About the Book

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 and updated content reflects the constantly evolving microbiology research environment.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Contents

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.

A SURVEY OF THE MICROBIAL WORLD.

1. Classification of Microorganisms.
2. The Prokaryotes: Domains Bacteria and Archaea.
3. The Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Helminths.
4. Viruses, Viroids, and Prions.

INTERACTION BETWEEN MICROBE AND HOST.

1. Principles of Disease and Epidemiology.
2. Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity.
3. Nonspecific Defenses of the Host.
4. Specific Defenses of the Host: The Immune Response.
5. Practical Applications of Immunology.
6. Disorders Associated with the Immune System.
7. Antimicrobial Drugs.

MICROORGANISMS AND HUMAN DISEASE.

1. Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Eyes.
2. Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System.
3. Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems.
4. Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System.
5. Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System.
6. Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY.

1. Environmental Microbiology.
2. Applied and Industrial Microbiology.