Part I: Fundamentals of Microbiology and Infectious Disease Chapter 1: Microbes Shape Our HistoryChapter 2: Basic Concepts of Infectious Disease Chapter 3: Observing Microbes Chapter 4: Living Chemistry: From Atoms to Cells Chapter 5: Cell Biology of Bacteria and Eukaryotes Chapter 6: Bacterial Growth, Nutrition, and Differentiation Part II: Essential Biology and Control of Infectious Agents Chapter 7: Bacterial Metabolism Chapter 8: Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Chapter 9: Bacterial Genomes and Evolution Chapter 10: Bacterial Diversity Chapter 11: Eukaryotic Microbes and Invertebrate Infectious Agents Chapter 12: Viruses Chapter 13: Sterilization, Disinfection, and Antibiotic Therapy Part III: The Immune System Chapter 14: Normal Human Microbiota: A Delicate Balance of Power Chapter 15: The Immune System: Inflammation and Innate Immunity Chapter 16: The Immune System: Adaptive Immunity Chapter 17: Immune Disorders, Tools, and Vaccines Part IV: Infectious Diseases Chapter 18: Microbial Pathogenesis Chapter 19: Infections of the Skin and Eye Chapter 20: Infections of the Respiratory Tract Chapter 21: Systemic Infections Chapter 22: Infections of the Digestive System Chapter 23: Infections of the Urinary and Reproductive Tracts Chapter 24: Infections of the Central Nervous SystemPart V: Epidemiology and Biotechnology Chapter 25: Diagnostic Clinical Microbiology Chapter 26: Epidemiology: Tracking Infectious Diseases Chapter 27: Environmental and Food Microbiology.