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Microbiology: An Introduction Brief Edition
ISBN-10: 0805377522
ISBN-13: 9780805377521
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper Package
Published: 08/13/2004
Status: Out of Print
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Description
This brief, paperbound edition contains chapters 1-20 of the best-selling Eighth Edition of Microbiology: An Introduction by Tortora, Funke, and Case, and offers a complete supplements package for students and professors. Chapters 21-28 of the regular edition cover diseases and environmental and industrial microbiology applications.
Every student package automatically includes a CD-ROM containing the Microbiology Place website, along with an access code for the Microbiology Place website. Students and instructors continue to make Microbiology: An Introduction the No. 1 selling non-majors microbiology text, praising its careful balance of microbiology concepts and applications, proven art that teaches, and its straightforward presentation of complex topics. For the Eighth Edition, this successful formula has been refined with updated research, applications, and links to an enhanced Microbiology Place Website/CD-ROM. Supported by a powerful new Art and Photo CD-ROM for instructors, this new edition provides the most current coverage, technology, and applications for microbiology students.
Features
- Short chapters and straightforward explanations of processes help keep students focused on key concepts.
- A superb art program combines several proven illustration methods including step-by-step diagrams, orientation figures, and hundreds of micrographs with labels and sizing scales.
- The text's comprehensive coverage addresses the needs of instructors teaching a course with a mix of allied health and biology majors.
- End-of-chapter “Learning with Technology” sections point students toward specific activities and case studies on The Microbiology Place Website/CD-ROM that are particularly relevant to the chapter. These sections help students make the best use of the powerful media resources available to them.
New To This Edition
- New and updated content reflects the constantly evolving microbiology research environment. The Eighth Edition has been thoroughly revised with coverage of new research discoveries, updates on diagnosing and treating diseases, and current taxonomy and classifications according to Bergey's Manual , Second Edition (2002).
§ Key research updates include discussions on the endosymbiotic theory and complement activation, bioinformatics, proteomics, biofilms, plants as vaccine sources, stem cells, therapeutic cloning, HIV vaccines, antiretrovirals, and the Hazard Analysis and Critical Point system (HACCP).
§ New, expanded coverage of diseases includes new discussions on West Nile virus, anthrax, forms of hepatitis, mad cow disease, smallpox, meningitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, Group B streptococcal infections, and treating the common cold.
§ Morbidity data has been updated through December 2002 for all infectious diseases, including AIDS, tuberculosis, Lyme disease, measles, polio, arboviral infections, tularemia, human plague, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, malaria, salmonellosis, typhoid fever, gonorrhea, and syphilis.
§ New and updated applications and discovery-oriented boxes , labeled Applications of Microbiology and Microbiology in the News, emphasize the process of scientific discovery and help students appreciate the practical uses of microbiology and biotechnology. New topics include bacteria and insect sex, bacteria help the body, blood safety, and biological weapons.
- Seven new Clinical Problem Solving boxes use case histories adapted from recent issues of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report to stimulate students to think critically and analytically about clinical problems. These intriguing exercises now include “Hotel Guests Get Dermatitis,” “A Sick Child,” “A Multi-drug Resistant Infection,” “Beware of Alfalfa Sprouts,” and “An Antibiotic Resistant STD.”
- The new Art and Photo CD-ROM provides electronic files of the line art, photographs, and micrographs from the book (approximately 700 images), along with selected tables. All images are identified by figure number and are available in both PowerPoint® and jpeg formats. Prepared PowerPoint® lecture slides are provided for each chapter and highlight the most important learning objectives with text bullet points and accompanying images.
- Enhanced Microbiology Place Website and CD-ROM . All media resources for students (including content that previously appeared on the Microbiology Interactive Student Tutorial CD-ROM) are now combined into one product–The Microbiology Place Website/CD-ROM. This powerful, one-stop resource center includes an unparalleled collection of tutorials, animations, simulations, case studies, self-quizzes, weblinks, flashcards, and more–all keyed to the text chapter-by-chapter. The CD-ROM and website are identical except that the website will be continually updated and may include quizzes or activities that are not available in CD-ROM format. Several new activities have also been added for the Eighth Edition (see Student Supplements section).
- Easy access answers to Study Questions . In response to student feedback, the answers to the end-of-chapter Review and Multiple-Choice questions are now provided in an answer section at the back of the text. The answers to the more challenging end-of-chapter Critical Thinking and Clinical Applications questions remain in the Instructor's Guide only.
Table of Contents
I. FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY.
1. The Microbial World and You.
2. Chemical Principles.
3. Observing Microorganisms Through a Microscope.
4. Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells.
5. Microbial Metabolism.
6. Microbial Growth.
7. The Control of Microbial Growth.
8. Microbial Genetics.
9. Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA.
II. A SURVEY OF THE MICROBIAL WORLD.
10. Classification of Microorganisms.
11. The Prokaryotes: Domains Bacteria and Archaea.
12. The Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Helminths.
13. Viruses, Viroids, and Prions.
III. INTERACTION BETWEEN MICROBE AND HOST.
14. Principles of Disease and Epidemiology.
15. Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity.
16. Nonspecific Defenses of the Host.
17. Specific Defenses of the Host: The Immune Response.
18. Practical Applications of Immunology.
19. Disorders Associated with the Immune System.
20. Antimicrobial Drugs.
