World Of Microbiology And Immunology

WOMI1.tpgs 5/8/03 6:01 PM Page 1 MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY WORLD of WOMI1.tpgs 5/8/03 6:01 PM Page 3 Brigham Narins, Editor Vo l u m e 1 A-L MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY WORLD of womi_fm 5/6/03 1:34 PM Page iv World of Microbiology and Immunology K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, Editors Project Editor Brigham Narins Permissions Margaret Chamberlain, Jackie Jones Product Design Michael Logusz Editorial Mark Springer Imaging and Multimedia Leitha Etheridge-Sims, Mary K. Grimes, Lezlie Light, Dan Newell, David G. Oblender, Christine O’Bryan, Robyn V. Young Manufacturing Rhonda Williams © 2003 by Gale. Gale is an imprint of The Gale Group, Inc., a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. For permission to use material from this product, submit your request via Web at http://www.gale-edit.com/permissions, or you may download our Permissions Request form and submit your request by fax or mail to: While every effort has been made to ensure the reliability of the information presented in this publication, The Gale Group, Inc. does not guarantee the accuracy of the data contained herein. The Gale Group, Inc. accepts no payment for listing; and inclusion in the publication of any organization, agency, institution, publication, service, or individual does not imply endorsement of the editors or publisher. Errors brought to the attention of the publisher and verified to the satisfaction of the publisher will be corrected in future editions. Gale and Design™ and Thomson Learning™ are trademarks used herein under license. Permissions Department The Gale Group, Inc. 27500 Drake Road Farmingto