A Closer Look

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Chapter: 1 The Microbial World: Surprising and Stunning Like Eels Swimming in Water Women in Microbiology

Chapter: 2 Microbes in Perspective: Of Collectors and Classifiers The Flavoring of History The Scanning Tunneling Microscope

Chapter: 3 Bacteria: The First Microbes A Bacteria Behemoth Acne

Chapter: 4 Viruses: At the Threshold of Life Emerging Viruses Building an Icosahedron A Solution–55 Years Later Out of the Mainstream

Chapter: 5 Protists: A Microbial Grab Bag A Laxative for Termites The Red Tide Check Your Sushi

Chapter: 6 The Fungi: Yeasts and Warm Fuzzies Going Someplace Warm for Vacation? A Moldy Solution

Chapter: 7 Growth and Metabolism: Running the Microbial Machine Glowing in the Dark Powered by Bacteria

Chapter: 9 Controlling Microbes: Not Too Hot to Handle The Mysteries of the Microwave Connections Winners and Losers

Chapter: 10 Microbes and Food: A Menu of Microbial Delights The Color of Olives

Chapter: 11 Food Preservation and Safety: The Competition “Yuk!”

Chapter: 14 Microbes and Agriculture: No Microbes, No Hamburgers Bacteria Burgers?

Chapter: 15 Microbes and the Environment: No Microbes, No Life The Horseshoe Crab in Microbiology

Chapter: 16 Disease and Resistance: The War Within By the Book An Unhappy Dance Honest Lies The Human Mouse

Chapter: 17 Viral Diseases of Humans: AIDS to Zoster A Historic Tragedy

Chapter: 18 Bacterial Diseases: Slate Wipers and Current Concerns Sheep, Pythons, and Q Fever Fifty-Five Million Cans of Salmon The Return of group A Streptococcus Picking off Those Pesky Ticks

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