Overview of Microbiology 11e Book

Were you looking for the book with access to Mastering Microbiology? This product is the book alone and does NOT come with access to Mastering Microbiology. Buy the book and access card package to save money on this resource. This #1 selling non-majors microbiology textbook is praised for its straightforward presentation of complex topics, careful balance of concepts and applications and proven art that teaches. In its Eleventh Edition, Tortora, Funke and Case?s Microbiology: An Introduction helps students make the connection between microbiology and human health. This edition continues to incorporate the latest in microbiology research and includes more features designed to engage students and promote critical thinking. With the complex and extensive information presented in introductory microbiology courses, demonstrating the connections between processes students can?t see with their naked eye and diseases they will encounter in future careers can be challenging. Microbiology: An Introduction guides students through the process of disease diagnosis, aided by the practical application of the new Clinical Cases that are integrated through every textbook chapter. Features: The text?s proven illustration methods include Foundation figures that help students see the big picture and step-by-step diagrams that place explanatory text immediately next to the relevant art so students don?t have to refer to lengthy legends to understand complex processes. Active learning pedagogy engages students through the use of figure legend questions with every figure. Check Your Understanding questions appear at key points throughout the chapters, encouraging students to engage interactively with the text and self-assess their understanding of the corresponding Learning Objectives. Diseases are organized by body system in the disease chapters (Chapters 21?26), which facilitates learning for students who are pursuing careers in health care fields and have taken an anatomy and physiology course that also organizes topics by body system. 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. Innate Immunity: Nonspecific Defenses of the Host 17. Adaptive Immunity: Specific Defenses of the Host 18. Practical Applications of Immunology 19. Disorders Associated with the Immune System 20. Antimicrobial Drugs IV. Microorganisms and Human Diseases 21. Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Eyes 22. Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System 23. Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems 24. Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System 25. Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System 26. Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems V. Environmental and Applied Microbiology 27. Environmental Microbiology 28. Applied and Industrial Microbiology Appendix A: Metabolic Pathways Appendix B: Exponents, Exponential Notation, Logarithms and Generation Time Appendix C: Methods for Taking Clinical Samples Appendix D: Pronunciation of Scientific Names Appendix E: Word Roots Used in Microbiology Appendix F: Classification of Bacteria According to Bergey?s Manual

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