| View Larger Image | Microbial Life | Hardcoverby Jerome J. Perry (Author), James T. Staley (Author), Stephen Lory (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Sinauer Associates | | Page Count: | 800 Pages | | Publication Date: | April 01, 2002 | | Sales Rank: | 891,538st |
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Product Description
Microbial Life captures the richness, the intellectual excitement, and present-day understanding of the role of the microbe in evolution, human health, and in our lives. It is written for sophomore to senior undergraduates who have a general understanding of chemical concepts and biochemistry. The coverage includes a brief historical background, evolution of microorganisms, components of bacteria and viruses, energetics, genetics, microbial diversity together with the role of microbes and viruses in human disease, immunology, the environment, and industrial applications. Chapter summaries, review questions, and suggested readings reinforce key concepts, while boxes highlight recent or significant research, historical essays, and methods and techniques. An interactive Student CD-ROM is included with every copy of the book. SPECIAL FEATURES of Microbial Life: * a streamlined text deliberately shortened by ten percent to encourage students to read and grasp the concepts * full coverage of all aspects of microbiology—the book can serve as a text for a course in Taxonomy or Environmental Microbiology * a brand new art program completely redone with clear, understandable drawings and appropriate explanations provided by balloon captions * expanded coverage of evolution of Bacteria and Archaea, structure and function, nutrition and growth parameters, and energetics covering both chemical and photoenergy conservation * expanded coverage of all aspects of genetics including a new section on genomics * viral structure and reproduction, up-to-date coverage of taxonomy, microbial diversity and ecosystems * coverage of important aspects of immunology in a revised single chapter * a chapter on the important area of beneficial symbioses and on host–microbe interactions * updated and expanded treatment of the role of microbes and viruses in human diseases * industrial microbiology and environmental microbiology covered in separate chapters |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 1 review)
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Comprehensive but Poorly Organized and Written by Brian S. Lee (Irvine, CA USA)  3 Stars
January 06, 2007
This was the book assigned for my Microbio class. It does the job, but since it's poorly written you'll find reading this thing tiring. I didnt know any better so I assumed all Microbio books are like this one. WRONG! Read Clinical Microbiology made Ridiculously Simple. This is a book assigned to Medical/Dental students preparing for the Boards. It's not only very detailed, but organized and super easy to read. They include cartoons to help you memorize all those crazy bacterias and their pathogenesis.
Micro bio made simple is a must have for any microbio class.
If you take this class you'll have tons of lab work. We had 6 hours per week. Which should be a class in itself. Unfortunatly not only did we smell like crap from the crazy bacteria we cultured, but got no credits as well. But that said, Microbio is an extremely important class if you intend on going to medical/dental/pharm school. It'll make your like alot easier.
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