BACTERIAL DISEASES OF HUMANS
Chapter 10 Airborne Bacterial Diseases
Chapter 11 Foodborne and Waterborne Bacterial Diseases
Chapter 12 Soilborne and Arthropodborne Bacterial Diseases
Chapter 13 Sexually Transmitted and Contact Transmitted Bacterial Diseases
Part 4 VIRUSES AND EUKARYOTIC MICROORGANISMS
Chapter 14 The Viruses and Virus-Like Agents
Chapter 15 Viral Infections of the Respiratory Tract and Skin
Chapter 16 Viral Infections of the Blood, Lymphatic, Gastrointestinal, and Nervous Systems
Chapter 17 Eukaryotic Microorganisms: The Fungi
Chapter 18 Eukaryotic Microorganisms: The Parasites
Part 5 DISEASE AND RESISTANCE
Chapter 19 Infection and Disease
Chapter 20 Resistance and the Immune System: Innate Immunity
Chapter 21 Resistance and the Immune System: Acquired Immunity
Chapter 22 Immunity and Serology
Chapter 23 Immune Disorders and AIDS
Chapter 24 Antimicrobial Dru