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INDICE: 1. Introduction Basic Principles of Medical Microbiology 2. Bacterial Classification 3. Bacterial Morphology and Cell Wall Structure and Synthesis 4. Bacterial Metabolism and Growth 5. Bacterial Genetics 6. Viral Classification, Structure, and Replication 7. Fungal Classification, Structure, and Replication 8. Parasitic Classification, Structure, and Replication 9. Commensal and Pathogenic Microbial Flora in Humans rilization, Disinfection, and Antisepsis Basic Concepts in the Immune Response 11. Elements of Host Protective Responses 12. Cellular Immune Responses 13. The Humoral Immune Response 14. Immune... Etc.